Research Interests

• Digital media and telecommunications policy
• Computer mediated communication and Ecommerce
• Technology transfer
• Minorities and media
• History of Technology

Biography

• Ph.D. (Communication), Michigan State University, East Lansing Michigan, 1972
• M.Sc., (Communication), Newhouse School of Public Communication, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, 1965
• A.B., (Psychology), Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, 1964

• Associate Professor -School of Communications, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1981 to 2000
• Co-ordinator of new media program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1981 to 2000. Adjunct associate professor, Department of Technical Communications (College of Engr.), University of Washington
• Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Charles Sturt University (Bathurst, NSW, Australia), College of Communication and Liberal Studies, January - April, 1988
• Visiting Senior Lecturer, National Institute for Higher Education (now Dublin City University), School of Communications, Dublin, Ireland, 1981-2
• Research contractor and reviewer for Centres of Excellence in Cancer Communications Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre (Seattle) 2001-2002
• National Research Advisory Board member, GLAAD (Gays and Lesbians Against Defamation), 1999-2002
• Consultant, Planning and Evaluating Information Outreach Among Minority Communities, National Networks of Libraries of Medicine, 1997 -1998
• Researcher and Consultant, Mayor’s Committee on the Status of Women and Minorities (Seattle) - Hate Crimes Study, 1990 -1991
• Assistant Professor Journalism and Director of the Communication Program: The University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, 1970 -1974
• Assistant to the Director, Information Services: National Assessment of Educational Progress, Denver, Colorado, 1969 -1970
• Research Associate: Science Research Associates, 259 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois 1963 and 1966

Professional Associations

• Pacific Advanced Communications Consortium (PACC). Co-Director (1996); Co-chair, Higher Education Group (1994-5). It is now the telecommunications interest section of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER), a consortium of state and provincial governments, research universities and major industries in B.C., Alberta, Washington, Yukon, Oregon, Idaho and Montana
• International Communication Association (editorial reviewer, advisory board member & critic, Journal of Communication; Human Communication Review; member information systems, political communication and communication technologies divisions); Convention coordinator (1985) for Communications Technologies Division special programs
• Editorial Reviewer, Communication Research, Journalism Quarterly, Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, Journal of Communication, Journal of Homosexuality.
• American Association for Public Opinion Research (member of technical standards committee, 1977-80)

Papers and Symposia (Selected)

• "Fatal Filtering: Software Deterrents to Expression on the Web." Communications technology and Policy Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, Midwinter Convention, Denver, CO, 25-26 February, 2000
• "The Transaction Snarl: Can eCommerce be Tamed Across Regulatory Frontiers?" International Association for Mass Communications Research, Leipzig, Germany, July, 1999. (with Jeanette Burkett)
• "The Satellite Home Viewing Act: The Clash of Public Technologies with Private Rights." Paper presented to the Communication Technologies and Policy Division, Association for Journalism and Mass Communications, Midwinter Convention, Freedom Forum, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, February 5, 1999
• "Virtual Sovereignty: A Comparative Analysis of Community Policies for Regulation of the Internet." Paper delivered to the International Communications Division, IAMCR Annual Convention, Glasgow, Scotland, July 1998 (with Kevin Kawamoto)
• "Communication and Community Development for Health Information: Constructs and Models for Evaluation." Conference on Evaluating Public Health Interventions for Rural Communities, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region and University of Washington Medical Library, November 1997
• "Immaculate Reception: All about advanced television" Saturday Lecture Series, UW Alumni Office, November 1997 (invited lecture series for UW alumni)
• "Computer-Mediated Communities and Use of International News and Information" (with Cathy Swift), International Assn. for Communication Research, Oaxaca, Mexico, 7 July 1997
• "Smart Communities: Innovation in the Pacific Northwest Using On-line Services." Pacific Northwest Economic Region Biannual Conference, Seattle. June 1997 (conference co-organizer)
• "Mass Communication at the Crossroads: From Geographic to Cyber Communities for News and Information, ICA Annual Convention, Montreal, PQ, Canada, May 1997" (with Kevin Kawamoto)
• "Dimensions of community integration with international computer mediated communities" paper presented at the IAMCR Annual Convention, Oaxaca, Mexico, July 1997 (with Cathy Swift)
• "The Need for Telematics Taught by Telematics" The PACC/Sloan Foundation Telematics Conference, Eugene, OR. November 1996. This was the keynote paper defining the goals of the Conference (with Deanna Robinson)
• "Communication Instruction with Computer Mediation" Invited presentation to Indiana University/Purdue University Libraries, Indianapolis, as part of a presentation on UWired, an experiment in undergraduate instruction. October, 1996
• "Tales from the Crypt: Escrow Encryption Systems and Privacy." Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences Guest Lecture Series, University of Washington, October, 1994
• "Tradition, Confusion and Multimedia Developing New Standards from Old Industrial Roots" to the policy division, International Telecommunications Society, Sydney, July, 1994 (with Scott Elliott)
• "Truth or Consequences: Communication of Everyday Problems by Gays and Lesbians" to the Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Interest Group, International Communication Association, Sydney, August, 1994. This is a substantially modified version of a paper delivered earlier to the Gay, Lesbian and Family Diversity interest group at AEJMC Kansas City, August, 1993)
• "The U.S. Information Highway," The Johannes Gutenberg Institute, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany, 17 May 1994 (with C. A. Giffard)
• "The Internet and Libraries: Check It out Before It’s Overdue" invited lecture to Graduate Student Association, Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences, University of Washington, Fall, 1993
• "Tradition, Confusion and Multimedia: Balancing Stability with Change in Setting Standards." competitive paper submitted to the communication technology and policy interest group of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Montreal, PQ, Canada, August 1992. (with Scott Elliott)
• "Television News Context and Newscaster Characteristics Contrasts of Broadcast Professionals and Audience." competitive paper for mass communication division International Communication Assn, Miami FL, May 1992 (with Honey Rand)
• "An Overview of Australian Communication Scholarship." Keynote address, invited theme session panel presentation on "Australia as receptor of trends in communication: What should Australia take from the Northern Hemisphere." International Communication Assn., Miami, FL, May 1992

Publications (Selected) Books and Book Chapters

• Faulty Filters: Software and Policy on the Web. Anticipated completion date, 2002. Prospectus in preparation * The Mass Communication Process: A Behavioral and Social Perspective. Dubuque: Kendall-Hunt, 1991. (with Keith Stamm)
• "Assessing Consumer Information Needs" Chapter in Joseph R. Dominick and James E. Fletcher, Broadcasting Research Methods, Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1985
• "Japan’s Approach to an Information Society: A Critical Perspective." Chapter in C. Wilhoit, Mass Communication Review Yearbook Vol. II, Beverly Hills: Sage, 1981
• "Mind v. Matter—Mass Utilization of Information Technology." Chapter in C. Voight and B. Dervin, Advances in Communication . Vol. II, New York: Ablex, 1981
• Information Societies: Comparing the Japanese and American Experience, U. of Washington Press, 1978. (with Alex Edelstein and Sheldon Harsel)
• "Candidate Images: Stereotyping 1976 Debates." Chapter in B. Rubin (ed.), Communication Yearbook II, Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Books, 1978. (with Herbert Strentz)
• Greenberg, Bradley S. and Brenda Dervin with Joseph Dominick and John Bowes. Use of the Mass Media by the Urban Poor (New York), 1970.

Reports

• Bowes, John E. and Fiona Clark. Circle of Health, Phase I-2 Report, December, 1999
• Bowes, John E. "Conclusions" for Access Denied, a follow-up study of filtering software effects. Published by Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), New York, November, 1999
• Bowes, John E. "Communication and Community Development for Health Information: Constructs and Models for Evaluation." Conference on Evaluating Public Health Interventions for Rural Communities, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region, November 1997
• Bowes, John E. "New Media: Finding a Pedagogy Worthy of the Topic." Paideia, March, 1997. [Paideia is the journal/newsletter of the UW Office of Undergraduate Education. Report of 2 years’ experimentation with computer-based instruction.]

Articles

• Bowes, John E. "Out of the Closet and Into the Marketplace: Meeting Basic Needs in the Gay Community." In Gays, Lesbians and Consumer Behavior: Theory, Practice and Research Issues in Marketing (ed. Daniel L. Warlow) Haworth Press, 1996, pp. 219-244. Also in a special issue of the Journal of Homosexuality 31:2, 1996, pp. 219-244
• Bowes, John E. and Scott Elliott "Tradition, Confusion and Multimedia: Developing New Standards from Old Industrial Roots," New Telecommunications Quarterly, Fall (part 1) and Winter (part 2), 1993. This article was selected for republication by the International Engineering Consortium, Annual Review of Communications, 47: 1993-94, pp. 548-557
• Bowes, John E. and Scott Elliott "Standards and Development of a High Definition Television System in the US," Technical Communication (special issue on new technology and visual communication), November, 1993, pp. 705-714
• Bowes, John E. "Contrasts and Convergences in Developing Information Societies: New Forces in the Study of Communication," Keio Communication Review, 10, Spring, 1989, pp. 75-87
• Bowes, John E. "Japan’s Approach to an Information Society: A Critical Perspective." Keio Communication Review, Vol. 1, #2, (Summer, 1981) Institute for Communication Research, Keio University, Tokyo

Research Grants and Contracts

• "EC3 Lab" Canadian Fund for Innovation (CFI), pending. 2001-2
• "Circle of Health: Tribal Connections Project." Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (Telecommunications and Infrastructure Assistance Program, NTIS). Outreach Evaluation Project for Internet-based Health Information. March, 1998
• "Raw TV-2" Equipment Grant for Streamed Video Production. New Media Laboratory, School of Communications, University of Washington
  Planning Grant for Telematics Education. Arthur P. Sloan Foundation, October, 1996 (with Deanna Robinson)
• Fulbright Visiting Scholar Award. College of Communications and Liberal Studies, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, Australia. Spring, 1988

Website: www.sfu.ca/~jebowes