Jacquelyn E Bowser (she/her)
Associate Dean of College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences Department of Biological and Physical Sciences Providence
Biography
Dr. Jackie Bowser is an associate dean in the John Hazen White College of Arts & Sciences. Her work focuses on supporting curricular development, interdisciplinary programs and Educational Effectiveness including Academic Program Reviews. She also helps coordinate with Advancement & Alumni Relations, Experiential Education and Career Services as well as Study Abroad.
As a professor in Animal & Equine Science, Bowser chaired JWU’s Department of Equine Studies for 8 years and developed the Animal Science degree program prior to joining the college’s administrative team. She is deeply devoted to mentoring students and continues to serve as a pre-veterinary advisor. Bowser joined the JWU team with nearly a decade of experience teaching and mentoring veterinary students at Mississippi State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. In addition, her career as a veterinarian has allowed her the opportunity to practice veterinary medicine in California, Kentucky, Virginia, Mississippi, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and abroad in Ireland. She feels privileged to be a part of fostering Johnson & Wales students in their career goals.
Education
PhD, Mississippi State University
Veterinary Medical Sciences
DVM, St. George’s University
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
BS, Cornell University
Animal Science
2 years of undergraduate study, Wake Forest University
Biology/Chemistry
DVM License
State of Rhode Island
USDA
United State Department of Agriculture Category II Veterinarian
State DVM License
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Board Certification
American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
National Association of Equine Affiliated Academics
Equine Science Society
American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
American Association of Equine Practitioners
Veterinary Comparative Respiratory Society
American Veterinary Medical Association
Wenzel, C. & Mochal-King, C. & Eddy, A. & Bowser, J. & Wills, R. & Jumper, W. & Claude, A. & Swiderski, C. (August 4, 2025). Surgical Assessment and Post-Operative Complications Following Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) of Horses with Severe Equine Pasture Asthma During Asthma Exacerbation and Remission. (Journal Article).
Animals, 15(15), 2276.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15152276
Thane, K. & Bowser, J. & Frank, N. (June 15, 2023). Comparison of High-dose and Low-dose Oral Sugar Test Performance in Horses. (Conference Proceeding).
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine.
Hunter, C. & Bowser, J. & Wills, R. & Byars, P. & Moore, J. & Wilson, R. & Byrne, R. & Swiderski, C. (June 1, 2020). Airway Hyperresponsiveness Is Severe and Persistent in an Equine Model of Neutrophilic Asthma. (Journal Article).
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, 62(6), 808-810.
https://doi.org/10.1165/rcmb.2019-0049le
Swiderski, C. & Frodella, C. & Thomas, K. & McDaniels, R. & Bowser, J. & Mochal, C. & Eddy, A. & Claude, A. (May, 2020). Gene Expression in Peripheral Lung During Exacerbation and Remission of Naturally Occurring Equine Neutrophilic Asthma: Innate Immune Responses and Their Therapeutic Implications. (Conference Proceeding).
America Thoracic Society, A1305-A1305.
https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2020.201.1_MeetingAbstracts.A1305
Aboul-Enein, B. & Puddy, W. & Bowser, J. (September, 2019). The 1925 Diphtheria Antitoxin Run to Nome – Alaska: A Public Health Illustration of Human-Animal Collaboration. (Journal Article).
Journal of Medical Humanities, 40(3), 287-296.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10912-016-9428-y
Kruk, J. & Aboul-Enein, H. & Kładna, A. & Bowser, J. (May 4, 2019). Oxidative stress in biological systems and its relation with pathophysiological functions: the effect of physical activity on cellular redox homeostasis. (Journal Article).
Free Radical Research, 53(5), 497-521.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10715762.2019.1612059
Bowser, J. & Costa, L. & Rodil, A. & Lopp, C. & Johnson, M. & Wills, R. & Swiderski, C. (March, 2018). Effect of a syringe aspiration technique versus a mechanical suction technique and use of N-butylscopolammonium bromide on the quantity and quality of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples obtained from horses with the summer pasture endophenotype of equine asthma. (Journal Article).
American Journal of Veterinary Research, 79(3), 348-355.
https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.79.3.348
Swiderski, C. & Hunter, C. & Bowser, J. & Costa, L. & Cooley, A. & Claude, A. & Eddy, A. & Bright, L. (May, 2017). Deciphering the Role of Bronchial Hyper-Responsiveness in Equine Pasture Asthma. (Journal Article).
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 52, 29-35.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2017.03.219
Aboul-Enein, B. & Bowser, J. (December, 2015). Postsecondary Public Health Nutrition Programs in Egypt. (Journal Article).
Pedagogy in Health Promotion, 1(4), 213-219.
https://doi.org/10.1177/2373379915611909
CTL Symposium 2025, “A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Enhancing Student Learning,” Johnson & Wales University CTL, Providence, RI, United States. (April 18, 2025).
CTL Symposium 2025, “Engaging Students with Hands-On Learning,” Johnson & Wales University CTL, Providence, RI, United States. (April 18, 2025).
University Scholarship & Best Practices Expo,, “The Role of an IACUC: Scholarship & Learning with Animals,” Johnson & Wales. (February 14, 2025).
Expertise
equine internal medicine; veterinary sciences; equine anatomy; equine physiology; equine infectious diseases; equine neonatology; equine genetics; pulmonary & cardiovascular research
