EducationB.Sc. (Memorial)
B.Ed. (Dalhousie)
Ph.D. (McMaster)
Research InterestsMy primary area of research has been the examination of normal visual functioning and the effects thereon of early abnormal experience. Specifically, I have studied the development of the visual field in normal children and in children treated for eye problems. Of late, my research has examined teaching-learning issues at the post-secondary level (e.g., academic integrity, teaching practices in Distance Education, preparation for complex multiple choice examinations, and assessment of a Student Success Program). In 2001, I was the recipient of the MSVU Instructional Leadership Award.
Selected Publications and Conference Presentations
Bowering, E.R., Maurer, D., Lewis, T.L., & Brent, H.P. (1997). Constriction of the visual field of children after early visual deprivation. Journal of Pediatric Strabismus & Ophthalmology, 34(6), 347-356.
Bowering, E., Maurer, D., Lewis, T.L., Brent, H.P., & Riedel, P. (1996). The visual field in childhood: Normal development and the influence of deprivation. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Technical Report No. 96.1.
Bowering, E. & Rosborough, G. (2005, June). Academically dishonest behaviours committed by undergraduates at a religious college.
Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Montreal, Quebec.
Bowering, E. & Sparkes, C. (2005, June). Go the distance: Design a course for Distance Education using tips from faculty, personnel, and students. Invited workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Montreal, Quebec.
Bowering, E.R., & Wetmore, A.A. (1997). Success on multiple choice examinations: A model and workshop intervention. Canadian Journal of Counselling, 31(4), 294-304.
Digdon, C., Bowering, E. & Liiva, C. (2005, June). Teaching Phonological and Semantic Reading Strategies to Children with Reading
Difficulties. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Montreal, Quebec.
Harris, P. & Bowering, E.R. (2004, July). An innovative intervention promoting academic integrity in university students. Poster session
presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Rosborough, G. & Bowering, E.R. (2004, July). Academically dishonesty behaviors: Measurement in a Canadian University. Poster
session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii .