Education
- M.B.A. in Technology Management
- University of Phoenix
- Ph.D. in History
- Case Western Reserve University
- M.A. in History
- University of Akron
- B.A. in Psychology
- University of Akron
Research Interests
Digital Humanities
Positions Held
2008 - Present
University of Advancing Technology
Adjunct
2008 - Present
University of Arizona Global Campus
Adjunct
2007 - Present
Belle History, LLC
Founder
Intellectual Contributions
The First NFL Season: 1920
Mark Bowles
2019
Belle History Publishing
Hubble Space Telescope
Mark D Bowles
2019
ABC-CLIO
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mark D Bowles
2019
Space Shuttle Program
Mark D Bowles
2019
ABC-CLIO
Research and Test Reactors
Mark D Bowles
2019
Carbon Nation and Oil Culture
Mark D Bowles
2015
Journal of American History
Just Keep Rowing: Lessons from the Atlantic by the Youngest Person to Row it Alone
Mark D Bowles
2015
Create Space
Digital Literacy
Mark D Bowles
2013
Kendall Hunt
Leo Baekeland and Beyond: 100+ Years of Plastics
Mark D Bowles
2012
Bulletin of the History of Chemistry
Science and Culture
Mark D Bowles,Barbara Kaplan
2012
Kendall Hunt
Foreword to Distributed Collaboration book
Mark D Bowles
2011
IGI Global
Technology for Modeling Electrical Analogies
Mark D Bowles
2011
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
The End of Isolation: U.S. History from 1865 to the Present
Mark D Bowles
2011
Bridgepoint Education
Computer Literacy
Mark D Bowles
2010
Bridgepoint Education
Presentations
Learned Owl Books
August 10, 2016
Strongsville Library
June 13, 2016
Rocky River Rotary Lunch
March 28, 2016
Nordonia Hills Library
March 10, 2016
Medina Rotary Sunset
March 3, 2016
Lakeland Community College
February 17, 2016
Jewish Community Center
February 15, 2016
Rocky River Rotary Sunrise
January 20, 2016
Barberton Rotary
January 14, 2016
Cleveland Union Club
January 13, 2016
Ravenna Rotary
January 11, 2016
Highland Square Theater
December 30, 2015
Medina Rotary Sunrise
December 15, 2015
Chardon Rotary
December 14, 2015
Fairlawn Rotary
December 9, 2015
Shaker Heights Rotary
December 9, 2015
Nordonia Hills Rotary
December 8, 2015
Hillcrest Rotary
December 1, 2015
Mentor Public Library
November 17, 2015
Brunswick Rotary
November 5, 2015
Willowick Rotary
November 5, 2015
Cuyahoga Falls Rotary
November 3, 2015
Willoughby Rotary
November 2, 2015
Chagrin Highlands Rotary
October 2, 2015
Parma Rotary
September 22, 2015
Garrettsville Rotary
August 31, 2015
The Apollo of Aeronautics
January 2011
Media Contributions
The first NFL season in 1920
92.3 The Fan radio in Cleveland, Ohio
April 4, 2019
Radio
Self-Interest, Rightly Understood
2016
Internet
Living History interview with Professor Mark Bowles
Living History
April 2016
Radio
3,000 Miles in 70 days From Africa to South America
2015
Internet
Crossing an Ocean: The True Meaning of Columbus Day
2015
Internet
For President's Day: The Mount Rushmore Rorschach Test
2015
Internet
How I Bring Life to the Online Classroom
2015
Internet
The Extreme Athlete and the Historian: An Unlikely Partnership Forged Over the Global Water Crisis
2015
Internet
Why the Digital Humanities Matter
2014
Internet
Why the Digital Humanities Matter
Why the Digital Humanities Matter
2014
Social Media - Blog
New Website Organizes the Social Media Voices Associated with History
2013
Internet
New Website Organizes the Social Media Voices Associated with History
New Website Organizes the Social Media Voices Associated with History
2013
Social Media - Blog
My Radical Truth: Ways the Online World Can Improve the Traditional Classroom
2012
Internet
My Radical Truth: Ways the Online World Can Improve the Traditional Classroom
My Radical Truth: Ways the Online World Can Improve the Traditional Classroom
2012
Social Media - Blog
Certifications and Licensure
June 26, 2017
CITI - Basic/Refresher Course - Human Subjects Research
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
Awards & Honors
June 16,
2021
2020 University Strategic Initiative – Catalyst – Learning Management System Migration
APUS
During 2020, the earner of this badge made significant contributions to the migration of courses to a new online classroom to improve user experience, promote student-to-student and faculty-to-student interaction, enable a robust mobile classroom, and further differentiate APUS as a leader in online learning.
June 28,
2019
Outstanding Leadership
APUS
Newman Center
June 27,
2018
Outstanding Leadership
APUS
Newman Center
June 2017
Outstanding Leadership
APUS
Newman Center
2015
Winner of Inspire’s Nominate a Leader Contest
APUS
http://greatleadersinspire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/APUS_Inspire_0515.pdf
2010
AIAA History Manuscript Award
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
For my book "Apollo" of Aeronautics.
The History Manuscript Award is presented for the best historical manuscript dealing with the science, technology, and/or impact of aeronautics and astronautics on society. The purpose of the award is to provide professional recognition to an author who makes a major and original contribution to the history of aeronautics or astronautics. This annual award is generally presented at the AIAA Science and Technology (SCITECH) Forum, but may be presented at the Forum which matches the focus of the selected manuscript.
2010
Outstanding Faculty of the Year
American Public University System
2006
AIAA History Manuscript Award
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
For my book Science in Flux
The History Manuscript Award is presented for the best historical manuscript dealing with the science, technology, and/or impact of aeronautics and astronautics on society. The purpose of the award is to provide professional recognition to an author who makes a major and original contribution to the history of aeronautics or astronautics. This annual award is generally presented at the AIAA Science and Technology (SCITECH) Forum, but may be presented at the Forum which matches the focus of the selected manuscript.
2006
NASA's Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Historical Contributions
NASA
2005
AIAA History Manuscript Award
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
For my book Taming Liquid Hydrogen.
The History Manuscript Award is presented for the best historical manuscript dealing with the science, technology, and/or impact of aeronautics and astronautics on society. The purpose of the award is to provide professional recognition to an author who makes a major and original contribution to the history of aeronautics or astronautics. This annual award is generally presented at the AIAA Science and Technology (SCITECH) Forum, but may be presented at the Forum which matches the focus of the selected manuscript.
1999
Jane and Cecil Lyman Prize for Dissertation Excellence in History
Case Western Reserve University
1997
Carl Ubbelohde Prize for Teaching
Case Western Reserve University