Diane M. Turner-Bowker, PhD

Senior Associate

Biography

Diane M. Turner-Bowker, PhD, is a social experimental psychologist with more than 20 years experience in program evaluation and applied health, educational, and social science research.

Dr. Turner-Bowker provides solutions for health, education, and business through the application of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.  She has demonstrated experience in focus groups, heuristic evaluation, one-on-one interviews, cognitive testing, usability testing, market research, gap analysis, stakeholder interviews, market segmentation research, and customer satisfaction studies.  Additionally, Dr. Turner-Bowker offers expertise in program evaluation research; survey development, validation and equivalence studies; health outcomes and educational research; and product development.

Dr. Turner-Bowker has worked on projects with Advise and Consent, Allergy & Asthma Care, American Institutes for Research, Boston University, Clinvest, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Dialysis Clinic Incorporated, Diamond Headache Clinic, Dynamic Clinical Systems, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Health Assessment Lab, Janssen, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johnson & Johnson, Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, Kaiser Permanente, Magellan Health Services, Montefiore Medical Center, National Kidney Foundation, RAND Corporation, Stanford University School of Medicine, Tufts University, University of Alabama, University of Massachusetts Center for Survey Research, Veridian inSight, and YouGovPolimetrix, among others.

Currently, Dr. Turner-Bowker is Principal Investigator on three NIH-sponsored Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants to develop and evaluate multi-modal health-related quality of life (HRQOL) assessments for asthma, headache, and HIV.  She is Co-Investigator on an SBIR to develop an HRQOL assessment for chronic kidney disease, and has developed and evaluated innovative measures for acute and chronic pain, dementia, influenza, migraine, mild cognitive impairment, obesity, pediatric asthma, pediatric health, and rhinitis.

Prior to this work, Dr. Turner-Bowker was Senior Researcher in Program Evaluation at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Tobacco Control Program, where she analyzed prevalence trends in population-based data, evaluated the efficacy of smoking cessation programs for adults and youth, served as a statewide consultant on the Massachusetts Research Evaluation Committee, and communicated best practices to international audiences.

As Equity Specialist for a U.S. public school system, Dr. Turner-Bowker conducted group sessions with students, parents, teachers, and administrators to communicate the psychological, legal, and financial consequences of discriminatory and harassing behaviors in the workplace.