Nicole Bowman-Farrell (Mohican/Munsee)

Ph.D.

Nicole Bowman-Farrell (Mohican/Munsee), Ph.D., is a researcher and evaluator at LEAD Projects. Culturally and contextually responsive educational research, evaluation, and policy studies are central to the work she has carried out over nearly two decades. By working “with” people and not “on” them, Bowman-Farrell is known as a responsive and effective multi-jurisdictional and government-systems subject-matter expert.

Bowman-Farrell has been a leader in educational and government initiatives where Tribal and non-Tribal agencies partner to improve outcomes, capacities, and competencies for more effective, responsive, and impactful programming. As an evaluator, trainer, and technical assistance provider, Bowman-Farrell has increased the skills, competencies, and capacities for many university, non-profit, and for-profit academic organizations working with Indigenous and other marginalized populations.

In May 2015, she graduated with her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her multi-jurisdictional educational policy study was the first in the country to examine how Tribal and non-Tribal educational policies are developed and implemented as public and Tribal governments educate Indigenous students attending K–12 public schools.

Bowman-Farrell is currently an active elected leader, international annual conference trainer, and appointed advisory member for several work groups within the American Evaluation Association, the Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment, and the Eastern Evaluation Research Society.