Professor
Ann Patricia Bowling
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| Born | (1951-05-07) 7 May 1951 (age 73)
Surrey, England
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| Nationality | British, Irish |
| Citizenship | British Irish |
| Occupation | Research professor |
| Years active | 1978 to present |
| Known for | Research on quality of life for older people |
| Title | Professor |
| Board member of | Ageing Research and Health Expectations (formerly), International Journal of Ageing and Human Development (formerly) |
| Awards | BMA Medical Book Awards – Highly Commended on Basis of Medicine 1998, 2015; Fellowship of Faculty of Public Health, Royal College of Physicians (2006) |
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| Education | Lowestoft Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Universities of London and Wales |
| Thesis | Delegation in General Practice (1981) |
| Doctoral advisor | Professor Roy Mapes |
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| Discipline | Sociologist |
| Sub-discipline | Public Health Sociology, Social Gerontology |
| School or tradition | Sociology and Anthropology |
| Institutions | University of Southampton |
| Main interests | Ageing, quality of life, inequalities in access to health care |
| Website | U. of Southampton webpage |
Ann Patricia Bowling (born 7 May 1951) is a British and Irish sociologist and academic, specializing in research on ageing, quality of life, and research methods. Bowling developed the internationally recognized[1][2][3] Older People's Quality of Life questionnaire (OPQOL).[4][5][6][citation needed] Bowling was most recently Professor of Health Sciences, University of Southampton (2012–17),[7][8][9] where she is now visiting professor.
Previously Bowling was Professor of Ageing at St George's, University of London (2010–11),[10][11][12][citation needed] Professor of Health Services Research at University College London (1995–2010),[13][14][15][16][17][citation needed] Senior Lecturer promoted to Reader at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry (1986–1995)[18][19][20] and joint Senior Lecturer at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (1988–91),[21] following several research posts.[22]
Bowling's main work has focused on research and policy regarding quality of life in older age, and research methods in public health. She authored widely cited textbooks on research methods in public health Measuring Health: A Review of Quality of Life Measurement Scales[23] and Research Methods in Health: Investigating Health and Health Services.[24][25][26][27][28] Both have gone through four editions.
Bowling has been a member of various editorial boards, including the International Journal of Aging and Human Development.[29]
In July 2006, Bowling was elected Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health, of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom.[22] Measuring Health won Highly Commended in the Basis of Medicine section in the 1998 British Medical Association Medical Book Competition.[22] Research Methods in Health won Highly Commended in Basis of Medicine section in the 2015 British Medical Association Medical Book Awards.[30][31]
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)A survey by Ann Bowling at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London found that almost half of all professional dancers have a chronic injury.
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