Her research and scholarly work focuses on judicial decision making in federal and state courts. Her co-authored book A View from the Bench and Chambers: Examining Judicial Process and Decision Making on the U.S. Court of Appeals (2014, University of Virginia Press) provides a comprehensive examination of processes and politics on the U.S. Courts of Appeals seen from the perspective of the judges and complemented by empirical analyses. Her current research includes a project examining the determinants on en banc reversal on the U.S. Courts of Appeals. Professor Bowie’s work has been published in several peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Politics, Political Research Quarterly, Justice System Journal, and The Journal of Law and Courts.