Miriam Elizabeth (Beth) Bowman is an assistant professor in the Master of Social Work Program within the Social Work Department at Gallaudet University. She is a former District of Columbia Child Welfare Social Worker and Supervisor for nearly 10 years. Her research interests include domestic sex trafficking/commercial sexual exploitation of children; organizational culture and supervision in social work practice; accessibility of social work services for deaf children and adults; child welfare issues including emancipating youth, access for deaf children, removal and investigations; and turnover and burnout in child welfare practice. She provides clinical mental health therapy at her private practice for children and adolescents, consults with a program providing services to returning citizens, and provides trauma-informed yoga therapy for domestic sex trafficking survivors in ner her home in Washington, D.C. She is a survivor of domestic minor sex trafficking, mother of two teens, and advocate for children's rights.
