Robert Fowler

Assistant Professor

Robert Fowler
(615) 898-5734
(615) 904-8273
Room S222, Business & Aerospace Building (BAS)
MTSU Box 67, Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Degree Information

  • MS, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide (2019)
  • BA, University of Maine (1982)

Areas of Expertise

Aviation Human Factors and Safety Management

Biography

Robert Fowler is a Commercial Pilot and FAA Certificated Flight Instructor with over 20 years of experience instructing in multiple aircraft including the technically advanced Cirrus SR20 and SR22. He has 6,700 total flight hours and over 6,000 hours instructing students from Asia, Africa, Europe, South America and the United States. His experience includes Part 61 and Part 141 flight school management, general aviation airport management, and fixed base operator (FBO) management. Before comi...

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Robert Fowler is a Commercial Pilot and FAA Certificated Flight Instructor with over 20 years of experience instructing in multiple aircraft including the technically advanced Cirrus SR20 and SR22. He has 6,700 total flight hours and over 6,000 hours instructing students from Asia, Africa, Europe, South America and the United States. His experience includes Part 61 and Part 141 flight school management, general aviation airport management, and fixed base operator (FBO) management. Before coming to MTSU, he worked at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University as a Training Manager and Adjunct Professor in the College of Aviation.

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Publications

Fowler, R., Matthews, E., Lynch, J., & Roberts, J., (2021). Aviation English assessment and training. Collegiate Aviation Review International, 39(2), 26-42. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22488/okstate.22.100231

Fowler, R., & Siao, D. (2022). Native Language Effects on Flight Training Performance. International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospac...

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Fowler, R., Matthews, E., Lynch, J., & Roberts, J., (2021). Aviation English assessment and training. Collegiate Aviation Review International, 39(2), 26-42. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22488/okstate.22.100231

Fowler, R., & Siao, D. (2022). Native Language Effects on Flight Training Performance. International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, 9(4). DOI: https://doi.org/10.58940/2374-6793.1768

Smith, C., Fowler, R., Lundberg, A., & Georgiou, A. (2022). A literature review of aviation diversity. Aviation Technology Education Council Journal. https://www.atec-amt.org/uploads/1/0/7/5/10756256/atec_fall_journal_2022_-_2.pdf

Fowler, R., Lundberg, A., Siao, D., & Smith, C. (2023). Women and Minorities in Commercial Aviation: A Quantitative Analysis of Data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, 10(2). DOI: https://doi.org/10.58940/2374-6793.1792

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Presentations

University Aviation Association Fall 2020 Virtual Conference Education Session: Aviation English Proficiency and Flight Training Performance

University Aviation Association Fall 2021 Conference Educational Session: Aviation English Assessment and Training Research Results

University Aviation Association Fall 2022 Conference Educational Session: Women and Minorities in Aviation

University Aviation Association Fall 2023 Conference Educational Session: Native Language Eff...

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University Aviation Association Fall 2020 Virtual Conference Education Session: Aviation English Proficiency and Flight Training Performance

University Aviation Association Fall 2021 Conference Educational Session: Aviation English Assessment and Training Research Results

University Aviation Association Fall 2022 Conference Educational Session: Women and Minorities in Aviation

University Aviation Association Fall 2023 Conference Educational Session: Native Language Effects on Flight Training Performance

International Civil Aviation English Association Conference on Research and Developments in Aviation Communications: Native Language Effects on Flight Training Performance

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Awards

Grant: 2020-2021 MTSU Instructional Enhancement Grant. Utilizing Microsoft Flight Simulation in the classroom.

Research / Scholarly Activity

Professor Fowler’s research interests include diversity issues in the aviation industry and the effect of inadequate aviation English proficiency on flight safety and flight training performance.

Courses

AERO 1020 Theory of Flight

AERO 2230 Pro Pilot 1

AERO 3170 Aviation Safety

AERO 3230 Crew Resource Management

AERO 3630 Introduction to Air Traffic Control