Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Phone: 828-227-2163
Email: keithbell@email.wcu.edu
Office Address: 112 Belk
Education:
- Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2008.
- M.S., Marshall University
- B.A., Wheeling Jesuit University
Biography:
Dr. Bell earned his doctorate in philosophy with a specialization in victimology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). Before his arrival at Western Carolina University, Dr. Bell taught crime prevention, law enforcement, corrections, business & industrial security, juvenile delinquency, victimology, research methods, and several introductory level courses focusing on courts, corrections, and law enforcement at two universities.
His dissertation “Intimate Partner Abuse on Campus: A Test of Social Learning Theory” explores the problem of physical and psychological abuse among college-aged individuals. His current research interests are in the areas of domestic and intimate partner abuse, statistical survey design, and neutralization and social learning theories.