Dr. Linda G. Bell

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Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Schools of Liberal Arts and Nursing
Communication Studies and Family Health
ProfessorAppointed: 2006
University of Houston - Clear Lake
Human Sciences and Humanities
Professor Emerita of Psychology and Family TherapyAppointed: 2007
Indiana Coalition to Improve Adolescent Healthcare
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Mailing Address

Cavanaugh Hall #309
425 University Blvd.
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5140
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (317) 274-0299
lgbell@iupui.edu

Qualifications

NIMH PostDoc Research Fellow, University of Chicago, Developmental Psychology, 1975.
Ph.D., Duke University, Social Psychology, 1973.
M.A., University of Texas at Austin, Psychology, 1968.
B.A., Oberlin College, Psychology, 1967.

Expertise and Research Interests

Longitudinal studies of the relationship between family interaction processes and individual development. Cross-cultural research on families (U.S. and Japan). On-going projects include studies of the relationship between adolescent parental and family experiences and well-being in later life, the marital relationship at mid-life and old age, and an inter-generational study of the family during the adolescent life cycle stage in which structured home interviews conducted with families of adolescents are repeated 25-30 years later with the adolescents (now adults) and their own teenage children.

Research website: http://www.familylegacies.net. This site contains summaries of research articles.

Other Expertise

Clinical Psych Internship, Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, ILL 1973-74

Family Therapy Training Program, Family Institute of Chicago/Northwestern University Medical School (1974-76)

Clinical Credentials:

American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP)
National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
Lincensed Psychologist
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Am Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Approved Supervisor

Clinical training expertise - family therapy, experiential approaches to therapy, contemplative practice as it supports teaching and clinical work. Dr. Bell started, and helped developed and direct, an accredited program in family therapy at the University of Houston - Clear Lake. She has trained family therapists in Japan and the U.S. As a teacher of family therapy, Dr. Bell has given numerous workshops in the U.S. and in Japan. Primary topics: family systems therapy, the family therapist's family of origin, family sculpting, and contemplative practice in psychotherapy. She currently is involved in family wellness work in the Indiana Women's Prison.

Future Research

Family therapy approaches with incarcerated women, with a particular interest in mother-grandmother-children relationships.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Arts and Humanities, Family, Interpersonal Communication, Marriage, Sociology of the Family.

Additional Terms:

Family Communcation, Family Health, Family Studies, Family Systems, Intergenerational Family Patterns.

Memberships

American Assoc. for Marriage and Family Therapy (fellow)
American Family Therapy Academy (charter member)
American Psychological Association
International Family Therapy Association
National Communication Association
National Council on Family Relations

Honors and Awards

2006, Special Commendation Award for Outstanding Dedication and Commitment to the Development of Marriage and Family Therapy in Texas, Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

Previous Positions

1985-1987, Visiting Researcher, Japanese National Institute of Mental Health, Ichikawa
1976-2006, Professor (Assist., Assoc., Full), University of Houston - Clear Lake, Human Sciences and Humanities, Behavioral Sciences, Professional Psychology: Family Therapy
1968-1970, Peace Corps Volunteer, Senegal (community development); Liberia (teaching Jr High)
1964-1967, Research Assistant, Organization Development, Scientific Methods, Inc. (Robert Blake and Jane Mouton)

Funding Received

  • Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis: Family Legacies: Complete data collection in a 30-year intergenerational study of families with adolescents, 2008 to 2009.
  • Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: A longitudinal study of marriage from mid-life through old age, 2000 to 2002.
  • Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: Adolescent family process: inter-generational patterns; relationship to mid-life well-being and adult child-elder parent relationships, 1998 to 2000.
  • American Council of Learned Societies: Contemplative Practice and Psychotherapy, 1998 to 1999.
  • National Institute of Mental Health: Individual-Group Interface: Focus on the Family (with David Bell), 1978 to 1983.
  • Hogg Foundation for Mental Health: Family System Dynamics and Child Abuse (with Blaire and Rita Justice), 1978 to 1982.
  • National Institute of Mental Health: Family Systems and Child Development, 1976 to 1977.

Publications

  • Bell, L. G. & D. C. Bell (2009) Effects of Family Connection and Family Individuation, Attachment and Human Development, In Press
  • Bell, L. G. (2009) Mindful psychotherapy, Spirituality in Mental Health, 11 (1&2), 126-144
  • Bell, L. G., J. Meyer, D. Rehal, C. Swope, D. Martin & A. Lakhani (2007) Connection and Individuation as Separate and Independent Processes: A Qualitative Analysis, Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 18 (4), 43-59
  • Bell, L. G. & D. C. Bell (2005) Family dynamics in adolescence affect midlife well-being, Journal of Family Psychology, 19, 198-207
  • Bell, L. G., H. Dendo, Y. Nakata, D. C. Bell, T. Munakata & S. Nakamura (2004) The experience of family in Japan and the United States: Working with the constraints inherent in cross-cultural research, Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 35, 351-373
  • Bell, L. G., D. C. Bell, & Y. Nakata (2001) Triangulation and Adolescent Development in the U. S. and Japan, Family Process, 40, 173-186
  • Bell, L. G. & D. C. Bell (2000) Japanese and U.S. marriage experiences: Traditional and non-traditional perceptions of family., Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 32, 309-320
  • Bell, D. C., L. G. Bell, Y. Nakata, & E. M. Bell (1996) Connection and individuality in Japan and the United States: Gender, culture and conceptions of family health, J. of Gender, Culture, and Health, 19, 277-294
  • Bell, L. G., L. Ericksen, C. Cornwell, & D. C. Bell (1991) Experienced closeness and distance among family members, Contemporary Family Therapy, 13, 231-245
  • Bell, L. G. (1989) Song without words, The Family Therapy Networker, 13 (2), 48-53
  • Bell, D. C. & L. G. Bell (1989) Micro and macro measurement of family systems concepts, Journal of Family Psychology, 3, 137-157
  • Bell, L. G., C. Cornwell, & D. C. Bell (1988) Peer relationships of adolescent daughters: A reflection of family relationship patterns, Family Relations, 37, 171-174
  • Bell, L. G. & Bell, D. C. (1982) Family climate and the role of the female adolescent: Determinants of adolescent functioning, Family Relations, 31 (519), 527
  • Bell, L. G., Wicklund, G. G. Manko & C. Larkin (1976) When unexpected behavior is attributed to the environment, Journal of Research in Personality, 10, 316-327
  • Jones, E. E., L. G. Bell & E Aronson (1972) The reciprocation of attraction from similar and dissimilar others: A study in person perception and evaluation, In C. C. McClintock (Ed), Experimental Social Pschology, New York, Holt (bookchapter)

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