David C. Bell

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Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
School of Liberal Arts
Sociology
ProfessorAppointed: 2006
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Mailing Address

Cavanaugh Hall 303
425 University Blvd.
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5140
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (317) 278-1336
dcbell@iupui.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, Social Relations.

Expertise and Research Interests

Social Networks, Theory Development, HIV/AIDS, Family Process, Alternatives to Incarceration.

Other Expertise

2001 - 2004; 2007 - present. Consultant Behavioral and Social Science Review Committee, NIH.

2004 - 2007. Member, BSPH Review Committee, NIH.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Child Development, Family, Human Development, Sociology of the Family.

Additional Terms:

Family, HIV/AIDS, Social Networks.

Memberships

American Sociological Association
International Association for Relationship Research
International Network for Social Network Analysis
National Council on Family Relations

Previous Positions

1991-2005, Senior Research Scientist, Affiliated Systems Corporation
1988-1990, Visiting Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, Sociology
1985-1987, Visiting Researcher, Japanese National Institute of Mental Health
1976-1984, Assistant Professor, University of Houston, Sociology

Funding Received

  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: Networks of Heterosexual Risk and HIV, 2008 to 2013.
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse: Community Based Research on Drug Use Networks, 2000 to 2006.
  • National Institute of Mental Health: Individual-Group Interface: Focus on the Family (with Linda Bell), 1978 to 1983.

Publications

  • David C. Bell (2008) Constructing Social Theory, Rowman & Littlefield, In Press
  • Bell, D. C., J. S. Atkinson, V. Mosier, M. Riley & V. L. Brown (2007) The HIV transmission gradient: Relationship patterns of protection, AIDS and Behavior (Online First: http://www.springerlink.com/content/94410000157J0186/)
  • 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. Makata, 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, D. C., J. S. Atkinson, & V. Mosier (2003) Protecting onself from HIV risks, Clinical and Infections Diseases, 37, S433-S438
  • Bell, D. C., I. D. Montoya, J. S. Atkinson & S. J. Young (2002) Social Networks and forecasting the spread of HIV., JAIDS: Journal of AIDS, 31, 218-119
  • D. C. Bell (2001) Evolution of parental caregiving, Personality and Social Psychology Review, 5 (3), 216-229
  • Bell, D. C. & A. J. Richard (2000) Caregiving: The forgotten element in attachment, Psychological Inquiry, 11 (2), 69-83
  • Bell, D. C., I. D. Montoya, & J. S. Atkinson (2000) Partner concordance in reports of joint risk behaviors., JAIDS: Journal of AIDS, 25 (2), 173-181

Profile Details

Last Updated: 7/29/2008

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