DR. BELL
Christopher J. Bell
Associate Professor
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Geological Sciences
1 University Station C1100
Austin, TX 78712-0254
(512) 471-7301
cjbell@mail.utexas.edu
Education
University of California, Berkeley, California. Department
of Integrative Biology. Ph.D., 1997.
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona.
Quaternary Studies Program. M.S., 1990.
The
College of William and Mary in Virginia, Williamsburg,
Virginia. Department of Geology. B.S., 1988.
Professional
Appointments
Sep., 2003 - present: Associate Professor, Department of
Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin.
Sep., 1997 - Aug., 2003: Assistant Professor, Department of
Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin.
Active
Research Interests
North American Pliocene and Pleistocene small mammal
biostratigraphy and biochronology
Osteology, cranial anatomy and systematics of squamate
reptiles
Osteology, cranial anatomy and systematics of turtles
Impacts of climate change on vertebrate communities
Professional Affiliations
American Quaternary Association
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Herpetologists’ League
North Dakota Natural Science Society
Paleontological Society
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
Society for the Study of Mammalian Evolution
Society of Southwestern Naturalists
Society of Systematic Biologists
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
Southwestern Association of Naturalists
Texas Academy of Science
Professional
Activities and Service
Member, Publications Committee, Society of Vertebrate
Paleontology (2002 - 2005)
Member, Student Poster Prize Committee, Society of
Vertebrate Paleontology (1998 - 2005)
Member, Editorial Board, Asiatic Herpetological Research
(1998 - 2004)
Editor, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (2003 - 2004)
Member, Estes Award Committee, Society of Vertebrate
Paleontology (1999 - 2003)
Associate Editor, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (1998 -
2002)
Southwestern Region Editor, Society of Vertebrate
Paleontology News Bulletin (1998 - 2002)
Program Committee member, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
(1996)
Editor, PaleoBios (April, 1994 - April, 1995)
Assistant Editor, PaleoBios (April, 1993 - April, 1994)
Selected
Departmental Service
Chair, Graduate Student Support Committee, September, 2003 –
present
Geology Library Faculty Liaison, Fall, 1999 – present
Member, Graduate Admissions Committee, September, 2005 -
present
Chair, Host Committee for the 2007 Society of Vertebrate
Paleontology Annual Meeting (to be held in Austin); offical
responsibilities began in July,
2005
Member ex officio, Graduate Admissions
Committee, September, 2003 – August 2005
Associate Chair, August, 2003 – August, 2004
Member, Graduate Admissions and Support Committee, Spring,
1998 – August, 2003 (GASC reorganized out of existence in
August, 2003)
Selected
University Service and College of Natural Sciences Service
Member, Steering Committee
for the Connexus Programs (through the Provost’s office),
August, 2005 - present
Chair, Faculty Advisory Panel for ‘The Environment’ Bridging Disciplines Progam, August, 2004 – present
Campus Representative, Association of American Colleges & Universities, August, 2004 – present
Selected Awards and Honors
G. Moses and Carolyn G. Knebl Distinguished Teaching Award, Spring, 2005
Houston Oil and Minerals Corporation Faculty Excellence Award, May, 2004
El Paso Corporate Foundation Faculty Achievement Award, Summer, 2003
UT Austin Dads’ Association Centennial Teaching Fellowship, Fall, 2001
Teaching Excellence Award, The College of Natural Sciences, University of Texas at Austin. April, 2000.
