Program Coordinator of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Office:
Main Hall Rm. 220
304-336-8376
Education:
2000 B.A. in Criminal Justice, Wheeling Jesuit
2002 M.S. in Criminal Justice, Marshall University
2008 Ph.D. in Criminology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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Biography:
Since joining the Criminal Justice department at West Liberty University in 2011, Dr. Keith Bell has taught a variety of CJ courses at both the Undergraduate and Graduate levels, including Criminology Theory, Research Methods, Senior Seminar, Advanced Statistics, Crime Prevention, Juvenile Justice, Correctional Casework & Assessment, Colloquium, Domestic Violence, Victims of Crime, Constitutional Law, and others. He currently is the Program Director of both the undergraduate in Criminal Justice Program and the Masters of Science in Criminology Program and oversees the Criminal Justice Society as faculty advisor. While Bell has published research in a variety of areas, his research has most recently centered on issues related to domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse prevention, crime prevention, and social learning theory.
Teaching Experience:
West Liberty University since 2011
Citadel 2009-2011
Western Carolina University 2008-2009
Marshall University 2006-2008
Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2004-2006
Areas of Interest:
Domestic Violence
Childhood Sexual Abuse Prevention Research
Social Learning Theory
Professional Activity:
Fusion Liason Officer for West Virginia
Dimensions of Crime in Sociology, Carolina Press
Courses Taught:
- Research Methods
- International Crime
- Criminology
- Deviant Behavior
- Introduction to Criminal Justice
- Victims of Crime
- Domestic Violence
- Childhood Sexual Abuse
- Senior Seminar
- Crime Prevention
- Correctional Assessment and Casework
- Crime and Media
- Drugs and Crime