Dr. Paul Bell Department of Psychology Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523-1876 (970) 491-7215 (970) 491-2265 FAX plubium@lamar.colostate.edu

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Photos from the Byrne Celebration - April, 2002

Current Research and Teaching Interests

Education

• BA   1971 Southwestern University, Majors:  Psychology, Sociology

                  Summa Cum Laude
• MS   1972 Trinity University, Major:  General Psychology
• PhD  1975 Purdue University,  Major:  Social Psychology     Minor:  Quantitative Psychology

 Positions Held In Addition To Colorado State University

• Summer 1992  Visiting Professor, University of Hawaii
• Summer 1989  Visiting Professor, University of Hawaii
• Summer 1986  Visiting Professor, University of Hawaii
• 1984-1985       Faculty Fellow, Colorado Division of Mental Health
• Summer 1982  Lecturer, University of Hawaii

Positions Held at Colorado State University

• 2000 - Present  Director, Center on Aging
• 1999 - Present  Coordinator, Applied Social Psychology Program
• 1996 - Present  University Mediation Officer
• 1981-1986, 1998-present  Coordinator, Experimental Section, Department of Psychology
• From 1984  Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology
• 1979-1984  Associate Professor of Psychology
• 1975-1979  Assistant Professor of Psychology

Advisory Appointments

• Board of Directors, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association
•  From 1996   Rocky Mountain Chapter
•  From  1997  Executive Committee
•  1987-1991    Larimer County Chapter (Founding Board Member)
• From 2002  Advisory Council, Larimer County Office of Aging
• From 1991  Advisory Committee, Colorado Geriatric Education Center, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
• 1987-1989  Colorado Legislature Task Force on Long-Term Health Care
• 1977-1978  Consulting Editor, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

 Recognitions

• From 1992  Fellow, Division 8, Personality and Social Psychology, American Psychological Association
• From 1990  Fellow, Division 34, Population and Environmental Psychology, American Psychological Association
• From 1989  Charter Fellow, American Psychological Society
• 1993-1994  President, Division 34, Population and Environmental Psychology, APA
• 1992  President, Rocky Mountain Chapter, Human Factors Society
• 1997-1998  President, Rocky Mountain Psychological Association
• Over 200 workshops and invited addresses on Alzheimer's Disease and geriatric mental health.  These have included genetic and other biological bases of Alzheimer's, history of Alzheimer's, behavior management of persons with dementia, structuring environments to maximize functioning, creating community resources to deal with dementia, and family support systems in the face of dementing illness.
• 1999  Board Member of the Year, Rocky Mountain Chapter, Alzheimer's Association
• 1995  15th Anniversary Honoree, Rocky Mountain Chapter, Alzheimer's Association, for "outstanding leadership in the area of Alzheimer's research, education, and advocacy"
• 1990  Citation of Merit (with Patricia R. Bell), Southwestern University Alumni Association

 Reviewer

Recent Publications

• Brown, T.C., Nannini, D., Gorter, R.B., Bell, P.A., & Peterson, G.L. (2002). Judged seriousness of environmental losses: Reliability and cause of loss. Ecological Economics, in press.
• Bell, P. A., Greene, T. C., Fisher, J.D., & Baum, A. (2001). Environmental psychology (5th edition).  Fort Worth: Harcourt College Publishers.(http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Psychology/envment.htm)
• Ellison-Potter, P. A., Bell, P. A., & Deffenbacher, J. L. (2001).  The effects of anonymity, aggressive stimuli, and trait anger on aggressive driving behavior: A laboratory simulation.  Journal of Applied social Psychology, 31, 431-443.
• Cota-McKinley, A.L., Woody, W.D., & Bell, P.A. (2001). Vengeance: Effects of gender, age, and religious background. Aggressive Behavior, 27, 343-350.
• Karlin, N.J., Bell, P.A., & Noah, J.L. (2001). Long-term consequences of the Alzheimer's caregiver role: A qualitative analysis. American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, 16, 177-182.
• Karlin, N.J., Noah, J.L., Bell, P.A., Martichuski, D.K., & Knight, B.L. (1999). Assessing Alzheimer's support group participation: An eight-year follow-up. American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 14(6), 326-333.
• Clarke, A., Bell, P.A., & Peterson, G.L. (1999). The influence of attitude priming and social responsibility on the valuation of environmental public goods using paired comparisons. Environment and Behavior, 31, 838-857.
• Asmus, C. L., & Bell, P. A. (1999).  Effects of environmental odor and coping style on negative affect, anger, arousal, and escape. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 29, 245-260.
• Mace, B. L., Bell, P. A., & Loomis, R. J. (1999).  Aesthetic, affective, and cognitive effects of noise on natural landscape assessment. Society & Natural Resources, 12, 225-242.
• Harvey, M. L., Loomis, R. J., Bell, P. A., & Marino, M. (1999).  The influence of museum exhibit design on immersion and psychological flow. Environment and Behavior, 30, 601-627.
• Sundstrom, E., Bell, P. A., Busby, P. L., & Asmus, C. (1996).  Environmental psychology 1989-1994.  In M.R. Rosenzweig & L. W. Porter (Eds.), Annual Review of Psychology, 47, 485-512.

 

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Recent Grants

• “Attitudes and Environmental Public Goods,” USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, 2000-2001
• “Experimental Investigation of the Threshold of Acceptability,” USDA Forest Service, 1997-2002
• “Helping Rural Colorado Families Access Supportive Services for Alzheimer's Disease,” Administration of Aging, 2002-2005

 Courses Taught at CSU

 Ph.D. Students

• Thomas C. Greene (Ph.D., 1983), Professor, Department of Psychology, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY
• Linda Mannik Kline (Ph.D., 1984), Professor, Department of Psychology, California State University, Chico, CA
• Christopher R. Grace (Ph.D., 1988), Associate Professor, Biola University, La Mirada, CA  (Paper based on M.S. Thesis received CSU Psychology Department Martin P. Seligman Award)
• Jeffrey M. Smith (Ph.D., 1988), Associate Professor, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY  (Paper based on M.S. Thesis won 1988 APA Division 34 Student Paper Competition; recipient of CSU Department of Psychology Outstanding Graduate Scholar Award for 1987-88)
• Nancy Krizek Karlin (Ph.D., 1989), Associate Professor, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
• Marc E. Fusco (Ph.D., 1990), Senior Consultant, BoldTech Systems Inc., Denver, CO (Co-Advised with Ross J. Loomis)
• Diane K. Martichuski (Ph.D., 1992), Instructor, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO  (Paper based on M.S. Thesis won 1990 APA Division 34 Student Paper Competition; recipient of CSU Department of Psychology Outstanding Graduate Scholar Award for 1990-91)
• Carol Lynne Baird (Ph.D., 1994), Degree Awarded Posthumously  (The Carol Lynne Baird Memorial Scholarship endowment provides over $5,000 annually in graduate student stipends.)
• Deborah Nava Watson (Ph.D., 1994), Research Associate, OmniInstitute, Denver, CO  (Paper based on M.S. Thesis won 1993 Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Minority Student Paper Competition)
• Mark L. Harvey (Ph.D., 1995), Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Asheville  (Co-Advised with Ross J. Loomis)
• Andrea Clarke (Ph.D., 1996), Technical Project Manager, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Fort Collins, CO
• Andrej A. Birjulin (Ph.D., 1997), Research Associate, OmniInstitute, Denver, CO (Co-Advised with Ross J. Loomis; recipient of CSU Department of Psychology Outstanding Graduate Scholar Award for 1992-93)
• Patricia A. Ellison-Potter (Ph.D., 1997), Research Scientist, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, DC; Instructor, Towson State University, Towson, MD  and Essex Community College, Baltimore, MD  (Paper based on Dissertation won 1997 Rocky Mountain Psychological Association/American Psychological Association Student Travel Award)
• Britt L. Mace (Ph.D., 1999), Assistant Professor, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT  (Co-Advised with Ross J. Loomis; Paper based on M.S. Thesis won CSU Department of Psychology Martin P. Seligman Award; Paper based on Dissertation won 1998 Rocky Mountain Psychological Association/American Psychological Association Student Research Award)