Jamel Bell, Ph.D.

Jamel Santa Cruze Bell (Ph.D. University of Kansas), a proud St. Louis, MO native, joined the BC faculty in January, 2005. Jamel holds an M.A. from the University of Kansas and a B.S. in Communication Studies (public relations) from Missouri Western State University.

Jamel is an award-winning teacher who views the classroom as a “safe haven” where multiple and diverse perspectives are encouraged, discussed, and critiqued. She teaches media studies courses, including Mass Communication Theory and Media & Popular Culture.

As a critical/cultural media scholar, Jamel’'s research revolves around issues of social justice and focuses on how the media system functions socially and politically. More specifically, Jamel examines the role of power, media economics and ethics as we ll as media depictions of non-majority groups. She has presented her research at many scholarly conferences nationally and internationally as well as in local communities. Jamel has written multiple book chapters and has recent articles published in Race, Gender, and Class, and the Global Media Journal.