Faculty
Susan Bell
Distinguished Professor
CONTACT
Tampa campus
Office: SCA 332
Phone: 813-974-2542
Lab: SCA 324, SCA 335
Fax: 974-3263
Email: sbell@usf.edu
| Specialty Area | Recent Publications | ||
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Ecology & Evolution, Marine Biology |
Susan Bell |
EDUCATION
Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1979.
TEACHING
Three courses I have been teaching recently are Restoration Ecology, Advanced Marine
Biology, and Seminar in Marine Biology.
In all these classes I emphasize group activities and problem solving, as well as student presentations and student-led discussions.
RESEARCH
Her principal areas of research are Marine Biology/ Ecology and Restoration Ecology
and recent topics of research include restoration of seagrass and mangrove ecosystems
and assessing changes in coastal landscapes. Dr. Bell has published over 125 scientific
articles in refereed journals, co-edited one book, and conducted international research
activities in New Zealand, Sweden, and Ghana.
She has served in a number of leadership positions including serving as Interim and Co-Chair of the Department of Biology and Chair of the Department of Integrative Biology at USF, Chair of the Coastal Landscape Pattern Task Force at the Heinz Center (Washington, DC), and Member-at-Large for the Estuarine Research Federation.
Dr. Bell has also served on numerous Technical Advisory Committees at the local and national levels, including serving as a member of the National Research Council Committee on Coastal Risk. In her teaching capacity she has mentored 45 graduate students and served on the graduate committee of more than 100 additional students.
At USF Dr. Bell has received an Undergraduate Teaching Award, a Professional Excellence Award, a Presidential Excellence Award and an Outstanding Faculty Award (2013). As part of the Section on Biological Sciences, she was elected as an AAAS Fellow for distinguished contributions to the understanding of estuarine, salt marsh, and near-coastal habitats