Nancy Bell, Ph.D.
Research Focus
For the past decade, my theoretical work has focused on the integrative potential
of developmental systems, sociocultural, and dialogical theory, and on metatheory-methodology
linkages. Empirical work associated with these interests, begun in 2000 and designed
for the study of developmental processes, has been narratively based and longitudinal
(involving multiple interviews extending over 2-4 years*). In addition, I mentor
students in theoretically-guided narrative research on identity and other topics.
*Specific topics of the longitudinal research are: (a) student development over the
first two university years; (b) two-year study of students in recovery from alcohol/other
drug addictions; (c) three-four year study of young women in recovery from eating
disorders; and (d) 2+ year follow up of initial interviews with adolescent girls enrolled
in an all-girl middle school.
Areas of Interest
- Sociocultural-developmental theory
- Dialogical processes
- Narrative
- Identity
- Adolescence
Selected Recent Publications
Bell, N.J., & Das, A. (2011). Emergent organization in the dialogical self: Evolution of a “both” ethnic identity position. Culture & Psychology, 17, 263-277.
Baron, E., Bell, N.J., Corson, K., Kostina-Ritchey, E., & Frederick, H. (2012). Girls discuss choice of an all-girl middle school: Narrative analysis of an early adolescent identity project. Journal of Early Adolescence, 32, 464-487.
Bell, N.J. (2013). Dialogical processes of self-transformation: The sample case of eating disorder recovery. Identity, 13, 46-72.
Bell, N.J. (2013). Rhythm and semiotic structures of long-term ambivalence in the dialogical self: Eating disorder and recovery voices. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 26,. 280-292.
Bell, N.J., Corson, K., & Baron, E. (2014). Contingent resistances methodology: Analyzing resistance in parents' and daughters' choice of an all-girl middle school. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 24, 153-166.
Bell, N.J., Baron, E., Corson, K., Kostina-Ritchey, E., & Frederick, H. (2014). Parent-adolescent decision making: Embracing dialogical complexity. Journal of Family Issues, 35, 1780-1799.
Bell, N.J. (2014). Dialogically-based approaches to “with” and “about” the other: Thoughts on Carl Rogers' dilemma. Theory & Psychology, 24, 688-708.
Baron, E., & Bell, N.J. (2015). Querying meanings of adolescent peer resistance: A school choice decision revisited. Journal of Youth Studies, 18, 884-899.
Bell, N.J., & Baron, E.K. (2015). Resistance to peer influence during adolescence: Proposing a sociocultural-developmental framework. New Ideas in Psychology, 39, 53-62.
Schmit, S.E., & Bell, N.J. (2017). Close relationships and disordered eating: Partner perspectives. Journal of Health Psychology, 22, 434-445.
Rojas-McWhinney, J., & Bell, N.J. (2017). The negotiation of parenting beliefs by Mexican American mothers and fathers
of young children. Journal of Family Studies, 23, 19-37.
Velez-Gomez, P., & Bell, N.J. (2018). Identity negotiations of Colombian international students. Identity, 18, 1-17.
Bell, N.J. (2019). Relational developmental systems and family research: Considering qualitative
applications. Journal of Family Theory and Review, 11, 230-242.
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