Prof Sharon Bell
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research & International, Charles Darwin University
Professor Sharon Bell is a Professorial Fellow at the LH Martin Institute and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and International at Charles Darwin University. Throughout her academic career Sharon has held a range of leadership positions. Having completed a PhD in Anthropology at the University of Sydney and work as an ethnographic filmmaker, she entered the tertiary education sector as Head of the Fulltime Program and Head of Studies at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (1990–1994).
From there she went on to the University of Wollongong as Dean of the Faculty of Creative Arts (1994–2001) and Dean of the Faculty of Arts (2001–2003). Sharon assumed the role of Pro Vice-Chancellor (Equity and Community Partnerships) at Griffith University in 2003 where she was also responsible, as Provost, for the University’s Logan Campus. She was Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Canberra from 2006–2008. She joined the LH Martin Institute as Senior Program Developer in 2008 and has been responsible for a suite of highly evaluated executive education and bespoke programs.
Selected Publications
Refereed Journal Article
Bell, S 2010, 'Women in Science: The Persistence of Gender in Australia', Higher Education Management and Policy, vol. 22, issue 1, pp. 21-40.
Chapter
Bell, S 2009, 'The Academic Mode of Production”, in R Dean and H Smith (eds.), Practice-led Research, Research-led Practice in the Creative Arts, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
Chapter
Bell, S 2009, 'The Distance of a Shout', in C Brun & T Jazeel (eds.), Spatializing Politics: Culture and Geography in Postcolonial Sri Lanka, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
Research Report
Bell, S 2009, 'Women in Science and Technology in Australia: Maximising Productivity, Diversity and Innovation', FASTS, Canberra.
