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Bell’s primary research and teaching interests center on advancing equity in college access and affordability. Her research agenda is driven by two interconnected objectives: 1) diagnosing failures in policy design and implementation that lead to persistent inequities in college access and success, and 2) designing and testing interventions aimed at reducing administrative burdens in access to public services, including federal and state college financial aid.
Prior to joining the LBJ School, Elizabeth Bell was an Assistant Professor in Miami University’s Department of Political Science and an Assistant Professor at the Askew School of Public Administration and Policy at Florida State University. She also served as an Associate Fellow and Academic Affiliate for the Office of Evaluation Sciences (OES), formerly known as the White House Social and Behavioral Sciences Team from 2020-2024. In her work with OES, she designed and implemented randomized control trials aimed at reducing administrative burden in federal programs and increasing access to federal programs for vulnerable populations.
Her work has been published in flagship journals including the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Public Administration Review, Journal of Politics, and Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, American Educational Research Journal.