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Monica C. Bell Harvard University Yale Law School Department of Sociology 127 Wall Street 33 Kirkland Street New Haven, CT 06511 Cambridge, MA 02138 (202) 503-6449 scholar.harvard.edu/bell [email protected]

EDUCATION Ph.D. Harvard University, Sociology and Social Policy, 2017 (expected) A.M. Harvard University, Sociology, 2014 J.D. Yale Law School, 2009 M.Sc. University College Dublin (Ireland), Equality Studies, with distinction, 2006 B.A. Furman University, Political Science and Sociology, magna cum laude, 2003

DISSERTATION Policing Capital: Parents, Youth & the Social Context of Policing in the Age of Monitoring. Committee: Bruce Western (Chair), Matthew Desmond, Michèle Lamont & Carol Steiker (Law School)

PUBLICATIONS Academic Articles (equal authorship*) Monica C. Bell. 2016. “Situational Trust: How Disadvantaged Mothers Reconceive Legal Cynicism.” Law & Society Review (forthcoming). - Richard A. Peterson Student Paper Award, American Sociological Association (ASA) Culture Section (2015) - Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award, ASA Crime, Law, and Deviance Section (2015) - Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award, ASA Sociology of Law Section (2015) - Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award, ASA Section on Race, Gender, and Class (2015) - Candace Rogers Student Paper Award (Honorable Mention), Eastern Sociological Society (2015) Matthew Desmond & Monica Bell. 2015. “Housing, Poverty, and the Law.” Annual Review of Law & Social Science 11:15-35 (lead article). Asad L. Asad & Monica C. Bell.* 2014. “Winning to Learn, Learning to Win: Evaluative Frames and Practices in Urban Debate.” Qualitative Sociology 37: 1-26 (lead article). Yaseen Eldik & Monica C. Bell.* 2012. “The Establishment Clause and Public Education in an Islamophobic Era.” Stanford Journal of Civil Rights & Civil Liberties 8: 245-258. Monica C. Bell. 2008. “Grassroots Death Sentences? The Social Movement for Capital Child Rape Laws.” Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology 98: 1-29 (2008). Monica C. Bell. 2007. “The Braiding Cases, Cultural Deference, and the Inadequate Protection of Black Women Consumers.” Yale Journal of Law & Feminism 19: 125-153. Monica C. Bell. 2007. “The Obligation Thesis: Understanding the Persistent ‘Black Voice’ in Modern Legal Scholarship.” University of Pittsburgh Law Review 68: 643-699.

Essays, Reports & Reviews Monica Bell. 2016. “What Happens When Low-Income Mothers Call the Police.” TalkPoverty.org, March 10. - Featured by The Marshall Project and republished by Common Dreams, March 11, 2016. Monica Bell. 2016. “Sociology’s Truth? W.E.B. Du Bois and the Origins of Sociology” (Review of The Scholar Denied: W.E.B. Du Bois and the Birth of Modern Sociology by Aldon Morris). Los Angeles Review of Books, February 9. - Featured on Arts & Letters Daily (The Chronicle of Higher Education), February 12, 2016. Monica Bell, Nathan Fosse, Michèle Lamont & Eva Rosen.* 2016. “Beyond the Culture of Poverty.” In Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism, edited by J. Stone, R. Dennis, P. Rizova, A. Smith & X. Hou. New York: Wiley- Blackwell. Monica C. Bell & Jennifer Mezey. 2010. “A Distraction on the Road to a Better D.C. Welfare System.” The Washington Post, November 28, at C5. Monica C. Bell. 2009. “Facing up to the Obesity Problem: How Charter Schools Might Help.” Education Week, February 18. Monica C. Bell. 2008. “Training Will Protect Children More Than Imprisonment.” The State (Columbia, SC), Dec. 31, 2008, at A7. - Reprinted and extended: Monica C. Bell. 2009. “Dangerous Daycare.” Anderson Independent-Mail, Jan. 4, at 1C. Monica C. Bell. 2008. “Electioneering” and “Tashjian v. Republican Party of Connecticut (1986).” Pp. 409, 1046 in Encyclopedia of the First Amendment, edited by J. R. Vile, D. L. Hudson, Jr., and D. Schultz. CQ Press. Monica C. Bell. 2006. Review of Affirmative Action Around the World: An Empirical Study by Thomas Sowell. Yale Journal of International Law 31: 302-305. In Progress Monica C. Bell, Kathryn J. Edin, Holly Marie Wood & Geniece Crawford. “The Price of Parenthood & the Costs of Contraception” (under review). Monica C. Bell. “Policing as Capital” (article from dissertation). Monica C. Bell. “Neighborhood Frames of Policing and Residential Preference in the Age of Monitoring” (article from dissertation). Monica C. Bell. “Networked Vouchers: A Proposal” (in draft).

TEACHING & ADVISING - Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, Harvard Law School (2014-15, 2016-17) - Co-Organizer, Criminal Justice Reform: Theory and Research in Action, Yale Law School (2015-16) - Senior Thesis Advising, Harvard Department of Sociology (2014-16) - Undergraduate Concentration (Major) Adviser, Harvard Department of Sociology (2013-15) - Instructor, Tutorial in Sociological Theory, Harvard College (Spring 2014) - Teaching Fellow, Crime, Justice, and the American Legal System, Harvard College (Fall 2013) - Teaching Fellow, Civil Procedure, Yale Law School (Fall 2008) - Teaching Fellow, African-American History: From Emancipation to the Present, Yale College (Spring 2007)

SELECTED HONORS, FELLOWSHIPS & GRANTS - Climenko Fellowship, Harvard Law School (2014-15; 2016-17) - Research Fellowship, The Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School (2015-16) - Harvard Kennedy School, Program in Criminal Justice Policy & Management Research Grant (2015) - Nominee, Star Family Prize for Excellence in Advising (2015) - Bok Center Certificates of Distinction in Teaching in the Arts & Sciences (2013, 2014) - National Science Foundation-IGERT Research Grant (2013) - Doctoral Fellowship, Multidisciplinary Program in Inequality and Social Policy (2012-16) - Special mention, general examinations in Social Stratification and Ethnicity, Race & Immigration (2012) - Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Presidential Scholarship (2011-16) - Arthur Liman Public Interest Legal Fellowship (2010-11) - Yale Law School Lillian Goldman Scholarship (demonstrated commitment to women’s rights) (2005-06) - George J. Mitchell Scholar (2004-05) - Harry S. Truman Scholar (2002)

CLERKSHIP Hon. Cameron McGowan Currie, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina (2009-10)

SELECTED EMPLOYMENT - Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, Arthur Liman Public Interest Fellow (2010-11) - John Edwards for President, South Carolina Political Director (2007-08) - Democratic Party of South Carolina, Operations Manager (2003-04) Short-Term Employment & Internships - Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, Public Benefits Intern (2009) - Half in Ten/Center for American Progress, Washington, DC, Intern (2009) - Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, Summer Associate (2008) - Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC, Summer Associate (2007) - NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, New York, NY, Legal Intern (2006) - U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Voting Section Intern (2003)

SELECTED COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH - Co-Principal Investigator, “Hearing Their Voices: Baltimore Youth, Freddie Gray, and Criminal Justice.” PIs: Kathryn Edin & Stefanie DeLuca; Co-PI: Philip Garboden (2015-present) - Field Researcher, “Boston Reentry Study.” PIs: Bruce Western, Anthony Braga & Rhiana Kohl (2013-15) - Field Researcher, “How Parents House Kids: Residential Decisions, Financial Tradeoffs, and Parenting among Low- to Moderate-Income Families in Dallas and Cleveland.” PIs: Kathryn Edin & Stefanie DeLuca (2013-14) - Research Assistant, “Racism and Anti-Racism in Comparative Perspective.” PI: Michèle Lamont (2012-13)

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS Invited Presentations & Panels - Panelist, The Sociolegal Researcher as Social Justice Advocate: Challenges and Opportunities, Law & Society Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, June 2-5, 2016 (scheduled). - Panelist, Intersectionality and the Law, Yale Critical Race Theory Conference, New Haven, CT, Apr. 9, 2016 (scheduled). - Panelist, Moving Criminal Justice: Decarceration, Liman Colloquium, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT, Apr. 1, 2016 (scheduled). - Panelist, Lawyering for Police Reform, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT, Nov. 10, 2015. - Presenter, “Getting F.R.E.S.H.: Collecting Rich Qualitative Data Without Fear,” Training conducted for the Behavioral Insights Team, New York, NY, Oct. 8, 2015. - Moderator, Race, Justice, and Policing, Truman Scholars Association National Conference, Washington, DC, July 25, 2015. - Panelist, Legal Services, Social Change: 50 Years of New Haven Legal Assistance, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT, Oct. 6, 2014. - Panelist, Social Justice: The Role of Black Women, Association of Black Harvard Women 40th Anniversary Conference, Cambridge, MA, Mar. 28, 2015. - Panelist, Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality in Government and Policy, Harvard Institute of Politics, Association of Black Harvard Women, and Queer Student Alliance Joint Panel Discussion, Cambridge, MA, Nov. 5, 2013. - Presenter, “Today’s American Family.” Lutheran Services in America Executive Retreat, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA, Sept. 28, 2012. - Moderator, Race in the Race, Obama Phenomena: Facets of a Historic Campaign, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver, CO, Aug. 29, 2008. Selected Paper Presentations “Neighborhood Frames of Policing and Residential Preference in the Age of Monitoring.” - American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Regular Session: Space and Place, Seattle, WA, Aug. 20-23, 2016 (scheduled). - Aage Sørensen Memorial Conference, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden, April 22-24, 2016 (scheduled). “The Price of Parenthood & the Costs of Contraception.” - American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Regular Session: Sociology of Reproduction, Seattle, WA, Aug. 20- 23, 2016 (scheduled). “Situational Trust: How Disadvantaged Mothers Reconceive Legal Cynicism.” - American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Invited Session: A New Deadly Symbiosis? The Alignment of Law Enforcement and Social Welfare Agencies in the Inner-City, San Francisco, CA, Aug. 17, 2014. - Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual Meeting, Thematic Session: Poverty, Crime, and Punishment, San Francisco, CA, Aug. 15, 2014. - American Bar Foundation, Research Group on Legal Diversity, Chicago, IL, May 9, 2014. - Guest Lecture, Sociology 179: Crime, Justice, and the American Legal System, Harvard College, Cambridge, MA, Nov. 6, 2013. - Lytle Workshop, University of Nevada-Las Vegas Boyd School of Law, Las Vegas, NV, June 29, 2013.

SELECTED SERVICE Public Service - Senior Scholar, Truman Scholars Leadership Week (2008-present) - Reader, Truman Scholarship National Finalist Selection Committee (2011-present) - Interviewer, Truman Scholarship Boston Regional Review Panel (2012-15) - Board of Directors, Truman Scholars Association (2012-15) (Vice President, 2012-13) - Volunteer, Boston Urban Debate League (2012-15) - Mentor, Truman-Albright Fellows Program (2010-11) - Volunteer, Columbia (SC) Women’s Shelter (2009-10) - Application Evaluator, George J. Mitchell Scholarship (2008) - Alternate Delegate (present and voted), Democratic National Convention (2008) - Assistant Clerk, Domestic Violence Temporary Restraining Order Project (2005, 2009) University & Academic Service - Selection Committee, Richard A. Peterson Award for Best Student Paper, ASA Culture Section (2016) - Resident Tutor (Fellowships, Race, BGLTQ+), Lowell House at Harvard College (2012-15, 2016-17) - Colloquium Committee, Harvard Department of Sociology (2013-14) - Graduate Admissions Committee, Harvard Department of Sociology (2012-13) - Member, Furman Admission Network (interview prospective college students) (2010-present) - President, Yale Law Women (2006-07) - Executive Council, Yale Black Law Students Association (2006-07) Journal Service - Ad hoc reviewer: Ethnography, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Social Problems, Theory and Society - Senior Editor, Articles Committee, Editor: The Yale Law Journal (2006-08) - Senior Editor, Articles Editor, Editor: Yale Journal of Law and Feminism (2005-08) - Articles Editor, Editor: Yale Journal of International Law (2005-07)

Professional Affiliations Academic Affiliations: American Sociological Association, American Society of Criminology, Eastern Sociological Society, Law & Society Association, Population Association of America, Society for the Study of Social Problems, Urban Affairs Association Bar Membership: California (inactive)