6/2021 CURRICULUM VITA THOMAS L. BELL June 2021 Personal Data Department of Geography University of Tennessee, Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-0925 e-mail : [email protected] phone: (270) 779-1938 Education University of Iowa: Ph.D. (Geography) May 1973 "Central Place Theory as a Mixture of the Function Pattern Principles of Christaller and Lösch: Some Empirical Tests and Applications" (Gerard Rushton--dissertation advisor) University of Iowa: M.A. (Geography) February 1969 University of Iowa: B.A. (History with secondary school teaching certificate) June 1967 Teaching Experience Adjunct Urban Geography, Geography of North America, Geography of Music (Honors) Professor Western Kentucky University (2009-2014) Professor Emeritus University of Tennessee (2009-present) Professor (with tenure) Behavioral Geography, Urban Geography, Advanced Urban (1983-2009) Geography, Political Geography, Seminar in Urban Geography, University of Tennessee Intermediate Economic Geography, Geographic Methodology, Basic Economic Geography, Geography of the United States and Canada, First Year Studies, Seminar in Geography and Popular Culture (University Honors Program), Proseminar (Capstone course for majors), Geography of American Popular Culture, Freshmen Honors Seminar (Urban Geography, Cultural Geography), Advanced Honors Seminar (Urban Cultural Geography) Associate Professor (with Transportation Geography, Political Geography, Urban Geography, tenure) (1976-1983) Industrial Geography, Senior Honors, Advanced Urban Geography, University of Tennessee Basic Economic Geography, Seminar in Urban Geography, Behavioral Geography Assistant Professor Seminar in Urban Geography, Freshman Honors, Advanced (1973-1976) Quantitative Methods, Urban Geography, Quantitative Methods, University of Tennessee Political Geography, Industrial Geography, Advanced Urban Geography, Basic Economic Geography Instructor Industrial Geography, Senior Honors, Advanced Urban Geography, (1971-1973) Basic Economic Geography, Directed Readings and Special Problems University of Tennessee Teaching Assistant Area Analysis, Economic Geography, Introduction to Geography (1970-71) University of Iowa Administrative Experience Associate Department Head Department of Geography University of Tennessee (1983-1993 and 1995-1999) Assistant Dean for Research Office of the Vice Chancellor for Graduate Studies and Research (1981-1985) Office of the Vice Provost for Research University of Tennessee Funded Research Projects Investigator: “Evaluation of Strategies for Economic Improvement in Appalachia’s Distressed Rural Counties,” a $159,190 proposal funded through the Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment (ISSE), University of Tennessee by the Appalachian Regional Commission, October 2009-June 2011. Co-Principal Investigator: “The Rise and Fall of Pleasant Valley Onions: Agglomeration and Devolution of Agricultural Specialization in Eastern Iowa,” a $1,000 grant from the State Historical Society of Iowa, July 1, 2003—September 1, 2004 (with Margaret M. Gripshover). Co-Principal Investigator: “Fifty Years of Change in the Southeastern United States: Retracing the Southeastern Excursion of Hart and Mather,” a $3,500 faculty development grant from the University of Tennessee, July 1, 2002—June 30, 2003 (with Margaret M. Gripshover). Co-Principal Investigator: “Changes in Retailing in Central Iowa within a Central Place Context,” a $2,500 faculty development grant from the University of Tennessee, July 1, 2001—June 30, 2002 (with Margaret M. Gripshover). Co-Principal Investigator: “Devolution of the Onion-Growing Agricultural Landscape of Eastern Iowa Since 1910,” a $1,500 faculty development supplement grant from the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tennessee, July 1, 2001—June 30, 2002 (with Margaret M. Gripshover). Co-Principal Investigator: “Regional Geography Modules to be Used with GeoDiscoveries,” a $6,500 contract with John Wiley and Sons, Inc., January 1, 2001—June 1, 2001 (with Margaret M. Gripshover). Principal Investigator: “Popular Culture as it is Taught on Both Sides of the ‘Pond’,” a $2,800 Professional Development Grant from the Graduate School, University of Tennessee, May 1, 1999-April 30, 2000. Co-Principal Investigator: “Interactions Among Transportation Cost, Transportation Use and Retail Structure,” a $193,331 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, July 1, 1997-September 30, 1998 (with Edward L. Hillsman). Principal Investigator: "Unpacked Central Place Theory: An Innovative Approach," a $4,000 grant from the Faculty Research Award Program, University of Tennessee, May 1, 1990-August 31, 1990. 2 Principal Investigator: "Analysis of Settlement Patterns in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico Using Location- Allocation Models," a $3,000 grant from the Faculty Research Award Program, University of Tennessee, May 1, 1989-August 31, 1989. Principal Investigator: "Development of a Geographic Data Base for Students Attending School in the Knox County School System," a $14,899 contract from the Knox County Department of Public Instruction, December 1, 1986-March 31, 1987. Principal Investigator: "Computer Support for Archaeological Settlement Research," a $7,683 grant from the Research Incentive Fund, College of Liberal Arts, University of Tennessee, January 1986. Investigator: "Cost-Effectiveness of Transportation Services for Handicapped Persons," a $199,545 grant from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program of the National Academy of Sciences through the Transportation Center, The University of Tennessee, September 1981-December 1982. Principal Investigator: "Location-Allocation Modeling in Archaeological Settlement Research: Applications to the Valley of Mexico," a $59,066 grant from the Human Geography and Regional Science branch of the National Science Foundation, University of Tennessee, March 1, 1980-May 31, 1983. NSF SES 79-23686 Co-Principal Investigator: "Development and Assessment of Regional Power Plant Siting Models," a $65,000 grant from the Department of Energy to the University of Tennessee, October 1, 1979-March 15, 1981 (with Richard L. Church). Principal Investigator: "Competition Between Users of Domestic Water Supplies," a $55,000 grant from the Department of Energy for first phase development to the Resource Analysis Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, July 1979-October 1979. Co-Principal Investigator: "The Efficient Siting of Urban Public Facilities," a $23,000 grant from the Human Geography and Regional Science branch of the National Science Foundation, University of Tennessee, September 1978-August 1979 (with Richard L. Church). NSF SOC 78-09078 Principal Investigator: "Archaeological Approaches to Settlement Pattern Research," a $3,711 faculty leave development award. University of Tennessee, June 1978-September 1978. Investigator: "Planning for Urban Goods Movement," a $143,409 grant from the Federal Highway Administration of the U. S. Department of Transportation through the Transportation Center, University of Tennessee, June 1975-September 1976. Investigator: "Guidelines for Public Transportation Levels of Service and Evaluation," a $480,000 grant from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program of the National Academy of Sciences through the Transportation Center, University of Tennessee, January 1976-December 1977. Investigator: "The Implementation of a Public Transportation Brokerage Service Serving Knoxville, Tennessee and Its Surrounding Computer Areas," a $1,116,539 demonstration project funded by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. October 1975-June 1977. Principal Investigator: "The Implementation of a Car/Bus Pool System in Knoxville, Tennessee," a $99,141 grant funded by the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration through the Transportation Center, University of Tennessee. June 1974-February 1976. 3 Investigator: "Developing a Strategy for Successful Commuter Pools in Urban Communities," a $176,318 grant funded by the Office of University Research, U.S. Department of Transportation through the Transportation Center, University of Tennessee. April 1974-December 1975. Investigator: "Development of Evaluation Procedures and Standards for Public Transportation Service in the State of Tennessee," a $95,240 grant from the State of Tennessee Department of Transportation, Bureau of Mass Transit through the Transportation Center, University of Tennessee, September 1973-June 1975. Co-Principal Investigator: "Fundamental Spatial Concepts: Perception and Comprehension," research for a $200 mini grant from the Learning Research Center, University of Tennessee 1972 (with Sidney R. Jumper). Research Assistant: Computer Assisted Instruction in Economic Geography, a grant from the Commission on College Geography of the Association of American Geographers, Fall Semester 1970. Computer Center Graduate Trainee: University Computer Center, University of Iowa, Summer 1968. Honors and Awards Invited Guest Speaker: Department of Geology and Geography, Eastern Illinois University, November 2018 Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award, Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, November 2016. Selected External Reviewer of the Department of Geography and Regional Planning, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, October 2016. Invited Guest Speaker: The Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums (ALHFAM), Akron, OH, June 2013 (with M.M. Gripshover) Did Not Attend