History Meet 2016 Alumna Jocelyn Bell
Jocelyn Bell is a 2016 graduate from the Patterson School with a focus on development. During her time at Patterson, Jocelyn interned for a Mumbai-based anti-trafficking program that helped digitize blocks of women in the red-light district. Prior to Patterson, she received her bachelor's from Brown University with a major in Development Studies. Upon graduating from Patterson, Jocelyn returned to Brown to complete her Ph.D. program at Brown University. Her doctoral dissertation allowed her to spend two months in Delhi while residing in Mumbai. Her research centered around how anti-sex work networks communicate to perform policy outreach. Jocelyn's Ph.D. dissertation was focused on the intersection of social movement, political sociology, global and transnational sociology, nonprofit organizations, and the sociology of love.
Outside of her studies, Jocelyn enjoyed serving on the Elder Board for her church, overseeing the spiritual health of the church and community.
Dr. Bell is currently an Assistant Professor of Sociology in the department of Politics, Law, and Society at Bryant University.
"The ideal job would be a combination of many jobs. One that allows me to teach, mentor, conduct research domestically and internationally. I also would like to do consulting where I can create bridges between NGOs, social movements, the political arena, and the academy, and make those bridges accessible to youth."