"Beez" Lea Ann Schell, Ph.D.
Dean of Academic Support & Accreditation Liaison Officer970-384-8534 | laschell@coloradomtn.edu
Education
- Ph.D. in Kinesiology, Humanistic Foundations, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
- P.A., M.S. in Athletic Administration, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
- B.A. in Advertising/Professional Writing, Wheeling Jesuit College, Wheeling, WV
Selected Presentations
Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institution Educators (AHSIE), UNLV (2017) “Designing Pathways to Student Success: Institutional Transformation via Title V Partnerships” (with M. Martinez & L. Alvarez)
Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Convention, Salt Lake City, UT (2017) “Whose line is it anyway? Beginning a discussion on intercultural sensitivity” (with L. Cramblet Alvarez & C Guerrero Murphy)
Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institution Educators (AHSIE), CSU-Channel Islands (2016) “Standing Strong: A Model for HSIs to Implement A Campus-Wide Equality Project” (with P.Sanders & J. Taylor)
Selected Publications
Schell, L.A. & Rodriguez, S. (2000). Subverting bodies/Ambivalent representations: Media analysis of Paralympian, Hope Lewellen. Sociology of Sport Journal, 18 (1), 128-136
Schell, L.A. (Nov/Dec, 2000). (Dis)Empowering images? Media representations of women in sport. The Women’s Sports Experience (pp. 25-27). East Meadow, NY: The Women’s Sports Foundation
Schell, L.A., & Rodriguez, S. (2000). Our sporting sisters: How male hegemony stratifies women in sport. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 9 (1), 15-34
Schell, L.A., (1999). Socially Constructing the Female Athlete: A Monolithic Media Representation of Active Women. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Texas Woman’s University
Schell, L.A., & Duncan, M. (1999). A content analysis of CBS' coverage of the 1996 Paralympic Games. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 16 (1), 27- 45
Professional Interests/Associations
Curriculum, Pedagogy, Assessment; Faculty Development; General Education reform; Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education.