CURRICULUM VITAE
Paul David Bell, PhD, RHIA, CTR
401 Kirkland Drive
Greenville, NC 27858
Day (252) 744-6171 Evening (252) 321-2639
EDUCATION
Doctor of PhilosophyDec. 2006North Carolina State University Educational Research and Policy Analysis.
Post-Baccalaureate CertificateAugust 1989College of Health Related Professions
Health Science Center at Brooklyn,
Health Information Administration
Master of ScienceAugust 1976State University of New York at Albany, Teaching English as a Second Language
Bachelor of ArtsMay 1974State University of New York at Albany,
French and Spanish
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1994 – presentAssociate Professor (May, 2001), Health Information Management, East Carolina University
1992 – 1994Assistant Professor, Health Information Management, Illinois State University
1990 – 1992Assistant Director, Department of Medical Records, Peninsula General Hospital, Far Rockaway, NY, NY
1989 –1990DRG/Attestation and Staff Supervisor, Brookdale Jewish Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
1988 – 1989Temporary Fixed-Term Instructor, Medical Record Administration Program, College
of Health Related Professions, Health Science Center at Brooklyn, NY
1987 – 1988Medical Records Auditor, Office of Personal Health, NYC Health Department,
NY, NY
1976 – 1987Teacher of English as a Second Language, Queens College, City University of New York, Empire State College, NY, NY
PUBLICATIONS
Articles and Manuscripts
Ross, T.K.. Bell, P.D. (2007) “No Significant Difference” Only on the Surface. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning. July 2007
Bell, P.D.(2006) Predictors of College Student Achievement in Undergraduate Asynchronous Web_Based Courses. Education. 127 (4), 523-533.
Bell, P.D., Akroyd, D. (2006) Can Factors Related to Self-Regulated Learning Predict Learning Achievement in Undergraduate Asynchronous Web-based Courses? International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning. Oct. 2006.
Bell, P.D., Hudson, S., Heinan, M. (2004) Effect of Teaching/Learning Methodology on Effectiveness of a Web-Based Medical Terminology Course. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning. April 2004.
Bell, P.D., Hudson, S., & Heinan, M. (2001, Autumn). Learning Medical Terminology in a Traditional Classroom versus the World Wide Web: Is There a Difference in PA Student Performance? Perspective on Physician Assistant Education. 12 (4), 232-235.
Bell, P.D. & Hudson, S. (2001, January/February). Equity in the diagnosis of chest pain: Race and Gender. American Journal of Health Behavior. 25 (1), 60-71.
Bell, P.D. (2000, September). Standards and the integrated health care record. Health Care Manager.19(1), 39-43.
Bell, P.D. (1999, Winter). Evaluation the effectiveness of CAI in professional allied health education. Educational Perspectives in Health Information Management, 2(2), 29-40.
Bell, P.D., Micke, M., & Kasa, R.M. (1998, November/December). Equity in the diagnosis and treatment of chest pain: Gender, age, and comorbidity. American Journal of Health Behavior, 22(6), 443-450.
Bell, P.D. (1996). Release of information. In L.A. Horton (Ed.), Case study manual (pp. Section II-Case IV). Chicago: Assembly on Education of the American Health Information Management Association.
Light, R., Richards, D., Bell, P.D. (1978). Children’s attitudes towards speakers of standard vs. non-standard English. Child Study Journal, 8(4), 253-265.
Pedagogical Manuals
HIMA 3000, Distance Learning version: An on-line web based medical terminology course, Summer 2000, Department of Health Information Management, School of Allied Health Sciences, East Carolina University.
PRESENTATIONS
Research
“Social Software: Hype or Help for Distance Education?” at the 78th AHIMA Assembly on Education conference in Nashville, TN on June 28, 2006.
“Learning Medical Ternminology on the Web. A High Tech Correspondence Course”. 9th Annual EDiNEB International Conference, Guadalajara, Mexico, June 19-21, 2002
“Chest Pain Research and Healthcare Equity”. 72nd AHIMA National Convention and Exhibit, Chicago, Illinois, September, 2000.
“Equity in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chest Pain.” School of Allied Health Sciences Research Seminar, Spring, 2000.
“Equity in the Diagnosis of Chest Pain: Age, Race, Gender, and Comorbidity.” Leslie A. Blide Research Forum, AHIMA 1999 Assembly on Education Summer Symposium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 29, 1999.
“Equity in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chest Pain.” School of Allied Health Sciences Research Seminar, March 28, 1999.
Poster session: “Equity in the Diagnosis of Chest Pain;” Research Results from a Study of 3 Central Illinois Hospitals, 124th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition, New York, NY, D.C.,November, 1996.
Service
“Electronic Hospital Information Systems.” Seminar for Senior Students in Clinical Laboratory Science, March, 2002.
“Electronic Hospital Information Systems.” Seminar for Senior Students in Clinical Laboratory Science, March, 2001.
“Electronic Hospital Information Systems.” Seminar for Senior Students in Clinical Laboratory Science, March, 2000.
“Electronic Hospital Information Systems.” Seminar for Senior Students in Clinical Laboratory Science, March, 1999.
“Electronic Hospital Information Systems.” Seminar for Senior Students in Clinical Laboratory Science, February, 1998.
SERVICE
University Committees
Faculty Senate Alternate 2006 - present
Student Computer Use Requirement Committee, member, 2002 -
Smart Classroom Technology Steering Committee, member, 2002 -
Blackboard Advanced Users Group, member, 2002 -
Faculty Senate Alternate, 2000 -2001
Career Education Committee, member, 1995 – 1998
School of Allied Health Sciences Committees
Research/Scholarly Actiities Committee, member, 2002 -
Undergraduate Affairs and Curriculum Committee, member, 2002 -
Distance Education Committee, member, 1999 – present
Student Faculty Committee, member, 1999 – 2002
Task Force on Diversity, member, 1999 – 2002
Faculty Council, member, 1998 – 2000
Undergraduate Affairs and Curriculum Committee, chair and member, 1995 – 1998
Ad Hoc Audio-Visual Committee, member, 1996 – 1997
Departmental Committees
Health Services and Information Management Chair Academic Affairs Committee Fall 2005 - present
Health Information Management Chair Search Committee, member, Fall 1995 – Spring 1996
Book Reviewer
An Introduction to Human Disease, Pathology and Pathophysiology Correlations Fifth Edition. Jones & Bartlett, 2001. Wrote end of chapter questions for on-line text companion.
Statistical Applications for Health Information Management. Aspen, 2000.
Understanding Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests. Delmar, 1998.
AWARDS AND CERTIFICATION
ECU Outstanding Adviser Award, 2002
Network Administrator, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Greenville, NC, February 1999
Certified Tumor Registrar, 93-088, September 1993
Registered Health Information Administrator, 0467560, October 1989
Outstanding Academic Achievement MRANYS, 1988
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Health Information Association, 1989 – present
National Cancer Registrars Association, 1993 – present
State Component of the American Health Information Management Association, 1989 – present
Assembly on Education of the American Health Information Management Association, 1996 – present