Office: WSTC E229 | Phone: (308) 865-8230 | Email: bellc@unk.edu
Dr. Chance Bell serves as Assistant Vice Chancellor for International Affairs and Senior International Officer at the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK), where he oversees international recruitment and marketing, international admissions, the English Language Institute, international student services, international travel for UNK, and all other UNK Global operations.
Dr. Bell previously served as Assistant Director of International Student Services and joined UNK in 2019 as an assistant professor of Family Science, earning promotion to associate professor in 2024. He teaches courses on intimate and family relationships and was recognized with the College of Education’s Outstanding Teaching Award in 2021.
His research focuses on mental health, couple dynamics, forgiveness, and humility. He has co-authored publications with collaborators from Canada, Great Britain, India, and Spain. Trained as a marriage and family therapist, he provided care to individuals and couples in diverse settings for over a decade.
Dr. Bell’s leadership experience spans higher education, retail, nonprofit organizations, and private practice. His cross-cultural interests began during missionary service in Paraguay, where he became fluent in Spanish and Guarani.
He leads with a collaborative and relationship-centered approach, drawing on his background in family science to build trust, empower teams, and support the success of students and colleagues alike.
A native of Rexburg, Idaho, Dr. Bell earned a BA in Psychology from BYU–Idaho, an MA in Community Counseling from Gonzaga University, and a PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy from Florida State University. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Boston University’s Albert and Jessie Danielsen Institute.
