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Charles Bell, Ph.D. Professor, researcher, author.
A personal website for a criminal justice professor — research on school discipline and violence, award-nominated books, media appearances, CV and consulting, in one calm, scholarly place.
- Client
- Charles Bell, Ph.D.
- Role
- Associate Professor, Illinois State University
- Field
- School discipline, violence & education policy
- Books
- Suspended (2021) · No Restraint (2026)
- Our role
- Design & development
- Year
- 2025
Overview
A scholar’s work, in one place.
Charles’s work reaches students, journalists, schools and policymakers. The site gives each of them a clear way in — books, articles, media, CV or consulting.
The client
Charles Bell is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Sciences at Illinois State University. Charles researches school discipline, violence and the school-to-prison pipeline, consults for the CDC and the National Center for School Safety, and has appeared on NBC News, NPR, PBS and Al Jazeera.
What the site does
- Introduces four roles — researcher, consultant, author and speaker
- Features the books with publishers and dates
- Lists articles, media appearances and a full CV
- Takes consulting and speaking enquiries
Our role & approach
Design & development — the whole site, from structure and visual design to build and launch.
Live since 2025.
Key features
What’s on the live site.
Expertise & roles
Four cards — Researcher, Consultant, Author and Speaker — each with a short, specific summary.
Featured books
Suspended (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021) and No Restraint (NYU Press, 2026), with covers and links.
Recognition & awards
C. Wright Mills Award finalist, an Outstanding Teacher Award and a research grant.
Articles & media
Separate pages for published articles and for media appearances.
CV & consulting
A CV page and a consulting page for schools and organisations.
Scholarly links
Email, Google Scholar, LinkedIn and Bluesky in the footer.
Inside the site
A closer look.
Sections from the live homepage, captured on desktop.
Responsive
Same story, every screen.
On a phone the portrait follows the introduction, and the roles, books and awards stack into one readable column.
Look & feel
Deep navy, terracotta.
Colours sampled from the live site.
Playfair Display headlines on deep navy, with terracotta accents and a clean sans-serif for text.
Results
Research that reaches further.
Researcher, consultant, author and speaker — Charles’s work now has one home for schools, media and publishers.
- 4roles, each with its own summary
- 2books featured, with publishers and dates
- 1page each for articles, media and CV
- Bookable expertiseA consulting page gives schools and organisations a way in.
- Media-readyAppearances on NBC News, NPR and PBS are gathered in one place.
- Scholarly linksGoogle Scholar, LinkedIn and Bluesky are one click from every page.
Client feedback
In the client’s own words.
Charles Bell, Ph.D.
Research, consulting, books and media now live in one clear place. The team organised a lot of material sensibly, kept to the schedule and made updates simple to manage afterwards.
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