Tamara Bell, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of instruction at The University of Texas at Austin's School of Advertising and Public Relations and School of Journalism and Media, where she teaches undergraduates how to communicate across media channels. Tamara specializes in news and Public Relations writing, PR techniques and podcasting.
Before joining the UT faculty, Tamara had a hodge podge career that included working as a newspaper reporter, chief of staff and press secretary for two members of the Texas House of Representatives and a senior policy analyst for a Texas Senate Committee. Currently, she co-hosts a podcast with her son.
She serves on the Faculty Recruitment Committee for the Moody College of Communication and participates on the Panel for Professor Preview at the Texas Exes’ Camp Texas. She also was named as one of the 2023 Texas 10 by the Texas Exes.
Tamara earned her Ph.D. in Journalism from The University of Texas at Austin.
