Travis Bell is an Associate Professor of Digital and Sports Media and the Director of Graduate Programs and Research in the Zimmerman School of Advertising & Mass Communications. He has published 30 journal articles and book chapters and is lead author of CTE, Media, and the NFL (Lexington Books, 2019, with co-authors Janelle Applequist and Christian Dotson-Pierson). He teaches courses with an emphasis on broadcast journalism, visual storytelling, sports media, and media literacy. Bell's research interests are in sport communication, media studies that intersect with race and gender, and documentary filmmaking. He holds a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of South Florida, a M.S. in Sport Management from Florida State University, and a B.A. in Radio/TV Broadcasting and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Central Florida. He worked nearly two decades in professional journalism, including 12 years in television news as a news and sports multimedia journalist. Bell spent eight years at top 20 market stations (WTSP and WESH) and was the first multimedia journalist hired at a network affiliate in the Tampa/St. Petersburg market. He remains connected in the multimedia industry as a freelance storyteller. Learn more about his research, teaching, and service on his website www.travisrbell.com