Tamara Bell, MA ’93, PhD ’04, completed both of her graduate degrees in journalism at The University of Texas at Austin, after earning her Bachelor of Journalism from Texas A&M University. In a former life, she was a journalist. She also worked in the Texas Legislature as chief of staff and press secretary for two House members, as well as a senior policy analyst for a Senate Committee; as founder and editor-in-chief of a nonprofit online news site for millennials; and as a freelance publicist.

Today, Bell is an assistant professor of instruction in both the School of Journalism and Media and the Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations at The University of Texas at Austin, where she teaches such courses as Journalism Practices, Integrated Communication Campaigns, and Brand Podcasting. She was named to the Alcalde magazine’s 2023 Texas 10 list of the most excellent UT professors, selected by the Texas Exes from student nominations.

In addition to teaching, Bell coaches entrepreneurs on how to write and use their personal brand story to transform lives, starting with their own. She is also the founder of Two Bells Media, which among other projects produces the Talking Movies with My Mom podcast, co-hosted by her son, Jackson Bell, BS ’21.

She also serves as an advisory board member for Limestone Post Magazine, an independent online magazine committed to publishing informative and inclusive stories about Bloomington, Indiana, and the surrounding areas. And every second weekend in March, she’s blogging for the SXSW Pitch startup competition.