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Kristen Bell is an Assistant Professor at University of Oregon School of Law, with a courtesy appointment in philosophy. Her research leverages multiple disciplines to investigate sentencing and parole. In her publications, she explores the normative foundations of parole, conducts empirical analysis of parole decisions, and proposes state constitutional challenges to parole statutes. Applying her parole expertise and philosophical training in ethics, Bell also collaborates with computer and data scientists in developing machine learning tools to improve equity in parole-release decisions.  

Bell is a graduate of Stanford Law School and earned her PhD in philosophy at UNC-Chapel Hill. She clerked for the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, worked as a Soros Justice Fellow, and was a Senior Liman Fellow and Lecturer at Yale Law School.