Professor Brad Bell Named Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources
Bradford S. Bell, the William J. Conaty Professor in Strategic Human Resources at the ILR School, was inducted as a fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources (NAHR) at its annual meeting and gala at the Conrad New York Downtown on the evening of Nov. 12.
The honor is considered one of the highest distinctions in the human resources profession.
“Election as an NAHR fellow is among the most meaningful forms of recognition in our profession because it comes from one’s peers,” said Christy Pambianchi ’90, NAHR chair and chief human resources officer at Caterpillar, Inc. “This year’s fellows have helped advance human resource management through thought leadership, policy development, innovative practices and a sustained commitment to giving back to the profession.”
An academic for more than 25 years, Bell is also the director of ILR’s Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS). He teaches undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in human resource management, training and development, and work groups and teams. Bell is also a key faculty member for the school’s Executive Master of HR Management (EMHRM) program, and in 2004, he won the General Mills Award for Exemplary Graduate Teaching.
“Being elected an NAHR fellow is an incredible honor,” Bell said. “It would not be possible without our Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies, which has provided me with the opportunity throughout my time at Cornell to work with the very best HR leaders to have a positive impact on the function.”
A prolific researcher with numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters to his name, Bell’s research areas include training and development, team development and effectiveness, and virtual work. Recently, he helped develop the CAHRS World-Class HRBP Framework, a comprehensive model that defines key elements of the human resource business partner (HRBP) role and sets a standard for what “great” looks like.
Bell is a member of four national honor societies and is a fellow of both the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and the American Psychological Association. He has been recognized for his research with several awards, including the Early Career Achievement Award from the HR Division of the Academy of Management (2008) and Emerald Management Review’s Citation of Excellence (2008). Bell also won the Outstanding Reviewer Award from both Group & Organization Management Outstanding (2020) and the Academy of Management Discoveries (2021).
