Dr. Sell is a native Georgian who grew up in Albany. He attended the University of Georgia as an undergraduate where he majored in biology, cheered on the bulldogs and performed in the Redcoat Marching Band. Dr. Sell attended graduate school also at UGA, earning an M.Ed. and an Ed.S. while working as a full time teacher in Gwinnett County. In Gwinnett County, Dr. Sell spent time teaching both middle grades as well as high school sciences. Earning a Ph.D. in science education from UGA, Dr. Sell’s research interests include the nature of science and the way that students and practicing teachers learn the nature of science.

Dr. Sell loves working with animals and is the co-owner of a business that breeds various species of snakes and does outreach programs to help educate the public regarding reptiles. In addition to working with animals on land, Dr. Sell is an avid SCUBA diver, studying animals underwater and has done work to help address the problem of coral bleaching in the Florida Keys.

Published work

Sell, C. (2018). Nature of science instruction and peer coaching; A study
of a secondary science professional development program. [Doctoral
dissertation, The University of Georgia].

Sell, C. (2018). Year –long science Internship to teach the nature of
science: A case study of two high school students. Poster session
presented at the international meeting of National Association of Research
in Science Teaching, Atlanta, Georgia.

Multi-Author and Sell (2018). Multi-faceted Meaning of Scientific Literacy
from Five Theoretical Perspectives. Paper presentation presented at the
international meeting of National Association of Research
in Science Teaching, Atlanta, Georgia.

Sell, C. (2019). Peer Coaching – Supporting the Development of Nature of
Science Knowledge and Classroom Practice. Paper presentation presented at
the international meeting of the Association for Science Teacher
Education, Savannah, Georgia.

Jeong, S., King, G., Pauli, D., Sell, C., and Steele, D. (2020).
Conceptualizing multiplicities of scientific literacy from five theoretical
perspectives. In T.W. Teo, A. Tan & Y. S. Ong (Eds.),Re-searching
science education: Same issues from different lenses. Singapore: Springer
Nature Singapore Private Limited.