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Research Interests
- Literacy Studies
- Carceral Studies
- Maternal Incarceration
- Cultural Rhetorics
- Women's Rhetorics
- Feminist Mothering Practices
Biography
JWells is an Assistant Professor in the Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies Department and an Affiliate Faculty member in the African American and Africana Studies Program at the University of Kentucky. Her research interests center on the relationship between intersectionality, literacy normativity, and motherhood.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University Of Texas At Austin
2020
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Projects & Grants
- 1 Finished
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Write to Motherhood: A Writing Exchange Program for Justice-Involved Mothers & Their Children
Wells, J. (PI)
University of Kentucky UNITE Research Priority Area
5/15/23 → 5/14/24
Project: Research project
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Research with formerly incarcerated mothers: Using feminist rhetorical research practices in a carceral context
Wells, J., 2025, (Submitted) In: Qualitative Research Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Using Feminist Rhetorical Practices to Justly Do Rhetoric
Wells, J., 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Write to Motherhood: Restoring Harms with Justice-Involved Mothers
Wells, J., 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review