JWells

JWells is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies at the University of Kentucky. Their research focuses on maternal incarceration, cultural rhetorics, and literacy studies, particularly examining how incarcerated mothers use writing to resist systemic norms and perform motherhood. They hold the AAUW Research Leave Fellow award and contribute to interdisciplinary fields including feminist mothering practices and sociological analyses of incarceration.

Affiliations include the Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies, African American and Africana Studies, and Social Theory. Their work bridges critical race theory with literacy practices, emphasizing marginalized voices. Recent publications explore themes like video visitation surveillance in prisons and the role of writing in incarcerated motherhood.

• Key Awards: AAUW Research Leave Fellow
• Research Trends: Intersection of technology, incarceration, and motherhood; rhetorical resistance in marginalized communities.

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