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Jess Dillard-Wright is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Equity & Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Elaine Marieb College of Nursing. She is also affiliated with the UMass Institute for Applied Life Sciences (IALS) Center for Personalized Health Monitoring, where she co-leads the ethics component of the Health Tech for the People initiative. Additionally, she is a 2023 Public Interest Technology (PIT@UMass) fellow and served as the 2021–22 fellow at the University of California Irvine Center for Nursing Philosophy. She serves on the American Nurses Association Ethics Advisory Board.
Education:
- PhD, Augusta University (2020)
- MSN - Community-Based Nurse Midwifery, Frontier Nursing University (2015)
- MSN - Clinical Nurse Leader, Medical College of Georgia (2009)
- MA - Women's History, Sarah Lawrence College (2006)
- BS - Science, Technology, and Culture, Georgia Institute of Technology (2004)
Her research centers on nursing philosophy and the history of nursing activism, with a focus on holistic health, ethics in health technology, reproductive health, and death care. She employs queer, feminist, posthuman, and abolitionist frameworks to challenge dominant paradigms in nursing and healthcare. Her work emphasizes social justice, equity, and the radical reimagining of care systems.
The most recent publications highlight a trajectory toward critical, speculative, and emancipatory nursing scholarship. Themes include anti-oppressive education, ethical resistance, planetary health, and the dismantling of capitalist and colonial structures in healthcare. Her work bridges theory and praxis, advocating for transformative change in nursing education and practice.
Scientific Awards:
- GLMA Global Hero Award (2020)
She has collaborated on significant scholarly projects, including editing the influential anthology Nursing a Radical Imagination. Her advisory and collaborative roles span transdisciplinary teams focused on ethical technology and community-centered care. While no specific grants or student advisees are listed, her leadership in ethics and equity initiatives underscores her impact on institutional and professional nursing discourse. She is actively engaged in building just, equitable, and sustainable healthcare futures through scholarship, activism, and institutional leadership.
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