• PhD, Public Health – Health Services & Policy Research, Georgia State University, 2018
• MPH, Health Promotion, Education, & Behavior, University of South Carolina, 2014
• MSW, Individuals & Families, University of South Carolina, 2014
• BA, Sociology, Mercer University, 2010

Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of Georgia

Services and supports for adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities; health policy; electronic portfolios; interdisciplinary training.

• Certificate of Excellence in College Teaching, 2018
• Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Fellowship, 2014
• CPH Excellence in Teaching Award, 2021
• Service-Learning Fellowship, 2020

• American Public Health Association
• Association of University Centers on Disabilities
• American Association on Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

HPRB 7240, Interprofessional Identity Development in the Health & Social Sciences

Henderson, S. & Wells, R. (2021). Environmental racism and the contamination of black
lives: A literature review. Journal of African American Studies, 25(1), 134-151. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12111-020-09511-

Wells, R., Daniel, P., Barger, B., Rice, C. E., Bandlamudi, M., & Crimmins, D. (2020). Impact of medical home-consistent care and child condition on select health, community, and family level outcomes among children with special health care needs. Children’s Health Care, 50(2), 171–191. https://doi.org/10.1080/02739615.2020.1852085

Wells, R., Baumann, S., Graybill, E., Truscott, S., Crenshaw, M., & Crimmins, D. (2018). Assessing the feasibility and acceptability of e-Portfolios in an inclusive, graduate-level interdisciplinary training program. International Journal of ePortfolio, 8(2): 91-101.