Jessica Wells, PhD, RN, FAAN

Research Program

Cancer Prevention and Control
Phone Number

404-727-5871
Email Address

jholme3@emory.edu

Biography

Jessica S. Wells, PhD, FAAN, is an associate professor, tenured, at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing of Emory University. Dr. Wells serves as assistant director for Winship's Community Outreach and Engagement.

Dr. Wells is a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.

Education

Dr. Well's earned her doctoral degree in nursing and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University. She is the first graduate of Emory's BSN to PhD program. Her BSN is from Howard University.

Titles & Roles

Associate Professor

Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University
Assistant Director, Community Outreach and Engagement

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Research

Dr. Well's overarching research focus is cancer control and prevention, specifically to improve cancer outcomes in vulnerable populations with or at risk for cancer. She is particularly interested in cancer prevention and control among those at risk for HIV. She recently completed a K01 Career Development Award where she examined individual, interpersonal, and neighborhood factors of adherence to follow up after an abnormal anal Pap test in HIV infected individuals. Her research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health, American Cancer Society, and Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society.

Grants

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Grant Number	Title
1R01NR020154-01	Implementing an evidence-based, multilevel intervention to promote HPV vaccination among HIV positive adults
3R01NR020154-04S1	Exploring Stigma, Social Support, and Cancer Screenings among Sexual and Gender Diverse People Living with HIV in Georgia
5R01NR020154-02	Implementing an evidence-based, multilevel intervention to promote HPV vaccination among HIV positive adults
5R01NR020154-03	Implementing an evidence-based, multilevel intervention to promote HPV vaccination among HIV positive adults
5R01NR020154-04	Implementing an evidence-based, multilevel intervention to promote HPV vaccination among HIV positive adults

Publications

Title/Journal	Authors	Publication Date
Acceptability and Preliminary Efficacy of a Novel Web-Based Physical Activity for the Heart (PATH) Intervention Designed to Promote Physical Activity in Adults With Obesity: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR research protocols	J Kariuki, L Burke, K Erickson, S Sereika, S Paul, J Cheng, H Biza, A Abdirahman, K Wilbraham, H Milton, C Brown, M Sells, F Osei Baah, J Wells, R Chandler, B Barone Gibbs	03/18/2025
CHOROIDAL OSTEOMA IN AN INFANT. Retinal cases & brief reports	AE Eder, K Bostwick, JR Wells, GB Hubbard	03/01/2025
Metabolic Pathways Associated With Obesity and Hypertension in Black Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia. Nursing research	GS Brewster, MC Houser, I Yang, J Pelkmans, M Higgins, C Tower-Gilchrist, J Wells, AA Quyyumi, D Jones, S B Dunbar, N Carlson	01/01/2025
INFUSION PORT SITE TUMOR SEEDING AFTER PARS PLANA VITRECTOMY-ASSISTED BIOPSY OF CHOROIDAL MELANOMA. Retinal cases & brief reports	CP Azarcon, PJ Williams, HE Grossniklaus, C Bergstrom, JR Wells	05/01/2024
"What Did You Say, ChatGPT?" The Use of AI in Black Women's HIV Self-Education: An Inductive Qualitative Data Analysis. The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC	RD Chandler, S Warner, G Aidoo-Frimpong, J Wells	05/01/2024
Pre- and Post-Treatment Quality of Life Among Patients with Advanced Stage Cervical Cancer at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia. Cancer management and research	R Teshome, I Yang, E Woldetsadik, E Girma, M Higgins, J Wells	01/01/2024
Survival Status and Predictors Among Women with Advanced Stage of Cervical Cancer. International journal of women's health	R Teshome, I Yang, E Woldetsadik, E Girma, M Higgins, J Wells	01/01/2024
Survival of women with cervical cancer in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology	R Kassa, Y Irene, E Woldetsadik, E Kidane, M Higgins, T Dejene, J Wells	12/01/2023
Evaluating a Low-Cost Disaster Preparedness Simulation for Prelicensure Nursing Students. Disaster medicine and public health preparedness	Q Phan, DE Geller, AS Broughton, BA Swan, JS Wells	03/01/2023
An overview of implementing an evidence based program to increase HPV vaccination in HIV community clinics. BMC public health	J Wells, JL Klosky, Y Liu, TW Gillespie	09/07/2022
Foreign body giant cell reaction to silicone oil presenting as a salmon-patch conjunctival lesion. American journal of ophthalmology case reports	CP Azarcon, HE Grossniklaus, JR Wells	09/01/2022
Longitudinal determinants of anal intercourse among women with, and without HIV in the United States. BMC women's health	BN Owen, RF Baggaley, M Maheu-Giroux, J Elmes, AA Adimora, C Ramirez, A Edmonds, K Sosanya, TN Taylor, M Plankey, JA Cederbaum, D Seidman, KM Weber, ET Golub, J Wells, H Bolivar, D Konkle-Parker, G Pregartner, MC Boily	07/14/2022
Follow-Up to High-Resolution Anoscopy After Abnormal Anal Cytology in People Living with HIV. AIDS patient care and STDs	J Wells, L Flowers, CC Mehta, R Chandler, R Knott, M McDonnell Holstad, D Watkins Bruner	07/01/2022
Developing Culturally Tailored mHealth Tools to Address Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes Among Black and Latina Women: A Systematic Review. Health promotion practice	R Chandler, D Guillaume, A Parker, J Wells, ND Hernandez	07/01/2022
Intraocular Lens and Lens Capsule Spread of Iridociliary Melanoma: Clinical and Histopathologic Features of 2 Cases. Ocular oncology and pathology	CP Azarcon, JR Wells, T Aaberg, HE Grossniklaus	06/01/2022
Perceptions of Anal Cancer Risk Among HIV-Positive and High-Risk HIV-Negative Women. Journal of lower genital tract disease	J Wells, R Chandler, L Flowers, S Paul, A Sharma, N Kalifa, M Holstad	04/01/2022
Exploring the Anal Microbiome in HIV Positive and High-Risk HIV Negative Women. AIDS research and human retroviruses	J Wells, J Bai, D Tsementzi, CI Jhaney, A Foster, D Watkins Bruner, T Gillespie, Y Li, YJ Hu	03/01/2022
Adaptation of Metabolomics and Microbiomic Research Protocols During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Nursing research	B Butts, T Alford, G Brewster, N Carlson, E Coleman, E Davis, E Ferranti, LP Kimble, L Narapareddy, J Wells, I Yang	03/01/2022
Let Me Prep You to PREP Me: Amplifying the Voices of Black Women and Their Providers to Consider PrEP as an HIV Prevention Option. International journal of environmental research and public health	R Chandler, D Guillaume, J Wells, N Hernandez	01/27/2022
The Metabolomic Underpinnings of Symptom Burden in Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions. Biological research for nursing	EJ Corwin, G Brewster, SB Dunbar, J Wells, V Hertzberg, M Holstad, MK Song, D Jones	04/01/2021
Secondary ocular malignancies: A review. Clinical & experimental ophthalmology	AM Yeung, JR Wells, HE Grossniklaus	03/01/2021
Knowledge of Anal Cancer, Anal Cancer Screening, and HPV in HIV-Positive and High-Risk HIV-Negative Women. Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education	JS Wells, L Flowers, S Paul, ML Nguyen, A Sharma, M Holstad	06/01/2020
The Vaginal Microbiome in U.S. Black Women: A Systematic Review. Journal of women's health (2002)	JS Wells, R Chandler, A Dunn, G Brewster	03/01/2020
Developing a Reproducible Microbiome Data Analysis Pipeline Using the Amazon Web Services Cloud for a Cancer Research Group: Proof-of-Concept Study. JMIR medical informatics	J Bai, I Jhaney, J Wells	11/11/2019
Making sense of loss through spirituality: Perspectives of African American family members who have experienced the death of a close family member to cancer. Palliative & supportive care	JB Hamilton, NC Best, JS Wells, VC Worthy	12/01/2018
African Americans, African Immigrants, and Afro-Caribbeans Differ in Social Determinants of Hypertension and Diabetes: Evidence from the National Health Interview Survey. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities	Y Commodore-Mensah, N Matthie, J Wells, S B Dunbar, CD Himmelfarb, LA Cooper, RD Chandler	10/01/2018
Dilator Use After Vaginal Brachytherapy for Endometrial Cancer: A Randomized Feasibility and Adherence Study. Cancer nursing	A Hanlon, W Small, J Strauss, LL Lin, L Hanisch, L Huang, J Bai, J Wells, DW Bruner	01/01/2018
Sociodemographic Predictors of Anal Cancer Screening and Follow-up in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Individuals. Cancer nursing	JS Wells, MM Holstad, D Watkins Bruner	01/01/2018
The Relationship Between  Body Mass Index and Sexual Function in Endometrial Cancer . Oncology nursing forum	RM Garcia, A Hanlon, W Small, JB Strauss, L Lin, J Wells, DW Bruner	01/01/2018
Cultural Competency Training to Increase Minority Enrollment into Radiation Therapy Clinical Trials-an NRG Oncology RTOG Study. Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education	JS Wells, S Pugh, K Boparai, J Rearden, KA Yeager, DW Bruner	12/01/2017