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Melissa Wells (mwells)

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Associate Professor

Seacobeck Hall Room 126
mwells@umw.edu
540-654-2177


Melissa Wells in the News

Start-of-Semester Awards Honor Accomplished Faculty Members

Each year, the University of Mary Washington opens the semester with an all-faculty meeting, celebrating contributions to the UMW community, dedicated expertise to fields of study, and support and mentorship of students. In fall 2025, five faculty members were recognized for their commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching, and their Read more…

Wells and Clayton Receive a Virginia Open Educational Resource Impact Award

College of Education Professors Melissa Wells and Courtney Clayton received the Virginia Open Educational Resource (OER) Impact Award for their text, Foundations of American Education: A Critical Lens. Created in 2025, the award recognizes outstanding OER in Higher Education that have had a significant impact in Virginia classrooms. Since publication in Read more…

Wells Presents at National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Conference in Boston

Assistant Professor of Education Melissa Wells presented at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Conference in Boston. Her presentations were titled "Panels Full of Heart, Hope, andHumanity: The Power of Graphic Novels to Foster Critical Literacy and CriticalReading, Teaching with the 2024 Charlotte Huck and Orbis Pictus Award Read more…
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