Originally from the Bronx, Monday’s plenary speaker, having received his training and Ph.D. from Fordham University, began his professional career as an post-traumatic stress disorder treatment specialist with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Wells is now a faculty member with the Department of Social Sciences at Claflin University.
Dr. Wells has worked extensively in the areas of emotional wellness, graduate school preparation, anxiety/stress management, and in psychologically conceptualizing and combating racism. He performed his TEDx Talk, The Cure for Racism in 2015 and has worked with various McNair Scholars Programs, AEEE, Upward Bound programs and HipHopEd.
