Sheri Wells-Jensen, Associate Professor

swellsj@bgnet.bgsu.edu
http://personal.bgsu.edu/~swellsj

423 East Hall
419-372-8935

Degrees and Institutions:

B.A., Psychology and Sociology, Adrian College
M.A., Spanish and Applied Linguistics, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Ph.D., Linguistics, State University of New York, University of Buffalo

Courses Taught:

ENG 615, Modern English Linguistics;
ENG 518, Applied Phonology;
ENG 517, Applied Syntax;
ENG 380, Linguistics for Language Arts Teachers;
ENG 290, Language Study

Area: TESL/Linguistics

Research Interests: Psycholinguistics (especially cross-linguistic aspects of speech production and speech errors), applied phonology, phonetics, General Linguistics, braille literacy and processing, voice identification, xenolinguistics, language preservation.

Recent Publications:

Wells-Jensen, Sheri; Stephanie Hughes and Derek Daniels (2008) What Classroom Language Teachers Should Know About Communication Disorders. Asian Quarterly: An International Journal of Contemporary Issues. V6 #2 p9-32

Wells-Jensen, Sheri. (2006). Blind Students and the ESL Classroom: Accessibility Improves Class for Everyone. In Machado & Blumenthal (Eds.), Perspectives on Community College ESL: Volume 2: Students, Mission, and Advocacy. TESOL (131-150). Alexandria, Virginia.

Wells-Jensen, Sheri, Bradley Gosche & Sean M. Burke.  (2008). The Writing of Braille: Hand, Finger and Frequency Effects on Error and Accuracy Patterns.  British Journal of Visual Impairment.

Wells-Jensen, Sheri, Aaron Schwartz & Bradley Gosche. (2007). A Cognitive Approach to Brailling Errors. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness. Volume 101. Number 7 p. 416-28.

Wells-Jensen, Sheri. (2007). A Cross-Linguistic Speech Error Investigation of Functional Complexity. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 36 (2), 107-157.

Wells-Jensen, Sheri. (2007). A Braille Orthography for tlhIngan.  Speculative Grammarian. Online publication.

Wells-Jensen, Sheri.  Forthcoming.  "Braille Literacy for ESL Students."  For upcoming book Perspectives on ESL for Community Colleges, Volume Two, ed. Amy Blumenthal.

Wells-Jensen, Sheri.  2005.  "The Braille IPA and Other Issues: The Blind Student in the Phonetics Classroom."  Journal of the International Phonetic Association.  Volume 35:2: 221-30.

Wells-Jensen, Sheri, Jason Wells-Jensen, and Gabrielle Belknap.  2005. "Changing the Public’s Attitude Toward Braille: A Grassroots Approach."  Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 99:3: 133-40.