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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, 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 Compexity. 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.
Wells-Jensen, Sheri. 2004. "All You Need to Know about Blindness You Could Learn from a Four-Year-Old Girl." Braille Monitor, 47:9.
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