Amanda Wells is the Program Coordinator, Digital Safety & Free Expression at PEN America. Before PEN, Wells worked at the International Rescue Committee of Atlanta, where she taught English and literacy courses to recently resettled refugees and migrants. Wells holds a BA in English, Spanish, and Political Science from Rutgers University and a Master of Sciences in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies from the University of Oxford. While at Oxford, her research centered on how algorithmic censorship and online abuse impacts public attitudes towards refugees and digital refugee resistance movements.
Amanda Wells
Program Coordinator, Digital Safety & Free Expression
Articles by Amanda Wells
When a scholar is targeted, what should a university do?
A family scholar’s experience with harassment shows why universities need stronger systems to protect scholar safety and academic freedom.
Librarians increasingly face online abuse. Here are three steps they can take to protect themselves.
Despite the prevalence and impact of harassment campaigns, librarians and educators are not powerless and they are not alone.
How Can Bystanders and Allies Support Targets of Online Abuse?
Here are five steps that all users—including writers and journalists—can take to support those facing online abuse.
