Jabarey Wells

Jabarey Wells (he/him/his) is a predoctoral psychology fellow in the Yale Clinical and Community Psychology Internship in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. Jabarey's primary internship placement is at The Consultation Center in the Department of Psychiatry, with a secondary placement at the Substance Abuse Treatment Unit at Connecticut Mental Health Center.

Jabarey is a doctoral candidate in the Human Services Psychology PhD program at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), in the Clinical and Community psychology tracks.

Jabarey’s research examines how social positionality, carceral systems, and space/place interact to influence outcomes related to well-being, trauma, and resistance in Black communities. He is an alumnus of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholars, and former Graduate Education Diversity Intern with the American Evaluation Association. Jabarey aims to utilize community-based participatory research and evaluation to create systems-level interventions and support spatial and health equity for Black populations, especially those impacted by the criminal legal system. Clinically, Jabarey grounds his work in culturally responsive, evidence-based, and holistic approaches to support clients of all different backgrounds. He has worked in various settings across the Baltimore and Washington D.C. metro areas conducting neurodiversity-affirming clinical assessments, and providing individual and family therapy.