Emma Jane Wells, FSA (born 1986) is an English church historian, academic, author, and broadcaster, specialising in the ecclesiastical and architectural history of the late medieval and early modern age.
[3][4] She is a Guardian for the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) and a member of the Hexham and Newcastle Diocesan Advisory Committee (DAC).
She was awarded her Doctorate from Durham University in 2013 with a thesis entitled "An Archaeology of Sensory Experience: Pilgrimage in the Medieval Church c.1170–c.1550".
In 2014, Wells was appointed as Programme Director and Associate Lecturer for the PGDip in Parish Church Studies at the University of York.
[15] In 2017, Wells was appointed as Director for the new collaborative MA in English Building History between the Centre for Lifelong Learning and Department of Archaeology at the University of York, which she led in its creation, design, and development.
Wells's broadcasting work includes appearances on Yesterday's The Architecture the Railways Built, Curiosity Stream's A History of Home and Secrets of Notre Dame: Ancient Engineering and BBC1's From the Dales to the Sea – A Great British Story.