Hannah Shepherd

Hannah Shepherd is Assistant Professor of History at Yale University, specializing in 20th-century Japanese imperialism, urban development, and migration between Japan and Korea. Her research examines imperial urbanization through border cities like Fukuoka and Pusan. She holds a PhD from Harvard University, an MA from SOAS, and a BA from Oxford.

Her research interests include:

• Urban and spatial history of imperial systems
• Migration patterns in East Asia
• Women's roles in colonial contexts
• Transnational Korean-Japanese histories

Awards include the Harold K. Gross Dissertation Prize. She has held research fellowships at Waseda University, Yonsei University, and Kyushu University, supported by the Japan Foundation and Korea Foundation.

At Yale, she teaches courses on modern Japanese history, colonial cities, and Korea-Japan imperial relations.