Angela Davis

Angela Davis is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Warwick, specializing in transnational health history, gender studies, and 20th century social policy. She holds a Wellcome University Award and has held academic positions since 2007, including Senior Research Fellow (2013-16) and Leverhulme Trust Fellow (2008-10).

• Research Focus: Transnational health perspectives (Europe/Middle East), Jewish motherhood, postwar childcare policies, and maternal healthcare
• Teaching: Courses on Israel/Palestine history (HI298), modern family history (HI3G2), and medical history methods (HI907)

Her research explores topics such as Jewish refugee women's experiences in post-war Britain and transnational comparisons of maternity care systems. Davis leads the Warwick Oral History Network, emphasizing participatory historical research methods.

• Awards: Wellcome University Award (x2), British Academy Fellowship, Leverhulme Fellowship

Current work examines health systems across Europe and the Middle East through a transnational lens, building on earlier studies of British childcare policy (1939-2010) and modern motherhood (1945-2000).