Jane Henderson

Jane Henderson is an Assistant Professor of Geography at Dartmouth College. Her research focuses on Black geographies beyond the plantation, examining intersections of race, space, and environment in settler colonial contexts. She holds a B.A. from the University of San Diego and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Her work engages Black Caribbean intellectual traditions and interrogates Indigenous and Black spatial claims through her hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Teaching interests include courses on Race, Space and Nature; Racial Capitalism; and Human Geography fundamentals. Her publications address racial justice in academic disciplines and abolitionist frameworks in geographical practice. She actively contributes to inclusive pedagogy and critical spatial theory.

No formal grants or awards are listed, though her research demonstrates engagement with critical social justice themes. She advises students through structured processes outlined in her Letter of Recommendation Request Form.