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Dr Jane Stevens Crawshaw is a Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head for Strategy and Development in the School of Education, Humanities and Languages at Oxford Brookes University. She holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and an MA from the University of Edinburgh, and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Higher Education Academy.
Her research focuses on the social, medical, and environmental history of early modern Italy, particularly in Venice and Genoa. She explores themes such as public health, quarantine, urban environments, cleanliness, and the treatment of marginal social groups. Her current major project, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, examines how ideas about cleanliness influenced urban and natural environments in Renaissance Italy, with a forthcoming book under contract with Oxford University Press.
Her recent publications reveal a strong thematic focus on the cultural and institutional dimensions of plague and quarantine, time perception during epidemics, and the intersection of family life with public health. These works span disciplines including history, public health, and urban studies, with deep engagement in early modern European contexts.
- Leverhulme Trust Early Career Research Fellowship (2012–2017)
- British Academy Small Research Grant (2012)
- Wellcome Trust Conference Grant (2015)
- Shortlisted, AHRC/BBC Radio 3 New Generation Thinkers (2016)
- Teaching Award, Higher Education Academy (joint)
Dr Stevens Crawshaw supervises PhD and Master’s students in early modern social, medical, and environmental history. She has received research funding from major bodies including the Leverhulme Trust, British Academy, and Wellcome Trust. She is actively engaged in academic leadership, public engagement, and curriculum development.
She is a member of the Executive Board of the International Network for the History of Hospitals and formerly served as Honorary Secretary of the Society for Renaissance Studies. She has delivered public lectures at institutions such as the National Galleries of Scotland, the Worth Library in Dublin, and Ewha Women’s University in Seoul, and has contributed to BBC Radio, the New York Times, and educational platforms like BBC Bitesize and MASSOLIT.
