Jennifer Luff

Jennifer Luff serves as an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University, specializing in the history of politics and labor movements across the United States and United Kingdom with emphasis on civil liberties, state repression, and working-class conservatism.

Her research spans Civil Liberties History, State Repression History, Political Organizing History, Working-Class Conservatism, Espionage History, and Workplace Surveillance History. Luff has published in leading journals including Diplomatic History, American Historical Review, and Journal of Contemporary History, establishing her as a key scholar in historical analyses of state power.

Recent work like her 2017 article "Covert and Overt Operations" examines interwar political policing in Anglo-American contexts, revealing systemic patterns in state surveillance, anticommunist operations, and civil liberties erosion. Her scholarship consistently bridges historical events with contemporary debates about governmental authority and individual rights.

Scientific Awards:

• Shelby Cullom Davis Center Fellow (Fall 2024)
• Research Fellow at New York University
• Research Fellow at University of California, Los Angeles
• Research Fellow at the Newberry Library

Luff maintains an active research profile with competitive fellowships indicating strong grant acquisition, though specific advising details remain unreported in source materials. Her current book project on Britain's interwar communist exclusion program demonstrates ongoing scholarly productivity within historical intelligence studies.