Jessica H Gray

Jessica H Gray is a Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of California, Davis (2022–present), with previous experience as a Visiting Lecturer at Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany (2019–2020). Possessing a PhD in English Literature with a Science and Technology Studies emphasis from UC Davis (2022), she also holds an MA from Wright State University (2014) and a BA from the University of North Florida (2009). Her research focuses on intersections between early modern British literature, science, and intellectual histories, particularly examining themes of reproduction, monstrosity, and maternal agency.

• Education: PhD English Literature (UC Davis 2022), MA English (Wright State 2014), BA English (UNF 2009)

Teaching specialties include early modern literature, scientific literacy, and academic writing. She has instructed over 30+ courses across institutions, including advanced composition, Shakespeare studies, and interdisciplinary topics like 'Witches, Virgins, Mothers, and Other Assorted Monsters.'

Award-winning scholar with extensive fellowships including the Obama Institute Exchange Program and multiple UC Davis research grants. Her publications explore utopian citizenship narratives, maternal occultism in Shakespeare, and eighteenth-century motherhood ideals. Active in pedagogical innovation, she balances remote and in-person modalities in teaching.

• Key Awards: Academic Federation Research Travel Award (2024), Dean's Summer Fellowship (2022)

Current academic service includes advising on scientific literacy initiatives and collaborative work bridging humanities and STEM fields.