Jessica Keene
مدرس · History of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
University of Massachusetts Amherstمعرفی
Jessica Keene is a Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her work focuses on early modern English gender and religious history, particularly the intersection of sexuality and the Reformation. She previously held positions at Georgian Court University and taught at Johns Hopkins University and Goucher College.
Her research explores how debates over clerical celibacy and monastic dissolution shaped the Church of England and English societal structures. Recent publications include analyses of Henry VIII's sexual conservatism and monastic narratives. She has contributed to public-facing projects like Perspectives on History and been quoted in New York Times and Wine Enthusiast Magazine.
Dr. Keene earned her PhD in History from Johns Hopkins University (2020), with master's degrees from Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She completed her undergraduate studies at Christopher Newport University. Her teaching spans Tudor England, Renaissance Europe, and career development for humanities students.
