Shana J. Brown

Shana J. Brown is an Associate Professor of History and Director of the University Honors Program at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She holds a BA from Amherst College (1993) and a PhD from UC Berkeley (2003). Her work bridges science, culture, and gender in modern China, with a focus on transnational and comparative frameworks. Current research projects include women intellectuals in modern China, wartime photography technology, and the history of infectious disease in US-China relations.

Her teaching portfolio includes courses like 'World History of Human Disease' and 'Twentieth-Century China,' emphasizing transnational perspectives. She has held a predoctoral fellowship at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, and her major publications include Pastimes (2011) and numerous articles on gender, visual culture, and intellectual history.

Professional service includes advising graduate students, curating exhibits on Chinese studies, and developing interdisciplinary courses. Her work frequently examines intersections between science/humanities, cultural preservation, and socio-political change in Asia.