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Janna Coomans is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University specializing in Medieval History. Her research interests span social history, urban history, and public health in premodern cities. Coomans completed her dissertation cum laude in 2021, which was published as 'Community, Urban Health, and the Environment in the Late Medieval Low Countries' by Cambridge University Press. In recognition of her scholarly contributions, she received the John Nicholas Brown Prize in 2025 from the Medieval Academy of America. Between 2018 and 2021, she was a postdoctoral researcher on the ERC-project “Healthscaping Urban Europe.” Currently, she is engaged in a project with the Dutch Research Council focusing on fire risks in the Low Countries during the period 1250-1600. Coomans has authored several works, including monographs and peer-reviewed articles, examining topics such as policing vagrants and public health during the late medieval period. Her notable publications include articles in renowned journals such as the 'English Historical Review' and 'Urban History.' She has also received several awards, including an NWO VENI grant in 2020 for her research on the resilience of communities during crises.
Utrecht University • Utrecht, Netherlands
Teaching and conducting research in Medieval History.
Department of Psychology