Her areas of specialisation are feminist philosophy, gender theory, critical race and postcolonial theory. Previously, she was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Lincoln, on the 'Suicide in/as Politics' project, funded by the Leverhulme Trust and led by Dr Amy Chandler (University of Edinburgh) and Dr Ana Jordan (University of Lincoln). She holds a PhD from SOAS, University of London (funded through a SOAS Research Studentship), an MPhil from the University of Cambridge, and a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Durham.  Jana is currently pursuing two research projects: on the metaphysics of (decolonising) statues, and on anti-Chinese rhetoric and anti-mask discourse in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.