Annie DeVries

Annie DeVries serves as Associate Professor and Core Texts Director in the History Department at Samford University's Howard College of Arts and Sciences, having previously taught at the University of Alabama and Birmingham-Southern College. Her institutional affiliation centers on historical research and pedagogical leadership within the university's liberal arts framework.

Her scholarly expertise spans global comparative history with concentrated focus on modern Egypt, Middle Eastern imperialism, and gender dynamics. She examines urban transformations through interdisciplinary lenses, particularly investigating how colonial legacies shaped Cairo's suburban development and contemporary social structures. Her methodology integrates archival research with digital humanities approaches to reconstruct marginalized historical narratives.

DeVries' publication record features a seminal 2021 monograph analyzing Cairo's Maadi suburb, reflecting her specialization in Middle Eastern urban history. Current research trajectories include innovations in early-twentieth century green energy systems within Cairo's historical context and community-driven digital documentation of Birmingham's Homewood neighborhood through the Rosedale Memory Project, demonstrating consistent thematic focus on urban spaces and social change.

She directs the Rosedale Memory Project, a collaborative digital history initiative engaging local communities to preserve oral histories and material culture of Rosedale's development. This effort combines academic research with public history outreach, creating accessible archives of neighborhood evolution in Birmingham's Homewood area.