Jennifer Kosmin

Jennifer Kosmin serves as an Associate Professor in the History Department within Auburn University's College of Liberal Arts. She joined Auburn University in fall 2022 after previously holding an Assistant Professor position at Bucknell University from 2015-2022. Her academic career includes a postdoctoral fellowship at Rutgers University's Center for Historical Analysis (2019-2020) and a Fulbright scholarship in Italy (2011-2012).

Dr. Kosmin specializes in the history of medicine and science with a focus on early modern Italy. Her research explores the intersections of gender, the body, sexuality, and knowledge production, particularly regarding women's roles in medical and scientific knowledge formation. She engages with topics including anatomical modeling, reproductive technologies, midwifery education, and the history of the fetus.

Her scholarly output reveals a consistent focus on the social and political contexts of medical practices in early modern Europe, particularly examining how institutions regulated reproduction and gendered medical knowledge. Her work demonstrates expertise in both textual analysis of historical medical treatises and material culture approaches to medical history.

Dr. Kosmin teaches courses including the Technology and Civilization sequence, History of Sexuality, History of Madness, and Special Topics in Gender & Medicine. She actively mentors graduate students interested in the history of medicine, reproduction, and sexuality.