Joslyn DeVinney

Joslyn DeVinney is a Lecturer in the Department of History at Columbia University. She holds a B.A. in History from the University of Michigan, and dual M.A./M.Sc. degrees in History from Columbia University and the London School of Economics and Political Science. She completed her Ph.D. in History at Columbia University in 2024. Her research focuses on global material culture, early modern trade networks, and intercultural exchanges between Europe, Asia, and the Americas. She teaches courses such as 'Global Histories of Plants and Empire' and 'The Early Modern Drug Trade.' Her work explores topics like craft practices, knowledge transfer, and colonial entanglements. DeVinney was on leave during Spring 2025.

Her publications include essays on the role of smoke in early modern medicine and the trans-Eurasian movement of material complexes. She has collaborated with scholars on projects like the Making and Knowing Project. No scientific awards are listed in the provided materials.

No advising or grant information is specified. Her academic contributions emphasize interdisciplinary approaches to historical materiality and global interconnectedness.