
Assistant Professor, Geography, ISAT
palkovre@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Education
- Ph.D. Anthropology, The Pennsylvania State University (2025)
- M.A. Anthropology, The Pennsylvania State University (2022)
- M.Phil. Applied Biological Anthropology, University of Cambridge (2019)
- B.A. Anthropology; English, James Madison University (2016)
Experience
- James Madison University, Assistant Professor (Present)
- University Graduate Fellow, The Pennsylvania State University (2020-2025)
- Fulbright Study/Research, Environmental Studies, Tanzania (2016-2017)
Research Interests
- Landscape genomics
- Agroforestry
- Botany and ethnobotany
- Forest ecology
- Conservation sciences
Courses Taught
- ISAT 112
- GEOG 308