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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

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