Kayla Yurco: Assistant Professor, GS

Assistant Professor, GS
yurcokm@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Education
- Ph.D., Geography, Pennsylvania State University
- M.S., Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan
- B.S., Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
- B.A. with Honors, English Literature, University of Pittsburgh
Scholarly Interests/Research Topics
- Conservation
- Development
- Environmental governance
- Food security
- Gender and women’s studies
- Human-animal relations
- Justice
- Political ecology
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Courses Taught
- GEOG 290/308 Human-Environment Interactions
- GEOG 315 Field Studies in Geography
- GEOG 350 Topics in Geography (“Mixed Methods Research”)
- GEOG 465 Topics in GIS (“Environmental Justice and GIS”)
- GEOG 470 Senior Seminar in Environmental Conservation, Sustainability, and Development (“Environmental Governance” and “Gendered Geographies”)