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Kyle T. Evered is an Associate Professor at Michigan State University’s Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences. His work focuses on cultural, historical, and political geography in Turkey, North Africa, the Middle East, and former Soviet states. He earned a PhD in Geography from the University of Oregon, with a Graduate Certificate in Russian and East European Studies, and holds degrees in Anthropology, Latin American Studies, and Geography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Evered’s research integrates political ecology, environmental history, and medical geography, examining topics like opium poppy cultivation, malaria eradication, and alcohol regulation in early republican Turkey.
- PhD in Geography (2002), University of Oregon
- Graduate Certificate in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (2002), University of Oregon
- MS in Geography (1994), University of Wisconsin-Madison
- MA in Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies (1991), University of Wisconsin-Madison
- BA in Anthropology, History, and Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies (1990), University of Wisconsin-Madison
His recent publications analyze the geopolitical dimensions of agricultural expansion, disease control, and cultural practices in Turkey’s historical context. Evered has received a Fulbright award for research in Turkey and has advised graduate students on topics including health governance, urban texts, and environmental symbolism. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in human geography, critical geopolitics, and environmental history, while also presenting at academic conferences on Eurasian geopolitics and Middle Eastern studies.
- Fulbright Award for study in Turkey
