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Patricia Ehrkamp is the Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor of Geography at the University of Kentucky's College of Arts & Sciences. Her work focuses on migration, geopolitics, borders, refugees, urban geography, and transnationalism with particular emphasis on feminist geographies and political dynamics in Europe and the United States.
- Affiliations: New Maps Plus, Political Geography journal editorial board, American Association of Geographers (AAG) President, Gender and Women's Studies, and Applied Environmental and Sustainability Studies.
- Key Research Interests: Geopolitical analysis of displacement, trauma studies in resettlement contexts, transnational migration frameworks, and intersections of faith-based communities with immigration policies.
Her research bridges theoretical innovation with empirical fieldwork, exploring how geopolitical processes shape everyday lives of migrants and refugees. Recent work examines spatial politics of trauma, digital age debates, and refugee administration in Turkey and the U.S. South. She currently serves as AAG President, advancing disciplinary advocacy and international collaboration.
Publications span over two decades, with recent focus on migration metaphors, refugee trauma, and transnationalism. Her interdisciplinary approach integrates feminist theory, critical geopolitics, and ethnographic methods.
