Graduate Students

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	Tanzina Afrin tafrin1@lsu.edu B.S. Military Institute of Science and Technology, Bangladesh; M.S. IHE, the Netherlands; M.S. Louisiana State University Advisor: Dr. Kory Konsoer River Dynamics, Sediment Transport, Hydrodynamics, Hydrology
	Ashley L. Allen aale78@lsu.edu B.A. Oklahoma State University; M.A. University of Wyoming Advisor: Dr. Dydia DeLyser cultural geography, landscape, memory, identity, folklore, united states, narrative and rural communities.
	Alexandria Amaki B.A. CSU Chico Advisor: Dr. Ginesse Listi forensic anthropology, osteology, ancestry
	Meredith Aulds maulds2@lsu.edu B.A. Louisiana State University Advisor: Dr. Robert Tague Osteology, Skeletal biology, pathologies, bioarchaeology, Latin America, South America
	Kathleen Benedetto kbened3@lsu.edu B.S. Psychology, LSU; M.S.W., Tulane University Advisor: Dr. Jill Trepanier extreme climate events, hurricanes
	Krista Bennett kbenn32@lsu.edu B.A. Psychology, B.A. Anthropology, University of North Texas Advisor: Dr. Ginesse Listi Forensic Anthropology, Skeletal Trauma, Osteology
	Rupsa Bhowmick B.S. University of Calcutta M.S. University of Calcutta Advisor: Dr. Jill Trepanier climatology, applied climatology, extreme climatic events, remote sensing and GIS
	Kyle Bikowski Kbikow1@lsu.edu B.A. Anthropology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa B.A. International Studies, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Advisor: Dr. Micha Rahder Sociocultural Anthropology, Gaymers and Gayming, Science and Technology Studies, Cyborg Anthropology, Virtual Spaces, Nerd Culture, LGBTQ+ Studies
	Brittney Blevins bblevi2@lsu.edu B.A. Anthropology, University of Louisville Advisor: Dr. Ginesse Listi Forensic Anthropology, Dental Anthropology, Human Osteology
	Jason Brooks B.S. Kennesaw State University; M.A. Georgia State University Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Saunders comparisons in power and spatial organization between sugar and cotton plantations in the Lower Mississippi River Valley with a primary focus in historical archaeology
	Vincent Brown vbrow31@lsu.edu B.S. Salisbury University; M.S. University of Tennessee Advisor: Dr. Barry Keim Climatology, Physical Geography, Climate Change, Statistics
	Charles Canan ccanan1@lsu.edu A.S. Emergency Medical Services, Nicholls State University (2003); B.S. Allied Health - Professional Practice, Nicholls State University (2005); M.S. Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Arkansas Tech University (2017) Advisor: Dr. Barry Keim Primary focus is disaster sciences; interests include physical geography, hydrology, and geomorphology
	Maggie Cloos B.A. Sewanee Advisor: Dr. Brian Marks coastal Louisiana, environmental change narratives, community participation in environmental management, conservation geography
	Elizabeth Cruzado Carranza ecruza1@lsu.edu B.A. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru; M.A. University of Memphis Advisor: Dr. David Chicoine Andean archaeology, mortuary practices, archaeobotany, public archaeology, site preservation, museum studies, identity, cultural heritage
	Audrey DeLuca adodge2@lsu.edu B.A. Anthropology and History, University of Alabama; Advisor: Dr. David Chicoine Bioarchaeology, Historical Archaeology, Gender Studies, Mortuary Practices
	Kevin Durbin B.S. Louisiana State University; M.S. Georgia Tech Advisor: Dr. Fahui Wang urban and transportation geography, land use patterns and policy, public policy and administration, GIS, urban scenario modeling
	Katherine Elder B.A. Anthropology and French Advisor: Dr. Ginesse Listi Forensics and Bioarchaeology
	Amber Elworth B.A. Louisiana State University Advisor: Dr. Jill Brody linguistic anthropology, applied linguistics, language acquisition, middle east, north africa
	Nicholas Enwright nenwri1@lsu.edu B.S. University of North Texas; M.S. University of North Texas Advisor: Dr. Lei Wang geographic information systems, remote sensing, land use/land cover change, wetlands, barrier islands, restoration monitoring
	Shuzhan Fan B.S. Central South University Advisor: Dr. Michael Leitner GIS, spatial statistics, spatial analysis, remote sensing
	Monica Fenton mfento1@lsu.edu B.A. University of Pennsylvania Advisor: Dr. David Chicoine archaeology, the Andes, Lower Central America, gender, queerness, bioarchaeology, zooarchaeology, mortuary practices
	Cheryl M Foster cfost34@lsu.edu B.A. University of Central Florida; M.A. University of Central Florida Advisor: Dr. Heather McKillop Maya Archaeology, Underwater Archaeology, Paleoethnobotany, Geology, Herbalism, Environmental Archaeology
	Kelsey Fox kfox26@lsu.edu B.S. University of Louisiana at Lafayette Advisor: Dr. Robert Tague Forensic Anthropology
	Margaret Furtner mfurtn1@lsu.edu B.A. DePauw University Advisor: Dr. Juliet Brophy Paleoanthropology, Osteology, Dental Anthropology
	Melinda González B.A. Barnard College of Columbia University; M.A. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick Advisor: Dr. Micha Rahder socio-cultural anthropology, ethnomusicology, environmental anthropology, music asresistance, language and culture, food studies, land rights, indigenous rights, Latin America and the Caribbean
	SK Groll sgroll1@lsu.edu B.A. Case Western Reserve University Advisor: Dr. Joyce M. Jackson sociocultural and public anthropology, ethnography of social movements, political economy, geography of resistance, politics of education, medical anthropology, body ideals, gender, sexual health, adolescent cultures
	Marena Grondin mgrond1@lsu.edu B.S. Unity College Advisor: Dr. Kory Konsoer physical geography, fluvial geomorphology
	Nick Grondin B.S Meteorology, University of South Alabama (Minors: Mathematics and Geography), GIS Certificate, University of South Alabama Advisor: Dr. Barry Keim climatology, meteorology, tropical cyclones, GIS applications in weather and climate, weather/climate education
	Kelly Haggerty khagge2@lsu.edu BA Anthropology, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Advisor: Dr. Craig Colten critical human geography, political ecology, political economy, local ecological knowledge, food systems
	Ya Han B.S. Geography, Peking University; M.S. Geography (city and regional planning), Peking University Advisor: Dr. Fahui Wang GIS, urban planning, climate change
	Kenetha Harrington khar151@lsu.edu M.A. St. Xavier University Advisor: Dr. Joyce Jackson, Dr. Helen Regis African diaspora archaeology, historical archaeology, sociocultural anthropology, slavery in America, black culture, space, ethnohistory, and identity
	Joseph Harris B.S. Austin Peay State University; M.S. East Tennessee State University Advisor: Dr. Robert Rohli geohazards (hazard mitigation and emergency planning), hazards (anthropogenic and natural), risk assessment, evacuation modeling, GIS, environmental geography (applied GIS and remote sensing), meteorology, climatology
	Juana Ibáñez B.A. University of New Orleans; M.A. University of Texas-Austin Advisor: Dr. Kent Mathewson and Dr. Rebecca Saunders adaptations of the Marksville culture (2000 BP) between the Mississippi delta and Gulf Coast
	Marisa Karpinski mkarpi1@lsu.edu B.S. University of Delaware Advisor: Dr. Barry Keim tropical climatology, hurricanes, climate communication, risk perception
	Brandy Kerr bkerr6@lsu.edu B.A. Anthropology B.A. Spanish Advisor: Dr. David Chicoine prehistoric Plaquemines culture in southeast Louisiana
	Hyunjoong Kim hkim57@lsu.edu B.S. Anyang University, South Korea M.S. Anyang University, South Korea Current advisor: Dr. Fahui Wang Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Simulation Model, Spatial Disparity, Spatial Statistical Analysis Method
	Stephen Kreller skrell1@lsu.edu B.S. Atmospheric Science, University of Louisiana at Monroe Advisor: Dr. Barry Keim Climate, Meteorology, Storm Surge, Hurricanes
	Aubry Kyle Akyle5@lsu.edu M.A. University of New Orleans M.P.H. University of Illinois at Chicago Advisor: Dr. Craig Colten Hazard Planning and Preparedness, Public Health Geographies, Medical Geography, Medical Anthropology, Faith-Based Organization Roles in Disaster Response
	Sarah Latham slatha2@lsu.edu B.A. Anthropology, Webster University Advisor: Dr. Kerry Chance Political Anthropology, Anarchism and Uprisings, Queer Theory, Critical Race Theory, Political Ecology, and Space, Place and Belonging
	Jiyoung Lee jlee257@lsu.edu B.A. Sungshin Women's University; M.A. Sungshin Women's University Advisor: Dr. Michael Leitner GIS, Geo visualization, Interactive map, Geospatial big data analysis, Remote Sensing
	Cuiling Liu B.S. Shandong Jiaotong University; M.S. Capital Normal University Advisor: Dr. Fahui Wang spatial analysis, spatial database, urban planning evaluation, urban explanation simulation
	Shuxian Liu sliu52@lsu.edu B.S. Sun Yat-Sun University Advisor: Dr. Lei Wang Geo-information extraction, RS/GIS application in urban study, Spatial statistic analysis, Natural Disaster in Coastal area
	Irene Martí-Gil B.A. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; M.A. University College London Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Saunders Islamic archaeology, archaeology of Spanish missions, linguistic anthropology
	Bienvenu Sedin Massamba bmassa1@lsu.edu B.S. Alexandria University, Egypt Advisor: Dr. Lei Wang Remote Sensing, GIS, Deep learning & Computer Vision Applications to RS, LiDAR, SAR & Hyperspectral data, Geospatial Data Analytics
	Christopher McCurley B.A. Vanderbilt University; M.C.J. Tarleton State University Advisor: Dr. Kent Mathewson cultural geography, historical geography, mobility, ethnographic methods, GIS
	Brant Mitchell Advisor: Dr. Barry Keim
	Margeaux Murray mmurr35@lsu.edu B.A. Louisiana State University Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Saunders Plaquemine/Mississippian culture, Southeast US, Contact archaeology, Historical archaeology, Cultural Resource Management, Public Outreach
	Ria Mukerji rmuker1@lsu.edu B.A. Environmental Studies, UC Santa Cruz Advisor: Dr. Craig Colten human-environment interaction, community resilience, sea-level rise and floods, human geography, climate change adaptation
	Christopher Nicosia cnicos2@lsu.edu B.A. Suny Oneonta M.S. Illinois State University Advisor: Dr. David Chicoine Bioarchaeology, Skeletal Biology, Social Landscapes (i.e., Social Identity, Gender), Paleopathology, Mortuary Patterning, Diet
	Antonio Otero aotero5@lsu.edu B.A. Louisiana State University Advisor: Dr. Robert Tague Paleoanthropology
	Jessi R. Parfait jparfa6@lsu.edu B.A. Louisiana State University Advisor: Dr. Helen Regis Environmental anthropology, GIS, ethnographic methods, southeast Native Americans, environmental racism
	Alina Prigozhina palina1@lsu.edu B.S. Moscow State University, Russia Advisor: Dr. Michael Leitner medical geography, factors affecting diseases spreading, HIV/AIDS geography, diseases dependent on social factors, geography of crime, GIS applications in business and government
	Michel F. Pujazón mpujazon1@lsu.edu B.A. University of Florida Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Saunders spectroscopy, artifact sourcing, GIS, sacred landscapes, human-environment interaction
	Xiaolei Qiu xqiu5@lsu.edu B.L. Shanghai University of Political Science and Law Advisor: Dr. Helen Regis Social Culture; Gender; Globalization and Power; Social Stratification
	Sophia Reck sreck1@lsu.edu B.S. Colorado Mesa University Advisor: Dr. Ginesse Listi Forensic Anthropology, Bioarchaeology, Human Taphonomy
	Taylor Rowley B.S. University of Oklahoma; M.S. Texas AM University Advisor: Dr. Kory Konsoer Fluvial Geomorphology, Hydrology, Water Resources
	Nan Shang nshang1@lsu.edu B.S. Wuhan University; M.S. Chinese Academy of Sciences Advisor: Dr. Shelly Meng UAV, remote sensing and GIS application, 3D topographic mapping
	Deirdre C. Smith B.S. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Advisor: Dr. Jill Trepanier Latin America, Louisiana Gulf Coast, climatology, hurricanes, lightning, extreme weather, human-environment interactions
	Samira Soleimani ssolei1@lsu.edu B.S. Iran University of Technology; M.S. K. N. Toosi University of Technology Advisor: Dr. Michael Leitner Spatial Statistics, Spatial Crime Analysis, Volunteered Geographical Information, Railroad-Highway Crossing Control, Spatial Data Mining
	Brett Spencer bspen13@lsu.edu B.A. Kent State M.A. University of New Orleans Advisor: Dr. Andrew Sluyter historical geography of the Mosquitia (Honduras and Nicaragua), indigenous activism, urban geography, Central American Caribbean
	Kenny Sutherland ksuthe3@lsu.edu B.S. and B.A Louisiana State University Advisor: Dr. David Chicoine digital imaging, GIS, remote sensing, human-environment interactions, foodways, festivals, religion, material culture, east Asia, Andes
	Andreana Tarleton atarle5@lsu.edu B.A. Louisiana State University Advisor: Dr. Joyce Marie Jackson criminal justice system, black womanhood, cyber activist culture, critical race feminism
	Ashlee Taylor atay159@lsu.edu B.A California State University, Chico Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Saunders Historical Archaeology, Contact Period, GIS, Data Management
	Derek Thompson B.S. Western Kentucky University Advisor: Dr. Barry Keim meteorology, climatology, applied climatology, remote sensing, GIS, teleconnections, history
	Dan Tian dtian2@lsu.edu B.S. Sun Yat-sen University M.S. University of Bristol Advisor: Dr. Lei Wang GIS, remote sensing, flooding, natural hazards and risk assessment
	John Troutman jtrout2@lsu.edu B.S. California University of Pennsylvania Advisor: Dr. Barry Keim meteorology, climatology, hurricanes, storm surge
	Le Tu B.S. Anhui University of Architecture Advisor: Dr. Lei Wang GIS, information extraction, RS/GIS application in urban area, soil moisture estimation
	Clay Tucker M.S. and B.S. Louisiana State University Advisor: Dr. Jill Trepanier Dendroclimatology, climatic geomorphology, paleotempestology,hurricane impacts on the Louisiana Gulf Coast
	Dusty Waltner B.A. University of Montana, M.S. University of Montana Advisor: Dr. Kent Mathewson cultural geography, historical geography, tourism geography, geography of disabilities, performance and identity
	Jacob Warner jwarn11@lsu.edu B.A. Louisiana State University M.A. Louisiana State University Advisor: Dr. David Chicoine, Dr. Kristine DeLong peruvian archaeology, paleoclimate reconstruction, El Niño-Southern oscillation, human-environment interaction
	Yaping Xu B.S. Guizhou University; M.S. Chinese Academy of Sciences Advisor: Dr. Lei Wang remote sensing(RS) of the environment, information extraction, dynamic change analysis, RS/GIS application in natural disaster, cultural relics and heritage
	Deborah Loke Wai Yee dlokew1@lsu.edu B.S. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Advisor: Dr. Kristine DeLong Paleoclimate reconstruction using coral proxies, particularly Sr/Ca and Ba/Ca
	Xukai Zhang xzhan78@lsu.edu B.S. China University of Geosciences; M.S. Chinese Academy of Sciences Advisor: Dr. Shelly Meng remote sensing application, coastal information extraction, 3D topographic mapping, urban development
	Zeliu Zheng B.S. University of Washington, Seattle M.S. Binghamton University, SUNY; Advisor: Dr. Fahui Wang urban planning, public policy, GIS