Graduate Students
Tanzina Afrin - PhD Student
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
Ashlee Autore - MS Student
aautor1@lsu.edu
B.S. Meteorology & Climatology, University of Delaware
Advisor: Dr. Barry Keim
Meteorology, climatology, climate extremes, teleconnections
Kathleen Benedetto - PhD Student
kbened3@lsu.edu
B.S. Psychology, LSU
M.S.W., Tulane University
Advisor: Dr. Jill Trepanier
Extreme climate events, hurricanes
Krista Bennett - PhD Student
kbenn32@lsu.edu
B.A. Psychology, B.A. Anthropology, University of North Texas
M.A. Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Ginesse Listi
Forensic Anthropology, Skeletal Trauma, Osteology
Rianna Bowen - MA Student
rbowen6@lsu.edu
B.A. Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Heather McKillop
Maya Archaeology, GIS, Spatial Relations, Social Organization, Cultural Resource
Management
Jayla Campbell - MA Student
jcamp61@lsu.edu
B.A. Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Robert Tague
Osteology, human evolution, forensic anthropology, paleopathology
Charles Canan - PhD Student
ccanan1@lsu.edu
A.S. Emergency Medical Services, Nicholls State University
B.S. Allied Health - Professional Practice, Nicholls State University
M.S. Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Arkansas Tech University
Advisor: Dr. Barry Keim
Disaster sciences; interests include physical geography, hydrology, and geomorphology
Sharon Cilano - PhD Student
scilan1@lsu.edu
BA Anthropology 2016 Hartwick College / Oneonta, NY
MA Teaching 2019 Northwestern State University of Louisiana / Natchitoches,
LA
Associates of General Studies 2016 Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Advisor: Dr. Brody and Dr. Regis
Cultural anthropology and ethnographic methods, educational anthropology, zoological
parks, ecology/conservation
Adam Cox - MS Student
acox42@lsu.edu
B.A. Lawrence University
Advisor: Dr. Andrew Sluyter
Historic maps, web GIS, open source GIS software development, Louisiana history
Elizabeth Cruzado Carranza - PhD Student
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
Juliana Delgado - MS Student
jdelga8@lsu.edu
B.A. Escuela Superior de Administración Pública, Colombia
M.A. Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
Human Geography, Local and Regional Development, Urban and Rural Planning, Land Use,
Forest Policies, Rural Communities, GIS, Colombia, Latin America
Adam S. Dohrenwend - PhD Student
adohre2@lsu.edu
B.A. Geography, SUNY Geneseo
M.A. Geography, University of Kansas
Advisor: Dr. Andrew Sluyter
South America, political ecology, geographies of consumption, agriculture, globalization
Kevin Durbin - PhD Student
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 - MA Student
B.A. Anthropology and French
Advisor: Dr. Ginesse Listi
Forensics and Bioarchaeology
Monica Fenton - MA Student
mfento1@lsu.edu
B.A. University of Pennsylvania
Advisor: Dr. David Chicoine
Archaeology, the Andes, Lower Central America, gender, queerness, bioarchaeology,
zooarchaeology, mortuary practices
Blaine Fisher - PhD Student
bfish23@lsu.edu
B.S. Southeastern Louisiana University
M.S. University of New Orleans
M.L.A. Tulane University
Advisor: Dr. Heather McKillop
Impact of Manmade and Natural Disasters on Ancient Societies, The Terminal Classic
Maya Collapse, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in
archaeological Research, Evolution of Archaeology into the Digital Space, Geographical
and Environmental Impacts on Ancient Societies, Ancient Myths:
Separating Fact from Fiction
Conner Flynt - MA Student
cflynt3@lsu.edu
B.A. Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas
Advisor: Dr. Heather McKillop
Maya Archaeology, Underwater Archaeology, Ancient History, Maya Epigraphy
Cheryl M Foster - PhD Student
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
Margaret Furtner - PhD Student
mfurtn1@lsu.edu
B.A. DePauw University
M.A. Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Juliet Brophy
Paleoanthropology, Osteology, Dental Anthropology
Madeline Fussell - MA Student
mfusse4@lsu.edu
B.A. Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Helen Regis
New Orleans, race, clothing and physical adornment, housing, public policy
Christopher Goden - MA Student
B.S. Anthropology, Kennesaw State University
Advisor: Dr. Ginesse Listi
Forensic anthropology and skeletal variation
Melinda González - PhD Student
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 as
resistance, language and culture, food studies, land rights, indigenous rights, Latin
America and the Caribbean
SK Groll - PhD Student
sgroll1@lsu.edu
B.A. Case Western Reserve University
M.A. Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Mary Jill Brody
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
Amy Hair - PhD Student
ahair4@lsu.edu
B.A. Michigan State University
M.A. The University of Southern Mississippi
Advisor: Dr. David Chicoine
Andean archaeology, bioarchaeology, mortuary practices, 3D technologies, cultural
heritage
Ya Han - PhD Student
B.S. Geography, Peking University
M.S. Geography, Peking University
Advisor: Dr. Fahui Wang
GIS, urban planning, climate change
Kenetha Harrington - PhD Student
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
Dwayne Hinton - MA Student
dhinto4@lsu.edu
A.A Baton Rouge Community College
A.S. Baton Rouge Community College
B.A. Louisiana State University
B.A.M.C. Louisiana State University
B.I.S. Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Heather McKillop
Maya Archaeology, Underwater Archaeology, 3-D Imaging, Drones, Louisiana Mounds, Wood
Identification, Botany
Abigail Houkes - MA Student
ahouke1@lsu.edu
B.S. Florida State University
Advisor: Dr. Ginesse Listi
Biocultural Analysis, Forensic identification, Human Osteology, Skeletal Trauma
Rodney Hughes - PhD Student
rhugh17@lsu.edu
B.F.A Pratt Institute
M.A. Union Theological Seminary
Advisor: Dr. Joyce M. Jackson
African spiritual traditions in the Americas, shamanic praxis, ritual artifacts,
and performance, comparative mystical and ecstatic traditions, deification,
biblical prophecy, and social justice
Antonia Ingram - PhD Student
aingr18@lsu.edu
B.A. Luther Rice University and Seminary
Th.M. Dallas Theological Seminary
Advisor: Dr. Joyce Jackson
Theological and cultural anthropology, African American culture, identity, urban
and rural ethnography, folklore, racial inequality
Liam Johnson - MA Student
ljoh251@lsu.edu
B.S. University of South Florida
Advisor: Dr. Ginesse Listi
Forensic Anthropology, Taphonomy, Bioarchaeology, GIS, and 3D Technologies
Christina Joseph - PhD Student
cjose44@lsu.edu
B.A. Augusta University
M.A. Georgia State University
Advisor: Dr. Juliet Brophy
Paleoanthropology, Evolution, Dental Anthropology, Sexuality, Identity
Marisa Karpinski - MS Student
mkarpi1@lsu.edu
B.S. University of Delaware
Advisor: Dr. Barry Keim
Tropical climatology, hurricanes, climate communication, risk perception
Mat Keel - PhD Student
mkeel6@lsu.edu
B.A. University of Massachusetts, Amherst
M.A. University of California, Los Angeles
Advisor: Dr. Kent Mathewson
Political ontology, political ecology, decoloniality, plant neurobiology, African
plant diaspora, Brazil
Brandy Kerr - MA Student
bkerr6@lsu.edu
B.A. Anthropology, Louisiana State University
B.A. Spanish, Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Saunders
Prehistoric Plaquemines culture in southeast Louisiana
Hyunjoong Kim - PhD Student
hkim57@lsu.edu
B.S. Anyang University, South Korea
M.S. Anyang University, South Korea
Advisor: Dr. Fahui Wang
Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Simulation Model, Spatial Disparity, Spatial Statistical
Analysis Method
Natalie King - MA Student
nhosch2@lsu.edu
B.S. University of Southern Mississippi
Advisor: Dr. Ginesse Listi
Forensic Anthropology, Skeletal Trauma, Forensic Identification, Biological Profile
Analysis, 3D Technologies
Riley Kloostra - MA Student
rkloos1@lsu.edu
B.A. Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Juliet Brophy
Paleoanthropology, taphonomy, museum studies, human evolution
Tawakalitu Lasisi - MA Student
tlasis2@lsu.edu
B.A. University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Advisor: Dr. Mary Jill Brody
Language Acquisition, Bilingualism, Ethnography, Oral History
Jiyoung Lee - PhD Student
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
Yuan Liang - MS Student
ylian17@lsu.edu
B.S. Ludong University
Hollie Lincoln - PhD Student
hlinco1@lsu.edu
B.A. Anthropology, University of Minnesota-Duluth
M.S. Cultural Resource Management Archaeology, St. Cloud State University
Advisor: Dr. Heather McKillop
Maya Archaeology, Lithic Resources, GIS, Cartography, Spatial Relationships,
Social Organization
Kaitlyn Lowrance - MA Student
klowra1@lsu.edu
B.A. University of North Carolina Wilmington
Advisor: Dr. David Chicoine
Andean archaeology, trade and cultural interactions, public archaeology, Spanish colonization
in the southeastern United States
Irene Martí-Gil - PhD Student
B.A. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
M.A. University College London
Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Saunders
Islamic archaeology, archaeology of Spanish missions, linguistic anthropology
Brant Mitchell - PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Barry Keim
Benjamin Moss - PhD Student
bmoss14@lsu.edu
B.S. University of Oregon
M.A. Wichita State University
Advisor: Dr. Robert Tague
Human osteology and the cranium
Margeaux Murray - MA Student
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
Christopher Nicosia - PhD Student
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
Moses Okonkwo - MS Student
mokonk1@lsu.edu
B.S. Obafemi Awolowo University
Olumide Omotere - PhD Student
oomote1@lsu.edu
B.S. Obafemi Awolowo University
M.S. University North Texas
Advisor: Dr. Lei Wang
Hydrology, Soil Moisture Dynamic, Remote sensing, GIS, Data Analytics
Erika Ornouski - MS Student
eornou1@lsu.edu
B.A. California State University, Sacramento
Advisor: Dr. Kristine DeLong
Storms and extreme rainfall, atmospheric rivers, tropical climatology, ENSO,
the East Asian Monsoon, paleotempestology, marine and coastal ecology,
Japan, Oceania w/emphasis on Palau, the Laguna Madre
Kylie Palmer - PhD Student
kpalm18@lsu.edu
B.S. Florida Gulf Coast University
B.A. Florida Gulf Coast University
M.S. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Advisor: Dr. Kristine DeLong
Paleoclimate reconstructions, conservation paleobiology, paleoecology, marine
biology/ecology, coral reef ecology/biology, hurricanes, tropical climatology,
climate change
Jessie Fay Parrott - MS Student
jparro4@lsu.edu
B.A. Bard College at Simon’s Rock
Advisor: Dr. Barry Keim
Climate change adaptation, climate migration, climate change education, climate
justice, community adaptation & resilience, science education, climate
communication, climate policy, science curriculum development
Roysean Philson - MS Student
rphils2@lsu.edu
B.A. College of Charleston
Michel F. Pujazón - MA, MS Student
mpujazon1@lsu.edu
B.A. University of Florida
Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Saunders
Spectroscopy, artifact sourcing, GIS, sacred landscapes, human-environment interaction
Melanie Puka - PhD Student
ptagim1@lsu.edu
B.A. Development Studies, Victoria University of Wellington
L.L.B. Victoria University of Wellington
M.S. Development Studies Victoria University of Wellington
Advisor: Dr. Fahui Wang
Oceania, diaspora, cultural geography, identities
Sadie Schoeffler - MA Student
sscho11@lsu.edu
B.A. University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Advisor: Dr. Ginesse Listi
Forensic Anthropology, Osteology, Bioarchaeology, Southeastern Archaeology
Nan Shang - PhD Student
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
Sumaiya Siddique - PhD Student
ssiddi7@lsu.edu
B.S. University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
M.S. Geography, Auburn University, Alabama
Advisor: Dr. Kory Konsoer
River erosion assessment, flood hazard modeling, climatic hazards, GIS and remote
sensing
Samira Soleimani - PhD Student
ssolei1@lsu.edu
B.S. Iran University of Technology
M.S. K. N. Toosi University of Technology
Advisor: Dr. Michael Leitner
Spatial Statistics, Spatial Prediction Models, Machie Learning, Traffic Safety Data
Modeling, Analysis and Visualization
Brett Spencer - PhD Student
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
Michael Stein - MS Student
mstei23@lsu.edu
B.A. Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Fahui Wang
GIS, Urban Geography
Kenny Sutherland - PhD Student
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
Arielle Sutton - MS Student
asutt24@lsu.edu
B.S. Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Barry Keim
Climatology
Derek Thompson - PhD Student
B.S. Western Kentucky University
M.S. Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Barry Keim
Meteorology, climatology, applied climatology, GIS, statistics, tropical cyclone size,
heat
Dan Tian - PhD Student
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
Kenneth Tremblay - MA Student
ktremb1@lsu.edu
B.A. Eckerd College
Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Saunders
Bioarchaeology, osteology, paleopathology, dental anthropology, zooarchaeology
April Walton - MA Student
awalt42@lsu.edu
B.A. Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Heather McKillop
Osteology, Bioarchaeology, Forensic Anthropology
Jacob Warner - PhD Student
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
Sabrina Williamson - MA Student
swil382@lsu.edu
B.A. BIOLA University
Advisor: Dr. Ginesse Listi
Forensic anthropology, paleopathology, biological distance, osteology
Yue Wu - PhD Student
ywu48@lsu.edu
B.S. Southwest Forestry University
M.S. Binghamton University
Advisor: Dr. Lei Wang
Spatial analysis, remote sensing in urban area, crime GIS, human-environment interaction
Lirong Yin - MS Student
B.S. University of Iowa
Advisor: Dr. Lei Wang
Human and environment interaction, GIS
Zeliu Zheng - PhD Student
B.S. University of Washington, Seattle
M.S. Binghamton University, SUNY
Advisor: Dr. Fahui Wang
Urban planning, public policy, GIS