Graduate Students

Emmanuel Adeniyi - MS Student
eadeni1@lsu.edu 
B.S. Surveying & Geoinformatics, Federal University of Technology Akure
Advisor: Dr. Lei Wang
GIS, Hydrography, Cartography, Mapping

Giuliani Alvarenga - MA Student
galva12@lsu.edu
B.A. English and Gender & Women's Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Advisor: Dr. Joyce Jackson

Kelvin Asare - PhD Student
kasare2@lsu.edu 
B.A. Archaeology & Information Studies, University of Ghana
MPhil Archaeology, University of Ghana
Advisor: Dr. David Chicoine
Ghanian Archaeology, GIS, Remote Sensing, Heritage Studies, and Landscape Archaeology

Basant Awasthi - PhD Student
bawast2@lsu.edu
B.S. Geomatics, Kathmandu University
Advisor: Dr. Xuelian Meng

Kelsey Lauren Bagwell - PhD Student
kbagwe3@lsu.edu
B.A. Anthropology, Mississippi State University
M.A. Anthropology, Georgia State University
Advisor: Dr. Robert Tague

Alexander Belanger - PhD Student
abela15@lsu.edu
B.S. Anthropology, Eastern Michigan University
B.S. Sociology, Eastern Michigan University
MSc Human Osteology and Paleopathology, University of Bradford (United Kingdom)
Advisor: Dr. Juliet Brophy
Bioarcheology, Skeletal Biology, Human Osteology, Paleopathology, Prehistoric and historic artifact analysis, Human health and illness studies, Kinship patterns, social organizations 

Krista Bennett - PhD Candidate (ABD)
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

Thomas Bergeron - MS Student
tberg21@lsu.edu 
B.S. Geographic Information Science (GIS) with a minor in Geography, Louisiana Tech University
Advisor: Dr. Michael Leitner
GIS, Geospatial Intelligence, Political Geography/Geopolitics, Information Warfare, and Human Conflict

Gabriella Boodhoo - MS Student
gboodh1@lsu.edu
B.A. Anthropology, University of Central Florida
Advisor: Dr. Barry Keim

Alex Broussard - MA Student
abro346@lsu.edu 
B.A. Anthropology, Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Heather McKillop
Archaeology of the Maya and Neolithic era

Alicia Cerquone - MS Student
acerqu1@lsu.edu
B.S. Geography, SUNY, Geneseo
Advisor: Dr. Michael Leitner
GIS, impact of social infrastructure on crime, racial capitalism and urban decay

Reilly Corkran - PhD Student
rcorkr1@lsu.edu
B.S. Geography, Georgia Southern University
Advisor: Dr. Jill Trepanier
Cultural Geography, climate change, extreme weather, coastal areas, environmental justice, historic preservation, and human-environment interaction

Judas Cote - PhD Student
kcote3@lsu.edu 
B.A. Anthropology with minors in English and Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, University of Connecticut
Advisor: Dr. Helen Regis
Catholocism, Indigeneity, Queerness, Power, Religious Music, New Religious Movements/Paganism, Music Subcultures

Georgia Davis - MS Student
gdavi44@lsu.edu 
B.S. in Geography with concentration in Climatology, Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Jill Trepanier
Climatology, Mapping, Remote Sensing, Spatial Analysis

Hannah Derouen - PhD Student
hderou5@lsu.edu 
B.S. Anthropology-Sociology, Millsaps College
B.S. Neuroscience & Cognitive Studies, Millsaps College
Advisor: Dr. Robert Tague
Forensic Anthropology, Bioarchaeology, Osteology, Disease, Trauma, Identification

Adam S. Dohrenwend - PhD Candidate (ABD)
adohre2@lsu.edu
B.A. Geography, SUNY Geneseo
M.A. Geography, University of Kansas
Advisor: Dr. Andrew Sluyter
electoral politics, political ecology, environmental justice, industry, labor

Gwendal Dolou - PhD Student
gdolou3@lsu.edu
B.S. Southern Brittany University, France
M.S. Bordeaux University, France
Advisor: Dr. Kristine DeLong
paleoclimate reconstruction, corals reefs, climate change

Camille Wilthew Dupuis - MA Student
cwilth2@lsu.edu 
B.A. Anthropology, Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Heather McKillop
Archaeology, Material Culture, Cultural Anthropology, 3D Imaging & Curation

Jordan Fazio - MS Student
jfazio6@lsu.edu
B.S. Environmental Science/Natural Sciences, University of West Florida
Advisor: Dr. Jill Trepanier & Dr. Barry Keim

Emily Fisher - MS Student
efish24@lsu.edu 
B.S. Environmental Science - Natural Sciences, University of West Florida
Advisor: Dr. Jill Trepanier
GIS, remote sensing, spatial analysis, climate risks

Hannah Fitch - MA Student
hfitch3@lsu.edu 
B.S. Anthropology, University of Kentucky
Advisor: Dr. Robert Tague
Skeletal Anthropology, Forensic Anthropology, Bioarchaeology, Paleopathology

Vanessa Foreman - MS Student
vforem1@lsu.edu
B.G.S. with minors in Geography and Health at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Advisor:  Dr. Michael Leitner
GIS and Health & Medical Geography

Margaret Furtner - PhD Candidate (ABD)
mfurtn1@lsu.edu
B.A. DePauw University
M.A. Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Juliet Brophy
Paleoanthropology, Remote Sensing, GIS, Machine Learning, 3D Imaging, Osteology, Dental Anthropology

Maby Gavilan Abanto - PhD Student
mgavil3@lsu.edu 
B.S. Environmental Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria
Advisor: Dr. Kory Konseor
Water Science, Hydroinformatics

Aliya Godoy - PhD Student
agodoy3@lsu.edu 
B.A. Anthropology, Fort Lewis College
Advisor: Dr. Ginesse Listi
Biological Profile Analysis, Biocultural Anthropology, Victim Identification

SK Groll - PhD Candidate (ABD)
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

Leo Guerrero - PhD Student
lguerr8@lsu.edu
B.S. Civil Engineering, Universidad de Piura
M.S. Water Resources, Universidad de Piura
Advisor: Dr. Kory Konsoer
Fluvial geomorphology, river morphodynamics, numerical modeling, large rivers, Amazonian rivers

Amy Hair - PhD Candidate (ABD)
ahair4@lsu.edu
B.A. Michigan State University 
M.A. The University of Southern Mississippi 
Advisor: Dr. David Chicoine
Bioarchaeology, Maya Archaeology, Histology, Labor and Subsistence Patterns, Geographic Information Sciences, and Social Bioarchaeology 

Kelly Bezdek Hinote - PhD Student
kellyhinote@lsu.edu 
B.A. Anthropology, Louisiana State University
M.Ed. School Counseling, Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Helen Regis
Menopause/Perimenopause, Women's Lived Experiences, Generational Differences, Medical and Biological Experiences for Women

Dwayne Hinton - PhD 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

Reagan Hoehl - MA Student
rhoehl3@lsu.edu 
B.S. History, Liberty University
Advisor: Dr. Kory Konsoer
Archeology, Lithics, Paleolithics

Corey Hoover - PhD Student 
choov12@lsu.edu
B.S. Anthropology, Geography, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
M.S. Cartography and GIS, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Advisors: Dr. David Chicoine & Dr. Kristine DeLong
Andean Archaeology, Networks, GIS Development, Remote Sensing, and Environmental Archaeology

Tanvir Hossain - PhD Student
thossa4@lsu.edu 
B.S. Urban & Regional Planning, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
M.S. Environmental Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
M.S. Agricultural Economics, Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Michael Leitner                                                                                                                                                                                                                              GIS, Remote Sensing, Mapping, Hydrography

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

Md Muzahidul Islam - PhD Student
misla58@lsu.edu 
B.S. Geology and Mining, University of Barishal, Bangladesh
M.S. Geology and Mining, University of Barishal, Bangladesh
M.S. Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Kory Konsoer                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Coastal hydrology, fluvial geomorphology, numerical modeling of river and river delta hydro-morphodynamics, hydrogeology, GIS, and remote sensing

Hannah J. Johnson - PhD Student
hjoh143@lsu.edu 
B.S. Anthropology, The University of Iowa
Advisor: Dr. Juliet Brophy
Paleoanthropology, Osteology, Functional Morphology, Stone Tool Production and Use, Multivariate Analysis, Morphometrics

Miracle Johnson - PhD Student
mjoh511@lsu.edu
B.A. Louisiana State University
B.S. Louisiana State University
MBA Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Joyce Jackson
Socialcultural and business anthropology, African American culture, identity and racial inequality

Julia Johnston - PhD Student
jjoh779@lsu.edu 
B.A. in Anthropology, University of Notre Dame
Advisor: Dr. David Chicoine
Bioarchaeology, Osteology, Paleopathology, Trauma, Museum Collections

Charlotte Jones - PhD Candidate (ABD)
cjon373@lsu.edu
B.S. Urban Studies and Regional Planning, University of New Orleans
M.A. Tulane University
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Franzen
Historical Anthropology, human-environment interaction, multispecies ethnography, historical geography, heritage management, Mississippi River Valley, animal studies, Gulf Coast

Miles Jordan - PhD Student
mjord59@lsu.edu 
B.A. Communication - Digital Media, University of Louisiana Monroe
M.F.A. Photography & Alaska Native Arts, University of Alaska
Advisor: Dr. Joyce Jackson
Pre & post-Katrina culture through the Katrina generation, culture similarities between Louisiana & Alaska, and Malcom X's photography & Civil Rights Photography as a whole

Marisa Karpinski Gordy - PhD Student
mkarpi1@lsu.edu
B.S. University of Delaware
M.S. Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Barry Keim
Tornado climatology, natural hazards, risk perception, geographic vulnerability, climate literacy

Manisha K C - MS Student
mkc2@lsu.edu 
B.E. Geomatics Engineering, Kathmandu University, Nepal
Advisor: Dr. Xuelian Meng
Remote Sensing, GIS, Digital Image Processing, Spatial Analysis, Photogrammetry & Agriculture

Mat Keel - PhD Candidate (ABD)
mkeel6@lsu.edu 
B.A. Geography, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
M.A. Geography, University of California, Los Angeles
Advisor: Dr. Helen Regis
Race, Trauma, Nature, Art, Ethnography, Film

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

Sudeep Kuikel - MS Student
skuike1@lsu.edu 
B.E. Geomatics Engineering, Kathmandu University
Advisor: Dr. Xuelian Meng
GIS, Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry, Spatial Analysis, Precision Agriculture, and Disaster Risk Management

Dawson Lamb - PhD Student
dlamb6@lsu.edu 
B.A. Anthropology, University of Tennessee Knoxville
M.A. Anthropology, Georgia State University
Advisor: Dr. Ginesse Listi
Foresnic Anthropology, Skeletal Age Estimation

Anthony Lanfranchi - PhD Student
alanfr2@lsu.edu 
B.S. Applied Forensic Sciences, Concentration in Forensic Anthropology, Mercyhurst University
M.S. Forensic and Biological Anthropology, Mercyhurst University
Advisors: Dr. Juliet Brophy & Dr. Ginesse Listi
Skeletal Trauma Analysis, Forensic Taphonomy, Functional Morphology, and 3D Scanning

Jiyoung Lee - PhD Candidate (ABD)
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

Hanqi Li - PhD Student
hli69@lsu.edu
B.S. Northeast Forestry University
M.S. Wuhan University
Advisor: Dr. Fahui Wang
Spatial data analysis, applications of GIS in public health

Sonnet Mandell - PhD Student
smande2@lsu.edu 
B.A. Anthropology with a minor in International Studies, Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Kory Konsoer
3D Imaging, Bioarchaeology, Biocultural Anthropology, Paleoanthropology, Material Culture, Primatology, and Osteology

Heidi Mayeaux - MA Student
B.A. Psychology, Southeastern Louisiana University
B.A. Criminal Justice, Southeastern Louisiana University
Advisor:  Dr. David Chicoine
Mesoamerican Archaeology, bioarchaeology, social structure, structural violence, paleobotany, ancient foodways 

Sadé Miller - MS Student
smil273@lsu.edu 
B.S. Geography, SUNY Oneonta
Advisor:  Dr. Kory Konsoer
Natural Hazards, Disasters, Remote Sensing, Physical Geography, and Human Geography

Sarah Miller - MA Student
smil274@lsu.edu 
B.A. History & Liberal Arts with a concentration in Geography, McNeese State University
Advisor:  Dr. Heather McKillop
Maya Archaeology

Conan Mills - MA Student
cmil247@lsu.edu 
AAS Communications Application Technology, Community College of Air Force
AAS Information Resources Management, Community College of Air Force
B.A. Anthropology, Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. David Chicoine
Digital Archaeology, Landscape Archaeology, Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (sUAS) uses in Archaeology

Shilthia Monalisa - MS Student
smonal1@lsu.edu 
Bachelor of Business Administration/Accounting, United International University, Bangladesh
Masters of Development Studies, North Sount University, Bangladesh
Advisor: Dr. Jill Trepanier
Extreme Climate, Climate Justice, Feminist Geography

Mathilde Morzaniga - MA Student
mmorza1@lsu.edu
B.S. Anthropology, Tulane University
Advisor: Dr. David Chicoine
Bioarchaeology, osteology, disease, trauma, violence, Latin America

Benjamin Moss - PhD Candidate (ABD)
bmoss14@lsu.edu
B.S. University of Oregon
M.A. Wichita State University
Advisor: Dr. Robert Tague
Human osteology and the cranium

Christopher Nicosia - PhD Candidate (ABD)
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

Tolulope Olowu - PhD Student
tolowu1@lsu.edu 
B.S. Geography, Obafemi Awolowo University
M.S. Geography, Obafemi Awolowo University
Advisor: Dr. Steven Namikas
Coastal Hydrology, Catchment Interactions, Water Resources Evaluation, Climate Change Effects on River Systems

Erika Ornouski - PhD Student
eornou1@lsu.edu
B.A. California State University, Sacramento
M.S. Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Barry Keim
Atmospheric rivers, orographic precipitation, precipitation stable isotopes; planetary boundary layer processes, diurnal wind systems, wind energy; mountain, desert, and coastal meteorology; climate/water resources of the U.S. Southwest

Kylie Palmer - PhD Candidate (ABD)
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

Brett Patton - PhD Student
bpatto5@lsu.edu
B.S. Biology, William Carey University
M.S. Renewable Natural Resources, LSU
Advisor: Dr. Xuelian Meng

Hemanta Pokharel - MS Student
hpokha1@lsu.edu 
B.S. Geology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Advisor: Dr. Kory Konsoer
River Morphodynamics, Geomorphology, Engineering Geology

Mohammad Arif Foysal Rifat - PhD Student
mrifat1@lsu.edu 
B.S. Disaster Management, Dhaka University, Bangladesh
M.S. Disaster Management, Dhaka University, Bangladesh
Advisor: Dr. Sophie Moore
Urban Disasters and Climate Change

Kashif Rustamani - PhD Student
krusta1@lsu.edu
B.A. International Relations, University of Sindh, Jamshoro
M.Sc. Anthropology, Qauid i Azam University, Islamabad
MPhil Development Studies, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
Laurea Magistrale, University of Florence, Italy
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Franzen
Delving into the intersection of development, politics, public health and agriculture sector; particularly how societies deal with social and climate change,                                                and how the changes in structures and policies impact local communities and poor in the global South

Bijaylaxmi Sahoo - PhD Student
bsahoo1@lsu.edu 
B.S. Mathematics, Utkal University, India
M.S. Atmospheric Sciences, National Institute of Technology, India
M.S. Oceanography, Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Xuelian Meng
Remote Sensing, GIS, Numerical Modeling, Extreme Events, Climate Change, Land-Air-Sea Interaction

Sarah Seibold - MS Student
sseibo1@lsu.edu 
B.A. Geography, LSU
B.A. Anthropology, LSU
Advisor: Dr. Barry Keim
Dew Point Climatology, Extreme Weather, Climate Change

Dylan Shoemaker - PhD Student
dshoem3@lsu.edu
B.S. Earth Science, Iowa State University
M.A.T. Science Teaching, Iowa State University
Advisor: Dr. Kory Konsoer
Fluvial geomorphology, cutoff evolution, sediment transport and erosion, anthropogenic forcing in river systems

Sumaiya Siddique - PhD Candidate (ABD)
ssiddi7@lsu.edu
B.S. University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
M.S. Geography, Auburn University, Alabama
Advisor:  Dr. Kory Konsoer
Numerical modeling of river hydro-morphology, sediment transport and deposition, hydrogeology, GIS and remote sensing

Brett Spencer - PhD Candidate (ABD)
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

Mizbah Ahmed Sresto - MS Student
msrest1@lsu.edu 
Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (BURP), Khulna University of Engineering & Technology
Advisor: Dr. Xuelian Meng
GIS, Remote Sensing, Using Machine Learning Methods for Environmental Modeling

Kathleen Staebell - MS Student 
kstaeb1@lsu.edu
B.S. Iowa State University
Advisor: Dr. Kory Konsoer
Numerical modeling of geomorphic systems, post-wildfire flooding, flood inundation mapping

Gillian Stewart - MA Student
gstew21@lsu.edu 
B.A. Anthropology & Classical Civilizations, University of Pittsburgh 
Advisor: Dr. Ginesse Listi
Human sacrifice, Bioarchaeology, Forensics, Taphonomy 

Arielle Sutton - MS Student
asutt24@lsu.edu
B.S. Louisiana State University
Advisor:  Dr. Barry Keim
Climatology 

Derek Thompson - PhD Candidate (ABD)
B.S. Western Kentucky University
M.S. Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Barry Keim
Meteorology, climatology, applied climatology, GIS, statistics, tropical cyclone size, heat

Evan Wedgeworth - MA Student
ewedge2@lsu.edu 
B.A. Anthropology, Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. David Chicoine
Native American Archaeology, 3D Scanning, Cultural Anthropology, and Historical Anthropology

Walker Clemens Weindorf - MA Student
wweind2@lsu.edu 
B.A. Geography & B.A. Spanish, Texas Tech University
Advisor: Dr. David Chicoine
Complex Societies, Cultural Anthropology, Archaeology

Tori Whiten - MA Student
twhit59@lsu.edu
B.A. Anthropology, Criminology, LSU
Advisor: Dr. Robert Tague
Forensic Anthropology

Amy Wold - MS Student
awold2@lsu.edu
B.S. Journalism, Western Washington University
Advisor: Dr. Barry Keim

Jeanne Wood - MA Student
jwood96@lsu.edu 
B.A. Anthropology & History, Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Juliet Brophy
Bone collections, 3-D Scanning, Hominin Dental Morphology

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

Skyler Yakes - PhD Student
syakes1@lsu.edu
B.A. Anthropology, University of South Carolina
Advisor: Dr. Ginesse Listi
Skeletal trauma, paleopathology, age estimation

Lirong Yin - PhD Student
B.S. University of Iowa
M.S. Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Lei Wang 
Human and environment interaction, GIS

Yutian Zeng - PhD Student
yzeng11@lsu.edu
B.S. Hainan University
M.S. East China Normal University
Advisor: Dr. Fahui Wang