Graduate Students

Alex Aaberg - MA Student
aaaber1@lsu.edu 
B.S. Biology & B.S. Psychology, Iowa State University
Advisor: Dr. Ginesse Listi
Forensic Anthropology, Victim Identification, Human Osteology, Skeletal Trauma, and Forensic Taphonomy

 

 

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

Bijaya Adhikari - MS Student
badhik4@lsu.edu 
B.E. Geomatics Engineering, IOE Pashchimanchal  Campus (WRC), Pokhara, Nepal
Advisor: Dr. Lei Wang
GIS, Remote Sensing, photogrammetry

Kelvin Asare - PhD Student
kasare2@lsu.edu 
B.A. Archaeology & Information Studies, University of Ghana
MPhil Archaeology, University of Ghana
Advisor: Dr. David Chicoine
Ghanaian 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 

 

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

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 - PhD Student
acerqu1@lsu.edu
M.S. Geography, Louisiana State University
B.S. Geography, SUNY, Geneseo
Advisor: Dr. Michael Leitner
GIS, impact of social infastructure on crime, racial capitalism and urban decay

A'ishah Cerrato - PhD Student
aishah.cerrato@lsu.edu 
B.A. Geography/Anthropology, Vassar College
Advisor: Dr. Andrew Sluyter
Cultural geography, historic preservation, necropolitics, Latino studies, GIS

Reilly Corkran - PhD Student
rcorkr1@lsu.edu
M.S. Geography, Louisiana State University
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 interactions

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
Catholicism, Indigeneity, Queerness, Power, Religious Music, New Religious Movements/Paganism, Music Subcultures

Evannrue Cox - PhD Student
mcox20@lsu.edu 
B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies: Diversity Studies Leadership, University of Central Florida
B.A. Anthropology, University of Central Florida
Advisor: Dr. Helen Regis
Race, colonization, white supremacy, disaster capitalism, ethics, law, disability, gender, queerness, and the U.S. South

Hannah Derouen - PhD Student
hderou5@lsu.edu 
B.S. Anthropology-Sociology, Millsaps College
B.S. Neuroscience & Cognitive Studies, Millsaps College
Advisor: Dr. Helena Moura Fietz
sport anthropology, gender, queerness, ritual, performativity, embodiment, and osteology

Gwendal Dolou - PhD Candidate (ABD)
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

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

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 
M.A. Anthropology, Louisiana State University
B.A. Anthropology, Fort Lewis College
Advisor: Dr. Ginesse Listi
Biological profile analysis, biocultural anthropology, victim identification

Janique Gray - MA Student
jgra116@lsu.edu 
B.A. Anthropology, University of New Orleans
Advisor: Dr. David Chicoine
Bioarchaeology

SK Groll - PhD Candidate (ABD)
sgroll1@lsu.edu
B.A. Case Western Reserve University
M.A. Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Helen Regis
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

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

Corey Hoover - PhD Candidate (ABD)
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

Brad Tanner Jennings - PhD Student
bjenni9@lsu.edu 
B.S. Environmental Geoscience, Texas A&M University
M.S. Geography, Texas A&M University
Advisor: Dr. Vincent Brown                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         If the warming climate due to climate change has impacted rainfall rates across the U.S. temporally

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

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

Vishal Juneja - PhD Student
vjunej3@lsu.edu 
B.Sc. (H) Physics, University of Delhi, India
M.Sc. (Tech) Geophysics, Banaras Hindu University, India
Advisor: Dr. Huanping Huang
Extreme Weather Events Dynamics, Hurricane Modeling, Artificial Intelligence based Weather Prediction Modeling

Marisa Karpinski Gordy - PhD Student
mkarpi1@lsu.edu
B.S. University of Delaware
M.S. Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Jill Trepanier
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
Advisors: Dr. Helen Regis, Chair; Dr. Sarah Franzen; Dr. Chris Barrett (ENG) 
Non-representational ethnography, Black geographies, contemporary art, trauma, Felix Guattari

Mason Kirkland - MA Student
mkirkl3@lsu.edu 
B.A. Anthropology, Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Juliet Brophy
Morphological differences in teeth within the genus Mammut, Paleontology, Paleopathology, Taxonomy, Taphonomy

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

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. David Chicoine
3D Imaging, Bioarchaeology, Biocultural Anthropology, Paleoanthropology, Material Culture, Primatology, and Osteology

Maryam Mehrabadi - PhD Student
mmehra1@lsu.edu 
D.Des. Cultural Preservation, Louisiana State University
M.A. Visual Communications Design, Kent State University
B.F.A. Graphic Design, Azad University, Yadegar Imam Campus, Iran
A.A. Graphic Design, Arak Higher Education Institute, Iran
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Franzen
The intersection of cultural preservation, graphic design history, and the politics of visual identity in Iran; particularly focused on how traditional Persian art forms, such as calligraphy and miniature painting, intersect with modern design practices and broader issues of national identity, postcolonial                                                                        theory, and cultural memory

Cora Mikolajczyk - MS Student
cmikol1@lsu.edu 
B.A. Anthropology, Texas Tech University
Advisor:  Dr. Andrew Sluyter
Southeastern Colonial Geography, Gulfcoast Archaeology, and GIS

Sadé Miller - MS Student
smil273@lsu.edu 
B.S. Geography, SUNY Oneonta
Advisor:  Dr. Kory Konsoer
Climate Migration, Natural Hazards, Human-Environment Interactions, Community Resilience

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

 

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

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. Jill Trepanier
Climate change, ranching, and agriculture in the Sierra Nevada; atmospheric rivers, heavy rainfall, meteorological processes over complex terrain;  water resources of the U.S. Southwest; biophilic design, sustainable architecture

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

Joseph Peterson - MA Student
jpete97@lsu.edu 
B.A. Anthropology, University of New Orleans
Advisor: Dr. David Chicoine
Social Complexity, Human Behavioral Ecology, and the Interface Between Tools and Cultural Evolution

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

Sanjoy Roy - PhD Student
sroy53@lsu.edu 
B.S. Geography and Environment, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
M.S. Physical Geography and Environment, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Advisor: Dr. Xuelian Meng
GIS, biomass modeling, remote sensing, GeoAI

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

Roman Smoker - PhD Student
msmoke1@lsu.edu 
B.A in History and Anthropology, University of Northern Colorado 
M.Phil in Medieval Studies, Trinity College Dublin 
Advisor: Dr. Juliet Brophy
Comparatvie anatomy, Neanderthal/Homo sapien interaction, Paleoanthropology

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

Micah Steinborn - PhD Student
mstein10@lsu.edu 
B.A. Anthropology, Middle Tennessee State University
Advisor: Dr. Helena Fietz
Medical anthropology, media anthropology, disability studies, Brazilian Amazon

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 Filostrat - MS Student
asutt24@lsu.edu
B.S. Louisiana State University
Advisor:  Dr. Jill Trepanier
Climatology 

Madisyn Vogt - MA Student
mvogt1@lsu.edu 
B.A. English & B.A. Anthropology with a minor in History, Louisiana State University
Advisor: Dr. Helen Regis
Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography of Muscular Femininity, Gender and Fitness Studies

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

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

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