LSU Coastal Directory

Dear Colleague,

LSU has a long and rich history of making coastal and environmental research discoveries worldwide. In fact, LSU employs more than 200 faculty focused on the coast and environment, making it home to the largest group of such experts in Louisiana. This broad and diverse group of faculty experts work in units all across campus. Their research interests are highlighted in this directory.

Research for this directory began in 2019 and its design was inspired, in part, by the “LSU Coastal Research, Faculty Areas of Specialization” published in 2001-2002. Compiled based on a review of department websites, published research, and survey responses, this directory includes faculty members who have published research about the coast in one or more scientific journals within the past five years or faculty members hired since 2014, who have a currently-funded research grant for a relevant project.

While our long-term goal is to publish an online version of this directory, to share this information as quickly as possible, we are pleased to provide you with this pdf. If we may have missed someone that should have been included, please contact [email protected]. We appreciate any advice you have on improving the directory in the future.

Sincerely,

Sam Bentley Chris D’Elia Vice President of Research & Economic Development Professor & Dean, LSU College of the Coast & Environment

1 Coastal Directory Research Categories Quicklinks

2 Coastal Climate & Weather

Specialization Areas: • Air-Sea-Land interactions • Atmospheric Circulation Variability • Climate Change • Hurricanes and Other Weather Hazards • Paleoclimatology

LSU advances the world’s knowledge about the complex conditions that drive weather in the short term and climate in the long term. Whether it’s hurricanes and other weather hazards, air-sea-land interactions, atmospheric circulation variability, climate change, or historical severe weather events, research at LSU improves our understanding of the causes and impacts of changing atmospheric and meteorological conditions that are critical to the safety and well-being of those who live and work in coastal zones.

3 Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Achim Associate 225-578-3016 [email protected] Department of Earth systems history, climate change, and marine Herrmann Professor Geology & biogeochemistry Geophysics Aimee Assistant 225-578-0573 [email protected] Social Research Coastal resiliency, environmental health, disaster Moles Professor and Evaluation recovery, GIS mapping of social and environmental of Center concerns, healthcare policy Research Aly- Associate 225-578-6654 [email protected] Windstorm Wind engineering, hurricane wind simulation, coastal Mousaad Professor Impact, Science resilient infrastructure, green energy infrastructure, Aly and and hurricane protection policy, aerodynamic/aeroelastic Graduate Engineering studies Programs (WISE) Advisor Research, Civil Engineering Barry D. Professor 225-578-6170 [email protected] Department of Climatology, meteorology, statistical analysis of climate Keim Geography and extremes, heavy rainfall, hurricanes, storm surge, Anthropology climate change, climate variability

Bob Professor 225-578-6346 [email protected] Oceanography Coastal weather and climate, atmospheric circulation Rohli & Coastal variability, atmospheric hazards, tropical cyclone Sciences dynamics, surface-atmosphere interactions, synoptic meteorology and climatology David Professor 225-578-4343 [email protected] Environmental Analysis of economic, statistical, and public policy Dismukes Sciences, issues in energy and regulated industries, oil and gas Center for exploration and production (E&P) activities, market Energy Studies structure issues, natural gas and electric power markets, economic impacts of Gulf Coast energy industry infrastructure development

4 Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute David Assistant 225-578-4364 [email protected] Department of Big Data Analytics, Social Network Analysis, Data-driven Sathiaraj Professor- Geography and Computing, Behavioral Analytics, and Climate Research Anthropology Informatics Ed Laws Professor 225-578-8800 [email protected] Environmental Phytoplankton ecology, nitrogen cycling, water Sciences pollution, climate change George Assistant 225-578-1118 [email protected] Oceanography Nutrient, carbon, and sediment dynamics, coupled Xue Professor & Coastal physical-biogeochemical modeling, Sciences coupled ocean-wave-sediment transport modeling (ROMS, SWAN, COAWST), hydrology, climate change, human impacts, time series analysis, sequence stratigraphy, geochemistry James Diaz Professor 504-568-6052 [email protected] Environmental Anesthesiology, critical care medicine, pain and management, public health, Occupational occupational/environmental medicine, environmental Health Sciences toxicology, tropical infectious diseases, climate change, natural disasters Jill C. Associate 225-578-6192 [email protected] Department of Meteorology, tropical climatology, extreme climatic Trepanier Professor Geography and and weather phenomena, tropical cyclones, statistics, Anthropology climate modeling, hurricanes risk assessment Kalliat T. Professor 225-578-5833 [email protected] Cain Environmental chemical engineering, atmospheric Valsaraj Department of chemistry, wastewater treatment, pollutant Chemical transformations, sub-sea oil/gas spill chemical Engineering dispersants, mercury sequestration in sediments Kam-Biu Professor 225-578-6136 [email protected] Oceanography Paleotempestology, coastal paleoecology, ice-core Liu and Chair & Coastal paleoclimatology, global environmental change, Sciences palynology, and lake-sediments, hurricanes, wetlands, mangroves

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Kristine L. Associate 225-578-5836 [email protected] Department of Paleoclimatology, scleroclimatology, DeLong Professor Geography and paleooceanography, paleoecology, coral reefs, sea Anthropology surface temperature records, atmosphere, climate change, climate variability Linda Professor 225-578-5427 [email protected] Environmental Community structure, niche theory, ecosystem Hooper- Sciences disturbance/disaster ecology, ecology theory-based Bùi restoration ecology, habitat loss, pollution, climate change, sea-level rise, entomology, food webs, nutrient dynamics, fire ants, diversity, equity, and inclusion, elevating the voices in environmentally impacted minoritized persons. Matthew Assistant 225-578-6092 [email protected] Oceanography Numerical modeling, coastal hydrology, environmental Hiatt Professor & Coastal fluid dynamics, water transport timescales in deltas and Sciences wetlands, coastal hydrological connectivity, network analysis, morphodynamics Michael E. Associate 225-578-1757 [email protected] Department of Marine invertebrate biology, molecular evolution, Hellberg Professor Biological paleontology, biogeography, population genetics, coral Sciences reef genetics Nancy Professor 225-578-8531 [email protected] Oceanography Biological oceanography-continental shelf ecosystems Rabalais & Coastal influenced by large rivers; land-ocean interactions Sciences Coastal eutrophication; distribution, dynamics and effects of hypoxia Animal/sediment relationships; pelagic-benthic coupling Multiple stressors on ecosystems Integration of science and policy Nan D. Professor 225-578-2395 [email protected] Oceanography Physical oceanography, Satellite Oceanography, Walker & Coastal Estuarine-shelf exchange processes, Air-sea Sciences interactions, and tropical cyclone intensity, Gulf of Mexico Loop Current and eddy circulations, Physical- biological interactions, coral reef health

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Paul Miller Assistant 225-578-2734 [email protected] Oceanography Coastal meteorology, disorganized convection, land- Professor & Coastal atmosphere interactions, operational meteorology Sciences Seung Professor 225-578-5216 [email protected] Craft & Subsurface NAPL remediation, Kam Hawkins surfactant/polymer/foam processes, foam flow Department of characterization, pipeline leak detection, multiphase Petroleum flow behavior in porous media, pipes, and annulus Engineering Sophie Associate 225-578-5089 [email protected] Department of Coastal and marine palynology, paleo-environmental Warny Professor Geology & studies, paleoclimatology, isotope chemistry, Geophysics biostratigraphy, climate evolution Thomas J. Professor 225-578-4216 [email protected] School of Bottomland hardwood regeneration, quantitative Dean Renewable silviculture, production ecology, stand dynamics Natural Resources

Coastal Ecology

Specialization Areas: • Agriculture • Estuaries • Aquaculture • Fisheries • Coastal Habitats • Wetlands • Coastal Land Loss • Wildlife • Coral Reefs

LSU research on coastal ecology helps ensure a healthy coastal ecosystem for people, plants, and animals for generations to come. From wetlands and estuaries to the edge of the continental shelf, LSU researchers study coastal agriculture, aquaculture, coastal habitats, coastal land loss, coral reefs, estuaries, fisheries, wetlands, and wildlife.

9 Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Abigail Adjunct 985-851-2887 [email protected] Department of Environmental physiology, aquaculture development, Bockus Assistant Biological fish nutrition, and feed sustainability, aquatic Professor Sciences; ecosystem adaptability, organismal and population- Department of level success with habitat change (temperature, Renewable salinity, hypoxia, ocean acidification), natural resource Natural management Resources Achim Associate 225-578-3016 [email protected] Department of Earth systems history, climate change, and marine Herrmann Professor Geology & biogeochemistry Geophysics Aixin Hou Professor 225-578-4294 [email protected] Environmental Microbial ecology, soil biogeochemistry, water quality, Sciences carbon and nitrogen cycling, agricultural systems, hypoxia, toxicology Alan D. Adjunct 225-578-4179 [email protected] School of Waterfowl ecology, waterfowl social and migration Afton Professor Renewable behavior, waterfowl habitat optimization, nutritional Natural ecology of waterfowl, agricultural and wetland Resources management techniques for improving waterfowl habitats, bald eagles Allen Director 225-578-4131 [email protected] Department of Natural fisheries, stream habitats, lotic fish Rutherford and Renewable assemblages, freshwater aquatic ecology, larval fish Professor Natural ecology, fish-habitat associations, human-induced Resources effects on stream fish communities, hypoxia stress, bottomland hardwood forests Bill J. Platt Professor 225-578-6586 [email protected] Department of Evolutionary ecology, conservation, natural and III Biological anthropogenic disturbance, southeastern US coastal Sciences landscapes, population and community dynamics, global climate change, natural resource management

10 Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Cassandra Assistant 225-578-0379 [email protected] Oceanography Habitat complexity, environmental change, coastal and N. Glaspie Professor & Coastal estuarine ecosystems, benthic community ecology, Sciences environmental stress response, shellfish Charles Research 225-578-6375 [email protected] Oceanography Wetland plant ecology, wetland management, storm Sasser Professor & Coastal impacts Sciences Chris D'Elia Professor 225-578-7188 [email protected] Oceanography Nutrient dynamics in aquatic systems, estuarine and Dean & Coastal ecology, coral reef ecology, algal/invertebrate Sciences symbiosis, science history and policy, math and science education, marine pollution, global climate change, analytical chemistry Christopher Associate 225-578-2841 [email protected] Department of Herpetology, evolutionary biology, molecular genetics, C. Austin Professor Biological biogeography, phylogeography, physiological and Sciences functional ecology of reptiles and amphibians Christopher Associate 225-765-2848 [email protected]. School of Reproductive fish physiology, fish endocrinology, Green Professor edu Renewable aquaculture, crustacean physiology Natural Resources Dan Assistant 225-578-6371 [email protected] Oceanography Seascape ecology, coral reefs, mesophotic refugia, Holstein Professor & Coastal aquatic invertebrate reproduction, larval dispersal, Sciences metapopulation modeling, spatial effects of environmental change, marine population connectivity, ecological & simulation modeling Ed Bush Professor 225-578-2110 [email protected] Plant, Plant stress physiology, phytoremediation, plant du Environmental adaptations to hurricanes and sea level rise, urban and Soil pollution, estuarine ecology, water quality, science Sciences education, community outreach

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Evelyn Assistant 225-578-6304 [email protected] School of Educational outreach, seafood processing, food safety, (Gutierrez) Professor .edu Nutrition & sanitation control procedures for fish and fishery Watts Food Sciences products, basic seafood HACCP

Fabio Del Professor [email protected] Department of Anatomic pathology, comparative pathology, infectious Piero Pathobiological diseases, diagnostic pathology, aquatic organism Sciences pathology and diseases both vertebrates and invertebrates, marine mammals, alligator industry, molecular pathology, and immunohistochemistry Fernando Associate 225-578-0599 [email protected] Department of Comparative physiology and aquatic toxicology of fish, Galvez Professor Biological plasticity of fish epithelia, salinity stress, ectoparasitic Sciences infection, trace metal homeostasis and toxicity Giulio Assistant 225-578-8046 [email protected] Oceanography Ecogeomorphology, biogeology, sea level rise, Mariotti Professor & Coastal sediment dynamics, hurricane and storm effects on Sciences sediment dynamics, coupled dynamics of sediment & biofilms / microbial-mats, carbonate platform sedimentary processes Haosheng Associate 225-578-5117 [email protected] Oceanography Physical oceanography, coastal and estuarine Huang Professor & Coastal circulation dynamics, unstructured grid numerical Sciences modeling and data assimilation, tide and storm surge simulation, bio-physical interaction, and ecosystem modeling Harry H. Emeritus 225-578-2964 [email protected] Oceanography Marine Geology, Coastal Geology, Deltaic Geology, Roberts Boyd & Coastal Coral Reefs, Sedimentology, Geophysics. Professor Sciences Irving A. Emeritus 225-578-8810 [email protected] Oceanography Coastal plant ecology, wetland restoration, plant Mendelsso Professor & Coastal physiological ecology hn Sciences

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Jake Assistant 225-578-3803 [email protected] Department of Speciation, island biogeography, phylogenetics, Esselstyn Professor Biological systematics, community ecology, small mammal Sciences biodiversity James H. Professor 225-578-9401 [email protected] Oceanography Fisheries ecology, biological and fisheries Cowan Jr. & Coastal oceanography, biometrics Sciences James Diaz Professor 504-568-6052 [email protected] Environmental Anesthesiology, critical care medicine, pain and management, public health, Occupational occupational/environmental medicine, environmental Health Sciences toxicology, tropical infectious diseases, climate change, natural disasters Javier Professor 225-578-9600 [email protected] Department of Zoological medicine, reptile medicine, infectious Nevarez Veterinary disease, epidemiology, alligator health, and aquaculture Clinical Sciences Jerome F. Professor 225-578-5421 [email protected] School of Oyster diseases La Peyre u.edu Animal Sciences Jim Cronin Professor 225-578-7218 [email protected] Department of Population and Community Ecology Biological Sciences John Emeritus [email protected] Department of Marine ecology, systematics, evolution and Fleeger Professor Biological ecotoxicology of benthic invertebrates, benthic Sciences meiofauna, sediment contamination, fish predation, bioaccumulation, nutrient enrichment, oil spill marsh recovery John W. Emeritus 225-578-6508 [email protected] Oceanography estuarine ecology, systems ecology, wetland ecology, Day, Jr. Professor & Coastal ecological modeling, effects of humans on natural Sciences systems, tropical coastal ecology, coastal management

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute John Professor 225-578-9684 [email protected] Department of Aquatic animal pathogens, mechanisms of fish Hawke Pathobiological pathogenic bacteria, vaccine development for bacterial Sciences pathogens of fish for use in aquaculture, emerging infectious diseases of cultured marine and freshwater fish and crustaceans

John Professor 225-578-8661 [email protected] Civil & Marine aquatic chemistry, environmental toxicology, Pardue Environmental groundwater treatment, wastewater treatment Engineering wetlands, water quality, phytoremediation, oil spill bioremediation, marsh oil spill restoration

Julie A. Associate 225-578-0771 [email protected] School of Marine chemical cue ecology, crab biology, marine Anderson Professor su.edu Renewable invasive species, commercial fisheries Lively Natural Resources

Kam-Biu Liu Professor 225-578-6136 [email protected] Oceanography Paleotempestology, coastal paleoecology, ice-core and Chair & Coastal paleoclimatology, global environmental change, Sciences palynology and lake-sediments, hurricanes, wetlands, mangroves

Kevin Assistant 225-578-4222 kringelman@agcenter School of Waterfowl ecology and management, behavioral Ringelman Professor .lsu.edu Renewable ecology, conservation, duck breeding ecology Natural Resources

Kristine L. Associate 225-578-5836 [email protected] Department of Paleoclimatology, scleroclimatology, DeLong Professor Geography and paleooceanography, paleoecology, coral reefs, sea Anthropology surface temperature records, atmosphere, climate change, climate variability

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Linda Professor 225-578-5427 [email protected] Environmental Community structure, niche theory, ecosystem Hooper-Bùi Sciences disturbance/disaster ecology, ecology theory-based restoration ecology, habitat loss, pollution, climate change, sea-level rise, entomology, food webs, nutrient dynamics, fire ants, diversity, equity, and inclusion, elevating the voices in environmentally impacted minoritized persons. Maheshi Associate 225-578-0960 [email protected] Department of Comparative genomics, evolutionary genomics, Dassanayake Professor Biological functional genomics, stress adaptation, transcriptomics, Sciences mangroves, halophytes, extremophiles, systems biology, gene regulatory networks Mark C. Professor 225-578-6372 [email protected] Oceanography Zooplankton ecology, zooplankton taxonomy, Benfield & Coastal acoustical telemetry studies of fish and invertebrates, Sciences biological observatories (ROV) Megan La Associate 225-578-4180 [email protected] School of Wetland fisheries ecology, plant ecology, wetland Peyre Research Renewable ecology, coastal marsh management, coastal estuarine Professor Natural restoration, oyster reefs Resources Michael Assistant 225-578-1243 [email protected] Oceanography Movement ecology, fisheries science, population Dance Professor & Coastal connectivity, stock assessment, seascape ecology, Sciences habitat use, early life history of marine fishes, biotelemetry Michael E. Associate 225-578-1757 [email protected] Department of Marine invertebrate biology, molecular evolution, Hellberg Professor Biological paleontology, biogeography, population genetics, coral Sciences reef genetics Michael Assistant 225-578-9403 [email protected] Oceanography Stable isotope ecology, food web dynamics, Polito Professor & Coastal anthropogenic contaminants, ecology of marine birds Sciences and mammals, carbon flow through marsh food webs

15 Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Mike Kaller George 225-578-0012 [email protected] School of Terrestrial-aquatic linkages, community ecology, William Renewable invader ecology, freshwater ecology, urban fisheries, Barineau Natural ecological restoration, quantitative theory, aquatic Jr. Resources insects, and invertebrates Professor Morgan Associate 225-578-0224 [email protected] Department of Marine invertebrate ecology, evolution and Kelly Professor Biological conservation, thermal tolerance, ocean acidification, Sciences mating system evolution, climate change, comparative physiology, transcriptomics, oyster recruitment and survival Phil Professor 225-578-4221 [email protected] School of Avian ecology, conservation biology, tropical ecology, Stouffer Renewable community ecology, habitat disturbance ecology Natural Resources Prosanta Associate 225-578-3079 [email protected] Department of Fish biology, ichthyology, evolution biology, evolution Chakrabart Professor Biological of bioluminescent systems, phylogenetic systematics, y Sciences geometric morphometrics, freshwater and cave fishes

Qianxin Lin Research 225 - 578 -8889 [email protected] Oceanography Coastal plant ecology, plant-soil interactions, plant eco- Professor & Coastal physiology of environmental stresses, environmental Sciences chemistry of organic pollutants in wetlands, and oil spill wetland remediation and restoration Rebeca De Assistant 225-578-4293 rdejesuscrespo1@lsu. Environmental Environmental conservation, sustainable development, Jesus Professor edu Sciences ecosystem services, public health, agricultural land and Crespo water use, urban watersheds

Richard Professor 225-578-4169 [email protected] School of Coastal and bottomland forest management, Keim du Renewable ecohydrology, forested wetlands, floodplain Natural connectivity, remote sensing, soil chemistry Resources

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Rick Shaw Professor 225-578-3334 [email protected] Oceanography Larval/Juvenile Fish Habitat and Ecology, & Coastal Biological/Fisheries Oceanography, Transport and Sciences Recruitment Mechanisms and Coastal-Estuarine Processes, Age, Growth and Mortality Analyses, Fisheries and Global Climate Change Robert Emeritus 225-765-2848 [email protected] School of Aquaculture, water quality, crawfish management Romaire Professor su.edu Renewable practices Natural Resources Robert Professor 225-578-6445 [email protected] Oceanography Systems ecology, coastal wetland biogeochemistry, Twilley & Coastal conceptual and simulation modeling, coastal Sciences restoration, nutrient and carbon dynamics Rodrigo Assistant 225-578-1835 [email protected] Department of Invasive species ecology, biological control, Diaz Professor du Entomology entomology, herbivory, aquatic weed management, agriculture Ronald L. Professor 225-578-9684 [email protected] Department of Aquatic animal health, catfish, tilapia, striped bass, Thune Pathobiological aquaculture species, molecular genomics, bacterial Sciences pathogenesis, protective vaccine development Sibel Bargu Professor 225-578-0029 [email protected] Oceanography Freshwater, Estuarine and Marine Phytoplankton & Coastal Ecology, Harmful Algal Blooms and Food Web Sciences Contamination, Phytoplankton-Zooplankton Interactions, Global Climate Change Stephen Assistant 225-578-6458 [email protected] Oceanography Fisheries ecology, commercial and recreational fisheries Midway Professor & Coastal management, species-environment interactions, data Sciences analysis, and statistical modeling Steven C. Professor 225-578-5144 [email protected] Department of Bioenergetics, molecular physiology, environmental Hand Biological control of gene expression, comparative biochemistry, Sciences water stress, hypoxia, ontogenetics of invertebrates

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Terrence Professor 225-578-4131 [email protected]. School of Aquaculture genomics, molecular genetics, Tiersch edu Renewable hybridization, polyploidy, cryopreservation Natural Resources Thomas J. Professor (225)578- [email protected] School of Bottomland hardwood regeneration, quantitative Dean 4216 Renewable silviculture, production ecology, stand dynamics Natural Resources Tracy Quirk Assistant 225-578-6426 [email protected] Oceanography Nutrient and carbon cycling, wetland plant ecology, Professor & Coastal restoration ecology, human impacts, marsh Sciences morphodynamics Victor H. Associate 225-578-2745 [email protected] Oceanography Estuarine and coastal ecosystems, wetland Rivera- Professor & Coastal biogeochemistry, landscape modeling, ecosystem Monroy Sciences modeling, coastal management, aquaculture William E. Professor 225-578-4176 [email protected] School of Aquatic ecology, fisheries management, fish biology, Kelso Renewable zooplankton, macroinvertebrate diversity, aquatic Natural plants, water quality, habitat structure, bottomland Resources hardwood forests Witoon Professor 225-578-5188 [email protected] School of Byproducts or waste (shell, frame, bone, skin, etc.) Prinyawiwa wprinyawiwatkul@agc Nutrition & utilization from aquaculture or seafood processing; tkul enter.lsu.edu Food Sciences value-added product development, such as chitosan from crustacean shell for use as an antimicrobial agent or film/coating material to inhibit microbial growth, preserve quality of food and extend the food shelf life.

18 Coastal Economics & Planning

Specialization Areas: • Coastal Law and Policy • Economics • Coastal Management • Risk Analysis • Coastal Policy

Our citizens and industries are directly impacted by changes in coastal and ocean resources. Data from researchers at LSU helps leaders make informed decisions about responsible stewardship of our natural resources and how to protect our people and assets. Our expertise spans coastal law, management, policy, economics, and risk analysis.

19 Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Brian Assistant 225-578-4559 [email protected] Environmental Renewable energy systems, climate policy, energy flow Snyder Professor Sciences through human systems

Chester Professor 225-578-4697 [email protected] Civil & Hurricane evacuation, traffic safety, transportation Wilmot Environmental planning, audio-visual presentation of time-dependent Engineering storm scenarios Craig E. Professor 225-578-6180 [email protected] Department of Environmental geography, coastal cities, community Colten Geography and resilience, nature-society relations, adaptation to Anthropology changing coastal environments, water and hazards in the American south Dan Assistant 225-578-6371 [email protected] Oceanography Seascape ecology, coral reefs, mesophotic refugia, Holstein Professor & Coastal aquatic invertebrate reproduction, larval dispersal, Sciences metapopulation modeling, spatial effects of environmental change, marine population connectivity, ecological & simulation modeling David Professor 225-578-4343 [email protected] Environmental Analysis of economic, statistical, and public policy Dismukes Sciences, issues in energy and regulated industries, oil and gas Center for exploration and production (E&P) activities, market Energy Studies structure issues, natural gas and electric power markets, economic impacts of Gulf Coast energy industry infrastructure development Dek Terrell Professor 225-578-3785 [email protected] Department of Bayesian Econometrics Economics

Edward P. Professor 225-578-7595 [email protected] Paul M. Hebert Climate change, sea level rise, extreme weather event Richards Law Center impacts on coastal cities and ecological systems, coastal erosion, public health policy, national security law, emergency preparedness law

20 Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Evelyn Assistant 225-578-6304 [email protected] School of Educational outreach, seafood processing, food safety, (Gutierrez) Professor .edu Nutrition & sanitation control procedures for fish and fishery Watts Food Sciences products, basic seafood HACCP James A. Professor 225-578-6745 [email protected] Department of Regional forecasting, state and local tax policy, Richardson Economics economic development, public policy, economic impact of hurricanes Jerrod Assistant 225-578-2753 [email protected] Department of Environmental economics, natural resource economics, Penn Professor du Agricultural marketing & consumer economics, experimental Economics & economics, entomology, biology, forestry, wildlife, Agribusiness ecotourism Jill C. Associate 225-578-6192 [email protected] Department of Meteorology, tropical climatology, extreme climatic Trepanier Professor Geography and and weather phenomena, tropical cyclones, statistics, Anthropology climate modeling, hurricanes risk assessment Krishna P. Professor 225-578-7363 [email protected] Department of Natural resource economics, applied econometrics, Paudel .edu Agricultural water quality, water quantity management in Economics & agriculture, groundwater use, water salinity issues Agribusiness Margaret Professor 225-578-4299 [email protected] Environmental Environmental policy and management, resilience, A. Reams Sciences sustainability, environmental equity, environmental risk analysis Mark J. Professor 225-578-4554 [email protected] Center for Oil, gas, and refining industry, cost assessment, fiscal Kaiser Energy Studies system analysis, economic and infrastructure modeling, and valuation studies, decommissioning in the Gulf of Mexico Nicholas Assistant 225-578-8701 [email protected] Paul M. Hebert Political science, energy, natural resources law, Bryner Professor Law Center environmental human rights, international environmental law, climate change, natural disaster Traci Birch Assistant 225-578-4990 [email protected] School of Architecture, enhanced coastal and environmental Professor Architecture planning, ecosystem management, regional planning, ecosystem resilience

Coastal Engineering

Specialization Areas: • Civil Engineering • Construction and Design

Special considerations must be made in the design, construction, and maintenance of infrastructure and buildings in all coastal zones. LSU expertise in this area includes smart and sustainable solutions to address environmental and hydrodynamic impacts, morphodynamic changes in the coastal system, sediment transport, and integrated management.

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Aly- Associate 225-578-6654 [email protected] Windstorm Wind engineering, hurricane wind simulation, coastal Mousaad Professor Impact, Science resilient infrastructure, green energy infrastructure, Aly and and hurricane protection policy, aerodynamic/aeroelastic Graduate Engineering studies Programs (WISE) Advisor Research, Civil Engineering Ayman Professor 225-578-7048 [email protected] Civil & Bridge engineering, structural reliability, nondestructive Okeil Environmental testing and evaluation of structures, structural Engineering rehabilitation and strengthening, nonlinear behavior of concrete structures Carol J. Associate 225-578-1155 [email protected] Bert S. Turner Combined hurricane wind and flood interactions on Friedland Professor Department of structures,hazard-resistant construction and mitigation, Construction risk assessment, post-hurricane hazard and damage Management data acquisition, remote sensing, storm surge, numerical modeling Chao Sun Assistant 225-578-8511 [email protected] Civil & Combined wind-surge-wave loading characterization, Professor Environmental complex dynamics modeling and mitigation of coastal Engineering and offshore infrastructure (buildings, wind turbines, power transmission/distribution systems, etc.) exposed to multiple coastal hazards, hydrodynamics, computational fluid dynamics, wave-generated energy, smart sensing and adaptive control

Morteza Michel B. [email protected] Division of Low-cost wireless sensor networks for monitoring Naraghi- Voorhies Electrical & coastal environments Pour Distingui Computer shed Engineering Professor

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Paulo Associate 225-578-2782 [email protected] Craft & Worst Case Discharge, liquid loading in gas wells, Waltrich Professor Hawkins artificial lift systems, managed pressure drilling Department of Petroleum Engineering Robert Assistant 225-578-4271 [email protected] School of Low-cost hurricane-resistant residential construction, Holton Professor Architecture architectural aesthetics, and economics, low-income housing

Seung Kam Professor 225-578-5216 [email protected] Craft & Subsurface NAPL remediation, Hawkins surfactant/polymer/foam processes, foam flow Department of characterization, pipeline leak detection, multiphase Petroleum flow behavior in porous media, pipes and annulus Engineering Steve Cai Professor 225-578-8898 [email protected] Civil & Bridge engineering, bridge, performance assessment, Environmental hurricane/wind effects on coastal structures Engineering

Coastal Health

Specialization Areas: • Epidemiology • Public Health • Pollutants • Toxicology

LSU provides scientific research about coastal hazards that impact the health of our plants, animals, and people. Our expertise in epidemiology, microbiology, environmental pollutants, disease prevention, food and occupational safety, water quality, toxicology, harmful algal blooms, and other hazards helps create, promote, and maintain a healthier society.

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Aimee Assistant 225-578-0573 [email protected] Social Research Coastal resiliency, environmental health, disaster Moles Professor and Evaluation recovery, GIS mapping of social and environmental of Center concerns, healthcare policy Research Andy Professor 225-578-4220 [email protected]. Andy Nyman Coastal wetland ecology, wetland wildlife management, Nyman edu coastal marsh management, wetland restoration [email protected] Ariane Associate 504-568-5709 [email protected] Epidemiology Relationship between social and built environments, Rung Professor disaster recovery, natural disasters, mental health, social characteristics, health behaviors, Hurricane Katrina, BP oil spill Crystal N. Associate 225-578-9422 [email protected] Environmental Biological oceanography, marine viral ecology, Johnson Professor Sciences phylogenetic typing, pathogens, environmental pollutants, avian microbiology, molecular microbiology, science communication Daniel Assistant 504-568-6042 [email protected] Environmental Biostatistics, public health, natural disasters, mental Harrington Professor and health – Occupational Research Health Sciences Edward Emeritus 225-578-8634 [email protected] Environmental Analytical-environmental chemistry, environmental Overton Professor Sciences monitoring, chemical hazard evaluations and risk assessments, environmental toxicology, environmental remediation, analytical instrument development Edward Professor 504-568-5772 [email protected] Epidemiology; Environmental epidemiology, cancer prevention and Trapido School of control, etiologic research Public Health- New Orleans

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Evrim Oral Associate 504-568-6094 [email protected] Biostatistics Biostatistics, generalized linear models, survey Professor sampling, robust statistical inference, disaster impacts on mental health and physical health James Diaz Professor 504-568-6052 [email protected] Environmental Anesthesiology, critical care medicine, pain and management, public health, Occupational occupational/environmental medicine, environmental Health Sciences toxicology, tropical infectious diseases, climate change, natural disasters Jim Jian Professor 225-578-1360 [email protected]. Plant, Soil biogeochemisty, organic chemical pollutants, water Wang edu Environmental quality, water pollution remediation, carbon and and Soil nitrogen dynamics of agricultural and natural Sciences ecosystems, fertilizer efficiency, heavy metal mobility in soils, wastewater treatment, greenhouse gases, Coastal wetland biogeochemistry Kalliat T. Professor 225-578-5833 [email protected] Cain Environmental chemical engineering, atmospheric Valsaraj Department of chemistry, wastewater treatment, pollutant Chemical transformations, sub-sea oil/gas spill chemical Engineering dispersants, mercury sequestration in sediments Kanchan Associate 225-578-4531 [email protected] Oceanography Physical oceanography, aquatic biogeochemistry, Maiti Professor & Coastal radioisotope analyses, sediment geochemistry, Sciences chemical processes at sediment-water interface, ocean acidification. Kari Associate 504-568-5725 [email protected] Environmental Environmental health, waste treatment and reuse, Fitzmorris Professor and public health Brisolara and Occupational Associate Health Sciences Dean for Academic Affairs

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Kevin L. Professor 225-578-4281 [email protected] Environmental Environmental toxicology, non-target freshwater and Armbrust and Chair Sciences marine watershed pollution, environmental impact of pesticides and pharmaceutical products, ecological and human health risk assessment Krishnaswa Cain 225-578-2361 [email protected] Cain Multiphase flows, computational fluid dynamics, my Chair Department of computer-aided modeling of chemical, mineral, Nandakum Professor Chemical polymer and electrochemical processes, oil spill ar Engineering modeling Lewis A. Associate 225-578-1323 [email protected] Plant, Soil environmental chemistry, water quality Gaston Professor u.edu Environmental and Soil Sciences Linda Professor 225-578-5427 [email protected] Environmental Community structure, niche theory, ecosystem Hooper- Sciences disturbance/disaster ecology, ecology theory-based Bùi restoration ecology, habitat loss, pollution, climate change, sea-level rise, entomology, food webs, nutrient dynamics, fire ants, diversity, equity, and inclusion, elevating the voices in environmentally impacted minoritized persons. Louis Emeritus 225-578-3055 [email protected] Environmental Chemical processes, kinetics, transport science: Thibodeau Professor Sciences & Cain momentum, heat and mass, environmental x Department of chemodynamics, unit operations, Chemical chemical engineering, multimedia environmental Engineering modeling, bed-sediment remediation Mark C. Professor 225-578-6372 [email protected] Oceanography Zooplankton ecology, zooplankton taxonomy, Benfield & Coastal acoustical telemetry studies of fish and invertebrates, Sciences biological observatories (ROV) Ralph J. Professor 225-578-4287 [email protected] Environmental Aquatic and marine ecotoxicology, industrial Portier Sciences microbiology, bioremediation

30 Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Rebeca De Assistant 225-578-4293 rdejesuscrespo1@lsu. Environmental Environmental conservation, sustainable development, Jesus Professor edu Sciences ecosystem services, public health, agricultural land and Crespo water use, urban watersheds Robert Professor 225-578-2980 [email protected] Department of Environmental chemistry, humic materials, agricultural Cook Chemistry pharmaceuticals, agricultural chemicals, xenobiotic compounds, biochemistry, analytical chemistry, environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and fluorescence Sibel Bargu Professor 225-578-0029 [email protected] Oceanography Freshwater, Estuarine and Marine Phytoplankton & Coastal Ecology, Harmful Algal Blooms and Food Web Sciences Contamination, Phytoplankton-Zooplankton Interactions, Global Climate Change Troy C. Dean of 225-578-8273 [email protected] Sociology Social inequality, social demography, applied sociology, Blanchard the socioeconomic conditions, demographic outcomes College of Humaniti es and Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology Vincent L. Professor 225-578-1753 [email protected] Environmental Ecotoxicology, environmental pollutants; Wilson Sciences carcinogenesis, mutagenesis; environmental biomonitoring, microbial community ecology, genetic diseases, environmental biomonitoring

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute William Professor 225-578-9174 [email protected] Civil & Biological treatment of municipal, industrial, and Moe Environmental hazardous wastes, bioremediation, environmental Engineering microbiology

Coastal Modeling

Specialization Areas: • Biogeochemical • Geomorphological • Coastal Hydrological • Physical Oceanography • Compound Flooding • Storm Surge

Coastal models help visualize and explain complex data as well as predict various scenarios in coastal zones. Data provided by these models helps ensure that coastal resources are deployed wisely and risks are reduced for people and assets. LSU’s modeling expertise includes biogeochemistry, coastal hydrology, geomorphology, physical oceanography, sediment transport, storm surge, and more.

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Celalettin Assistant 225-578-5045 [email protected] Civil & Environmental fluid dynamics and sustainability, Emre Professor Environmental computational sediment transport modeling, Ozdemir Engineering simulation and modeling of multi-scale turbulent processes, advanced scientific computing

Chunyan Li Professor 225 - 578 - 3619 [email protected] Oceanography Physical oceanography, transport, coastal and estuarine & Coastal circulations, innovative observations, modeling, Sciences extreme weather (such as hurricanes), induced water level changes including storm surges Clint Professor 225-578-8672 [email protected] Civil & Environ Physical and numerical modeling of river hydraulics and Willson Engineering; sediment transport, river deltas, sediment dynamics, Center for fluid dynamics, groundwater hydrology and modeling, River Studies high-resolution 3D imaging of porous media DeWitt Academic 225-578-6177 [email protected] Coastal Studies coastal change, land loss, spatial analysis and GIS Braud Jr. Area Co- Institute modeling, environmental remote sensing and image ordinator processing Dubravko Professor 225-578-6394 [email protected] Oceanography Ecosystem modeling, biological oceanography, coastal Justic & Coastal eutrophication, hypoxia, impacts of climate change on Sciences coastal ecosystems

Frank Tsai Professor 225-578-4246 [email protected] Civil & Groundwater hydrology and hydraulics, water Environmental resources system and management, geological Engineering architecture modeling, groundwater transport modeling, saltwater intrusion modeling and management, geospatial heterogeneity reconstruction, hydropower optimization, coastal environmental modeling and management, wastewater treatment

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute George Assistant 225-578- [email protected] Oceanography Nutrient, carbon, and sediment dynamics, coupled Xue Professor 1118 & Coastal physical-biogeochemical modeling, Sciences coupled ocean-wave-sediment transport modeling (ROMS, SWAN, COAWST), hydrology, climate change, human impacts, time series analysis, sequence stratigraphy, geochemistry Giulio Assistant 225-578-8046 [email protected] Oceanography Ecogeomorphology, biogeology, sea level rise, Mariotti Professor & Coastal sediment dynamics, hurricane and storm effects on Sciences sediment dynamics, coupled dynamics of sediment & biofilms / microbial-mats, carbonate platform sedimentary processes Haosheng Associate 225-578-5117 [email protected] Oceanography Physical oceanography, coastal and estuarine Huang Professor & Coastal circulation dynamics, unstructured grid numerical Sciences modeling and data assimilation, tide and storm surge simulation, bio-physical interaction and ecosystem modeling Jennifer R. Assistant 225-578- [email protected] Oceanography Marine viral ecology, marine biogeochemistry, Brum Professor 6364 & Coastal microbial ecology, marine dead zones, hydrothermal Sciences vents Jill C. Associate 225-578-6192 [email protected] Department of meteorology, tropical climatology, extreme climatic and Trepanier Professor Geography and weather phenomena, tropical cyclones, statistics, Anthropology climate modeling, hurricanes risk assessment Jun-Hong Associate 225-578- [email protected] Oceanography Physical oceanography, marine biogeochemistry, Liang Professor 7301 & Coastal ecosystem dynamics, ocean modeling, oceanic Sciences boundary layer turbulence, air-sea gas transfer processes, mesoscale and submesoscale oceanic processes

35 Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Kehui Associate 225-578-0389 [email protected] Oceanography Geological oceanography, coastal morphodynamics, "Kevin" Xu Professor & Coastal observation and numerical modeling of sediment Sciences transport, sediment dynamics of bottom boundary layer, sedimentary geology, coastal processes Lei Wang Associate 225-578-8876 [email protected] Department of Remote sensing, GIS, hydrological modeling, mapping, Professor Geography and spatial analysis, satellite image processing, Anthropology geocomputation, flooding hazards Matthew Assistant 225-578-6092 [email protected] Oceanography Numerical modeling, coastal hydrology, environmental Hiatt Professor & Coastal fluid dynamics, water transport timescales in deltas and Sciences wetlands, coastal hydrological connectivity, network analysis, morphodynamics Mayank Associate 225-578-6041 [email protected] Craft & Computational fluid dynamics, environmental Tyagi Professor Hawkins monitoring, oil spill risk assessment, petroleum Department of production technologies, offshore drilling Petroleum Engineering Scott C. Professor 225-578-4303 [email protected] Center for Tide, wind-wave and hurricane storm surge modeling; Hagen Coastal unstructured mesh development; compound flooding Resiliency; Civil and the flood transition zone; coastal dynamics of sea & level rise; biogeophysical modeling under climate Environmental change; transdisciplinary research outcomes. Engineering; Center for Computation & Technology

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Steve Adjunct 225-578-8548 [email protected] School of Numerical modeling, high-performance computing, Brandt Professor Electrical parallel computing, programming language design Engineering and Computer Science Xuelian Associate 225-578-6199 [email protected] Department of 3D morphological mapping, UAV and LIDAR, land- 'Shelley' Professor Geography and cover/land-use dynamics, vegetation phenology Meng Anthropology

Coastal Processes & Measurement

Specialization Areas: • Biogeochemistry • Remote Sensing • Coastal Geosciences • Restoration • Hydrology • Sea Level Rise • Land Loss • Water Quality

Louisiana’s coast is eroding faster than any other place in the continental United States. LSU is a leader in the race to determine the causes and impacts of these changes and to innovate and discover new solutions and approaches. Our areas of expertise include biogeochemistry, coastal geosciences, hydrology, land loss, remote sensing, restoration, sea- level rise, and water quality.

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Achim Associate 225-578-3016 [email protected] Department of Earth systems history, climate change, and marine Herrmann Professor Geology & biogeochemistry Geophysics Andy Professor 225-578-4220 [email protected]. School of Coastal wetland ecology, wetland wildlife management, Nyman edu Renewable coastal marsh management, wetland restoration [email protected] Natural Resources Barun Sen Emeritus 225-578-5984 [email protected] Department of Effects of seasonal coastal hypoxia on benthic Gupta Professor Geology & foraminifera: present-day and historical evidence, oil Geophysics rig reef colonization

Carol A. Assistant 225-578-6439 [email protected] Department of Deltaic wetland sedimentology and geomorphology, Wilson Professor Geology & ecophysical processes that shape coastal and deltaic Geophysics wetlands, landscape elevation change, biogeomorphology, carbon dynamics, subsurface stratigraphy, human impacts, human migration, barrier island restoration Carol Professor 225-223-8187 [email protected] Department of Karst hydrogeology, groundwater-surface water Wicks Geology & interactions in the Dougherty Plain in coastal Georgia, Geophysics temporal geochemical variations in saline springs, thermal and geochemical disturbances on aquifers in karstic basins, and subsurface geology of Louisiana

Clint Professor 225-578-8672 [email protected] Civil & Physical and numerical modeling of river hydraulics and Willson Environmental sediment transport, river deltas, sediment dynamics, Engineering; fluid dynamics, groundwater hydrology and modeling, Center for high-resolution 3D imaging of porous media River Studies

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Craig E. Professor 225-578-6180 [email protected] Department of Environmental geography, coastal cities, community Colten Geography and resilience, nature-society relations, adaptation to Anthropology changing coastal environments, water and hazards in the American south Dario Assistant 832-916-6990 [email protected] Department of Sedimentology of modern and ancient marginal- Harazim Professor om Geology & marine systems, siliciclastic diagenesis, animal-mineral- - Geophysics microbe interactions, isotope geochemistry Research David Professor 225-578-2868 [email protected] Department of Organic, polymer, and bioanalytical materials Spivak Chemistry chemistry, synthetic methodology, template-organized polymer materials Denise Professor 225-578-8832 [email protected] Environmental Qualitative social science research methods, DeLorme Sciences environmental communication, social marketing, stakeholder engagement, health communication DeWitt Academic 225-578-6177 [email protected] Coastal Studies Coastal change, land loss, spatial analysis and GIS Braud Jr. Area Co- Institute modeling, environmental remote sensing and image ordinator processing Ed Bush Professor 225-578-2110 [email protected] Plant, Plant stress physiology, phytoremediation, plant du Environmental adaptations to hurricanes and sea level rise, urban and Soil pollution, estuarine ecology, water quality, science Sciences education, community outreach Eurico J. Professor 225-578-0212 [email protected] Oceanography Ocean color remote sensing; Bio-optical properties of D'Sa & Coastal coastal and ocean waters; Physical-biogeochemical Sciences interactions; Optical properties of colored dissolved organic matter; Coastal biogeochemical processes Gary M. Professor 225-578-1901 [email protected] Department of Benthic marine biogeochemistry, soil microbial ecology, King Biological plant-microbe interactions, carbon cycling, lithotrophic Sciences bacterial communities

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Giulio Assistant 225-578-8046 [email protected] Oceanography Ecogeomorphology, biogeology, sea level rise, Mariotti Professor & Coastal sediment dynamics, hurricane and storm effects on Sciences sediment dynamics, coupled dynamics of sediment & biofilms / microbial-mats, carbonate platform sedimentary processes Haosheng Associate 225-578-5117 [email protected] Oceanography Physical oceanography, coastal and estuarine Huang Professor & Coastal circulation dynamics, unstructured grid numerical Sciences modeling and data assimilation, tide and storm surge simulation, bio-physical interaction and ecosystem modeling Irving A. Emeritus 225-578-8810 [email protected] Oceanography Coastal plant ecology, wetland restoration, plant Mendelsso Professor & Coastal physiological ecology hn Sciences Jim Cronin Professor 225-578-7218 [email protected] Department of Population and Community Ecology, Plant-Herbivore- Biological Natural Enemy Interactions, Behavioral Ecology, Sciences Spatial/Landscape Ecology, Ecological Genetics, Biological Pest Management, Invasive Species, Conservation Biology Juan Professor 225-578-4249 [email protected] Department of Seismology, seismic physical modeling, soil properties Lorenzo Geology & beneath flood protection levees, floodwall collapse, Geophysics Pleistocene faulting in deltas, geophysical models and monitoring Jun Xu Professor 225-578-4168 [email protected] School of Hydrologic and biogeochemical processes and Renewable modeling, sediment transport, fluvial geomorphology, Natural watershed and river hydrology, water quality, land use Resources and climate change effects on hydrologic and biogeochemical cycles, GIS and Remote Sensing applications in hydrology, geomorphology, and coastal processes

42 Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Kalliat T. Professor 225-578-5833 [email protected] Cain Environmental chemical engineering, atmospheric Valsaraj Department of chemistry, wastewater treatment, pollutant Chemical transformations, sub-sea oil/gas spill chemical Engineering dispersants, mercury sequestration in sediments Kehui Associate 225-578-0389 [email protected] Oceanography Geological oceanography, coastal morphodynamics, "Kevin" Xu Professor & Coastal observation and numerical modeling of sediment Sciences transport, sediment dynamics of bottom boundary layer, sedimentary geology, coastal processes Krishna Professor 225-578-7363 [email protected] Department of Natural resource economics, applied econometrics, P. Paudel .edu Agricultural water quality, water quantity management in Economics & agriculture, groundwater use, water salinity issues Agribusiness Lei Wang Associate 225-578-8876 [email protected] Department of Remote sensing, GIS, hydrological modeling, mapping, Professor Geography and spatial analysis, satellite image processing, Anthropology geocomputation, flooding hazards Magdi Professor 225-578-1332 [email protected]. Plant, Water management of irrigation and drainage systems, Selim edu Environmental soil environmental chemistry, water quality, and Soil watershed-level pollutant source identification, soil Sciences contamination, soil biogeochemistry Mark C. Professor 225-578-6372 [email protected] Oceanography Zooplankton ecology, zooplankton taxonomy, Benfield & Coastal acoustical telemetry studies of fish and invertebrates, Sciences biological observatories (ROV) Matthew Assistant 225-578-6092 [email protected] Oceanography Numerical modeling, coastal hydrology, environmental Hiatt Professor & Coastal fluid dynamics, water transport timescales in deltas and Sciences wetlands, coastal hydrological connectivity, network analysis, morphodynamics Michael Professor 225 578 6714 [email protected] Department of Marine robotics, curve tracking, mathematical control Malisoff Mathematics theory, engineering systems, applied dynamical systems, pollution monitoring, oil spill monitoring

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Mike Kaller George 225-578-0012 [email protected] School of Terrestrial-aquatic linkages, community ecology, William Renewable invader ecology, freshwater ecology, urban fisheries, Barineau Natural ecological restoration, quantitative theory, aquatic Jr. Resources insects and invertebrates Professor

Morteza Michel B. [email protected] Division of Low-cost wireless sensor networks for monitoring Naraghi- Voorhies Electrical & coastal environments Pour Distingui Computer shed Engineering Professor Nancy Professor 225-578-8531 [email protected] Oceanography Biological oceanography-continental shelf ecosystems Rabalais & Coastal influenced by large rivers; land ocean interactions Sciences Coastal eutrophication; distribution, dynamics and effects of hypoxia Animal/sediment relationships; pelagic-benthic coupling Multiple stressors on ecosystems Integration of science and policy Pamela Associate 225-578-2297 [email protected] School of Science education, community outreach, coastal Blanchard Professor Education restoration, resiliency, stewardship of natural resources Peter Clift Professor 225-578-2153 [email protected] Department of Sedimentary geology, marine geology, geoarchaeology, Geology & climatic and anthropogenic impacts on environment in Geophysics monsoonal Asia, Asian marginal seas, subsidence analysis Richard H. Emeritus 225-578-5880 [email protected] Department of Alluvial formation, river systems, geomorphology, Kesel Professor Geography and hydrogeology, sediment dynamics, wetlands, coastal Anthropology deltas, human modification of channels Robert Professor 225-578-2980 [email protected] Department of Environmental chemistry, humic materials, agricultural Cook Chemistry pharmaceuticals, agricultural chemicals, xenobiotic compounds, biochemistry, analytical chemistry, environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and fluorescence

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute R. Eugene Professor 225-578-6454 [email protected] Oceanography Wetland ecology, coastal restoration, biological Turner & Coastal oceanography, conservation, environmental Sciences management, estuarine ecology, fisheries ecology, sustainable systems, human impacts (oil, hypoxia) Sam J. Professor 225-578-5833 [email protected] Department of Coastal and marine sedimentology, sediment Bentley Geology & radiochemistry, fine sediment dynamics on continental Geophysics shelves, bioturbation, predictive modeling of sedimentary fabric and structures, geological oceanography, deltaic wetlands Seung Kam Professor 225-578-5216 [email protected] Craft & Subsurface NAPL remediation, Hawkins surfactant/polymer/foam processes, foam flow Department of characterization, pipeline leak detection, multiphase Petroleum flow behavior in porous media, pipes and annulus Engineering Sibel Bargu Professor 225-578-0029 [email protected] Oceanography Freshwater, Estuarine and Marine Phytoplankton & Coastal Ecology, Harmful Algal Blooms and Food Web Sciences Contamination, Phytoplankton-Zooplankton Interactions, Global Climate Change Sophie Associate (225) 578- [email protected] Department of Coastal and marine palynology, paleo-environmental Warny Professor 5089 Geology & studies, paleoclimatology, isotope chemistry, Geophysics biostratigraphy, climate evolution Tracy Quirk Assistant 225 - 578 - [email protected] Oceanography Nutrient and carbon cycling, wetland plant ecology, Professor 6426 & Coastal restoration ecology, human impacts, marsh Sciences morphodynamics Xuelian Associate 225-578-6199 [email protected] Department of 3D morphological mapping, UAV and LIDAR, land- 'Shelley' Professor Geography and cover/land-use dynamics, vegetation phenology Meng Anthropology

Coasts & People

Specialization Areas: • Anthropology and Archaeology • Environmental Humanities • Disaster Management and Psychology • Geography and GIS • Education, Journalism, and Outreach • Historic and Cultural Preservation • Environmental Communication • Music, Art, and Design

LSU uses a multi-disciplinary approach to help understand the many important relationships that exist between people and their coastal environment. This research has global reach since about 40% of the world’s population lives within 100 kilometers or 62 miles of the coast. Coastal people are facing new challenges every day that impact our homes, buildings, infrastructure, work, and ways of life.

47 Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Aimee Assistant 225-578-0573 [email protected] Social Research Coastal resiliency, environmental health, disaster Moles Professor and Evaluation recovery, GIS mapping of social and environmental of Center concerns, healthcare policy Research Brendan Assistant 919-622-8414 [email protected] Robert Reich Generative design, GIS, geospatial modeling, tangible Harmon Professor School of interaction, digital fabrication, virtual reality Landscape Architecture Brian Assistant 225-578-6077 [email protected] Department of Political and economic geography in the coastal deltas Marks Professor Geography and of the Mekong and Mississippi rivers, fisheries, seafood Anthropology industry, cultural landscapes, socio-economic effects of offshore oil and gas development, petro-populism, post-diluvian neoliberalism Carolyn Associate 225-578-3022 [email protected] English Louisiana folklife, coastal communities and cultural Ware Professor resiliency, folk belief and healing traditions, women’s folklore and gender roles, hurricanes' effects on commercial fishing, material culture, and community events

Christophe Associate 225-578-2546 [email protected] Department of Mass political behavior, microenvironments, attitude r Kenny Professor Political changes, social influence, social networks, disaster Sciences response, emotional response to disaster Craig E. Professor 225-578-6180 [email protected] Department of environmental geography, coastal cities, community Colten Geography and resilience, nature-society relations, adaptation to Anthropology changing coastal environments, water and hazards in the American south

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute David Associate 225-578-8105 [email protected] Department of Archaeology, Central Andes (focus on coastal Peru), Chicoine Professor Geography and coastal adaptations, early urbanism, political systems, Anthropology human environmental interactions, architecture, material culture, foodways, mortuary practices, visual arts, cultural heritage Dek Terrell Professor 225-578-3785 [email protected] Department of Bayesian Econometrics Economics Denise Professor 225-578-8832 [email protected] College of the qualitative social science research methods, DeLorme Coast and environmental communication, social marketing, Environment: stakeholder engagement, health communication Environmental Sciences Edward P. Professor 225-578-7595 [email protected] Paul M. Hebert Climate change, sea level rise, extreme weather event Richards Law Center impacts on coastal cities and ecological systems, coastal erosion, public health policy, national security law, emergency preparedness law Frederick Associate 225-578-1140 [email protected] Sociology Visual sociology, political sociology, community & Weil Professor urban, disasters, survey research, photo/video ethnography, geospatial analysis, disaster stress

Heather Professor 225-578-6178 [email protected] Department of Archaeology, coastal adaptations to sea level rise, Latin McKillop Geography and American studies, Indian civilizations of Middle & South Anthropology America, Mayan coastal trade, canoe navigation, salt works, GIS

James Professor 225-578-3140 [email protected] English and Rhetorical and critical theory, gender studies, Catano Screen Arts nonfiction film and prose, Louisiana fishing industry

49 Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Kari Associate 504-568-5725 [email protected] Environmental Environmental health, waste treatment and reuse, Fitzmorris Professor and public health Brisolara and Occupational Associate Health Sciences Dean for Academic Affairs Kathleen A. Associate 225-578-3244 [email protected] Department of State legislative behavior, gender politics, policy Bratton Professor Political outcomes, social networks, social communication, Sciences disaster response, emotional response to disaster Katie E. Professor 225-578-4099 [email protected] Psychology Post-Katrina resilience and long-term recovery, disaster Cherry stress, cognitive aging, disaster, resilience, recovery Marc Director 225-578-8907 [email protected] School of Art Boating, GIS app programming and development for Aubanel of Digital u WAVE (a Waterway Information for Vessels Media Smartphone App) Arts & Engineeri ng Mark Associate 225-578-5357 [email protected] Department of Impacts of demographic, technological, and social J. Schafer Professor Sociology change, long- and short-term social and demographic shifts in the Gulf of Mexico Region Matthew Professor 225-578-5841 [email protected] Sociology Public and community health patterns, community R. Lee resilience, coastal disasters

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Michael Professor 225-578-2271 [email protected] History, American environmental history, American religious Pasquier Philosophy & history, history of the Mississippi River, history of Religious coastal Louisiana, coastal history and culture Studies; Center for Collaborative Knowledge Nina Lam Professor 225-578-6197 [email protected] Environmental Geographic information science, remote sensing, Sciences environmental health, resilience, sustainability Peter Clift Professor 225-578-2153 [email protected] Department of Sedimentary geology, marine geology, geoarchaeology, Geology & climatic and anthropogenic impacts on environment in Geophysics monsoonal Asia, Asian marginal seas, subsidence analysis Priscilla D. Professor 225-578-1325 [email protected] School of Social Aging and long-term care, sexuality and older adults, Allen Work disaster planning and recovery with vulnerable persons, social and environmental justice Prosanta Associate 225-578-3079 [email protected] Department of fish biology, ichthyology, evolution biology, evolution of Chakrabart Professor Biological bioluminescent systems, phylogenetic systematics, y Sciences geometric morphometrics, freshwater and cave fishes Rebeca De Assistant 225-578-4293 rdejesuscrespo1@lsu. Environmental Environmental conservation, sustainable development, Jesus Professor edu Sciences ecosystem services, public health, agricultural land and Crespo water use, urban watersheds Renee Professor 225-578-6821 [email protected] Department of Communication theory, risk communication, risk and Edwards Communicatio decision-making, cognitive processing of weather and n Studies climate information Tim Slack Professor 225-578-1116 [email protected] Sociology Social stratification & poverty, community & environment, social demography, coastal disasters

Name Title Phone Email Department / Research interests Center / Institute Timothy F. Professor 225-578-1358 [email protected] School of Social Children’s narratives, child mental health, attachment Page Emeritus Work theory, impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on early educational settings and children Tracey E. Professor 225-578-2453 [email protected] School of Workplace disaster recovery, aging workforce Rizzuto Leadership & dynamics, social capital and capacity development, Human workplace technology, aging of Gulf of Mexico oil and Resource gas industry workforce Development William Associate 504-568-5796 [email protected] Behavioral & Natural disasters, mental health, Hurricane Katrina, BP Robinson Professor Community oil spill, research methods in health sciences, statistical and Health Sciences analysis, health behaviors Director of Graduate Studies Yejun Wu Associate 225-578-1489 [email protected] School of knowledge organization systems (taxonomy, thesaurus, Professor Library & topic maps, and ontology), information retrieval Information systems (cross-language information retrieval and text Science classification), digital libraries, semantic analysis of text- based on computational linguistics, data-driven knowledge discovery Yoshinori K Professor 225-578-5353 [email protected] Sociology Social inequality, psychological well-being, elderly amo people who either evacuated from the New Orleans area or were affected by the hurricane in Baton Rouge