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Graduate Students & Programs Manual

Department of Geography & Anthropology

227 Howe-Russell-Kniffen Geoscience Complex

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803

Last Revised: July 2021

Table of Contents

1-Words of Welcome ...... 4

2-Overview of Geography & Anthropology at LSU ...... 4 2.1 Brief History ...... 4 2.2 Programs of Study at a Glance ...... 5 2.3 Financial Support & Life in Baton Rouge...... 6 2.4 Student Life & Organizations ...... 6 2.4.1 Geography & Anthropology Society (GAS) ...... 7 2.4.2 Geography & Anthropology Undergraduate Society (GAUS) ...... 7 2.4.3 Gamma Theta Upsilon International Geographical Honor Society (GTU) ...... 7 2.4.4 Lambda Alpha Honor Society in Anthropology (Alpha LA) ...... 7 2.4.5 Cultural-Historical Collaborative (CHC) ...... 7 2.4.6 Topics in Climatology (Coffee & Carbs) ...... 8 2.5 Departmental Specializations ...... 8 2.6 Graduate Careers ...... 10 2.7 For Prospective Students: How to Apply ...... 10

3-People ...... 11 3.1 Academic Faculty ...... 11 3.2 Emeritus Faculty ...... 18 3.3 Departmental & Administrative Staff ...... 19 3.4 Programs Advisors ...... 20 3.5 Graduate Students ...... 20

4-Research Units, Groups & Laboratories...... 20 4.1 African & African American Studies ...... 20 4.2 Biology, Evolution, and Ecological Reconstruction Laboratory ...... 21 4.3 Cartographic Information Center ...... 21 4.4 Coastal Archaeology of Latin American Laboratory ...... 22 4.5 Coastal Studies Institute...... 22 4.6 Computer Mapping Sciences Laboratory ...... 23 4.7 Digital Imaging & Visualization in Archaeology (DIVA)...... 23

4.8 Disaster Science & Management ...... 23 4.9 Forensic Anthropology & Computer Enhancement Services (FACES) ...... 23 4.10 Geomorphology Research Group ...... 24 4.11 Geoscience Publications ...... 24 4.12 Louisiana Office of State Climatology ...... 25 4.13 LSU Museum of Natural Science ...... 25 4.14 Miles Richardson Cultural & Historical Research Laboratory ...... 25 4.15 Paleoclimatology & Anthropology Studies Laboratory (PAST) ...... 26 4.16 Pruitt Lecture Series ...... 26 4.17 Southern Central Climate Adaptation Science Center (SC CASC) ...... 26 4.18 Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP) ...... 27

5-Graduate Programs & Certificates: Curricula & Requirements ...... 27 5.1 Masters Programs ...... 28 5.1.1 Master of Arts (MA) in Anthropology...... 29 5.1.2 Master of Science (MS) in Geography ...... 30 5.2 PhD Programs ...... 30 5.2.1 PhD in Geography ...... 33 5.2.2 PhD in Anthropology ...... 33 5.3 Graduate Certificate in Climatology & Climate Change ...... 34 5.4 Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Science (GISc) ...... 34 5.5 Concentrations in Mapping Sciences in the Geography Graduate Programs ...... 35 5.6 Minor in Geography or Anthropology ...... 36

6-Assistantships, Fellowships, Grants & Awards ...... 37 6.1 Departmental Assistantship Duties & Tenure ...... 37 6.2 Field & Research Awards ...... 37 6.2.1 Robert C. West & Richard J. Russell Field Research Awards ...... 38 6.2.2 G&A Research Materials Award ...... 39

7-Miscellaneous ...... 39 7.1 Groups to Join ...... 39 7.2 Other Important Documentation ...... 40 7.3 Finances...... 40

7.4 Things to Do & Places to See ...... 41

8-Current Graduation Application Deadlines ...... 41

1-Words of Welcome 2-Overview of Geography & Welcome to the Department of Geography & Anthropology at LSU Anthropology at Louisiana State University! Our 2.1 Brief History department, founded in 1928, has a rich history of Louisiana State University (LSU) and Agricultural excellence and its various graduate research & Mechanical College, founded in 1860, is the programs have consistently garnered praise over state’s oldest public institution of higher education. the years. This handbook introduces the depart- It is the flagship University of the State of ment, its faculty, staff, students, facilities, and Louisiana and has been designated a land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant institution. It is known various graduate research programs. Its most for his research extensive facilities and has over important goal is to help you understand and meet 100 departments, 15 institutes and centers, and 15 the requirements of the LSU Graduate School and colleges. Additionally, it is a land-grant, sea-grant, of our department. and space-grant university, one of the few in the United States. Please acquaint yourself with the basic requirements of your specific program of study As of Fall 2020, the total enrollment across all LSU and, more specifically, their sequential order. Visit campuses was of 57,000 students, with the G&A Office of Graduate Studies (located in approximately 32,331 students at the Baton Rouge 227 Howe-Russell-Kniffen Geoscience Complex) campus. Graduate students number about 1,973 in more than a dozen schools and colleges, and 60 as soon as possible and get acquainted with our departments. In total, LSU has 72 master programs friendly and resourceful staff. Our main mission is and almost 50 doctoral ones. As of the Fall of 2020, to help your academic success and facilitate your 80 graduate students were enrolled in the future career goals; from the moment you inquire Department of Geography & Anthropology, about our programs to the time when you step on which is based at LSU’s Baton Rouge campus. the podium to receive your degree. Baton Rouge, the state capital of Louisiana, is The administration of the graduate program is located on the Mississippi River 80 miles or 128 km carried out by the Graduate Program Advisor (who northwest of New Orleans. The human occupation is also a faculty member) with the assistance of the of the Istrouma Bluff, the first natural bluff up river from the Mississippi Delta made the region graduate office administrative coordinator, who is attractive to people since at least 10,000 years ago. responsible for the day-to-day administration. The Indeed, earthworks built by ancient prehistoric position of advisor to the graduate programs populations dot the landscape, including on the rotates approximately every three years. Jill LSU campus itself! Today, Baton Rouge is Trepanier currently serves as Graduate Advisor positioned at the confluence of an intriguing and can be reached by email at [email protected]. variety of cultural and physical landscapes, Erika DeLeon serves as the administrative contributing to its unique ambiance, social life, coordinator for the graduate office and can be cuisine, and cultural diversity. While the city of reached by [email protected]. For any other Baton Rouge has a population of 216,000, the East matters, please do not hesitate to reach out to Joyce Baton Rouge Parish has a population of over 430,000. The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Jackson ([email protected]), chair of the (BTR) is served by American, Delta, United and Department. We trust that your experience in the Via airlines with daily connections to Dallas-Ft. LSU Department of Geography & Anthropology Worth, Charlotte, Atlanta, Houston, Orlando and will be intellectually rewarding! Austin.

The Department of Geography & Anthropology was founded in 1928 and the graduate program As such, the Department of Geography & began in 1933. The original members of the Anthropology offers undergraduate programs department, sometimes known as the “founders,” leading to the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in consisted of Professors Fred B. Kniffen and Anthropology, Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Richard J. Russell. Both received their doctorates Geography, and Bachelor of Science (BS) in from the Department of Geography at the Geography. Concentrations in Disaster Science & University of California at Berkeley where they Management (BA & BS), Geographic Information were influenced by geographer Carl O. Sauer and Science (GIS) (BA & BS), and Environmental anthropologist Alfred L. Kroeber. Their ideas Studies (BA) are also available to undergraduate remain a lively source of intellectual influence at students in geography. At the graduate level, we LSU. The Founders’ Room (313 Howe-Russell- offer a Master of Arts (MA) in Anthropology, Kniffen Geoscience Complex), the department’s Master of Science (MS) in Geography, Master of major seminar and meeting room, commemorates Natural Sciences (MNS), Doctor of Philosophy their contributions. (PhD) in Geography, and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Anthropology. We also offer two The first master’s degree in geography was granted graduate certificates in Climatology & Climate in 1935 and in anthropology in 1941. The first Change, and Geographic Information Science doctorate in geography was awarded in 1938. (GISc), respectively. Between the founding and 2020, the department has awarded more than 250 doctorates and more Our faculty has both breadth and depth in than 560 master’s degrees in geography and theoretical, methodological, and regional expertise, anthropology combined. Departmental alumni and as such is equipped to supervise cutting edge have held faculty positions at major universities graduate student’s research in several major including Berkeley, Clark, Rutgers, Syracuse, sections of geography and anthropology including Texas, University of California, Virginia, and Yale biogeography, climatology, geomorphology, among others. paleoclimatology, cultural geography, historical geography, economic development, urban geo- 2.2 Programs of Study at a Glance graphy, mapping sciences, political economy, The mission of the Department of Geography & political ecology, sociocultural anthropology, Anthropology is to (1) serve the region, which has ethnolinguistics, archaeology, biophysical anthro- a unique range of cultural diversity and a rich pology, paleoanthropology, bioarchaeology, mat- historic and prehistoric heritage, and in which its erial culture studies, and GIS. Geographic area residents have justifiably great pride; (2) provide a expertise focuses on Louisiana, the southern U.S., comprehensive and high quality curricular program North America, Central America, the Caribbean, for undergraduate majors and graduate students at South America, Europe, Africa, East Asia, and master’s and doctoral levels; to conduct seminal Southeast Asia. In each division, there are and sustained research and scholarship befitting a numerous ongoing projects, research facilities, and department of premier academic rank; (3) provide research collaborations led by dynamic and high quality general education courses for non- innovative scholars. majors; (4) provide service at the highest levels in our professions as well as to the University, The department allocates a substantial portion of community, region, and state; and (5) in our role as its space and resources to state-of-the-art research the University’s principal department for exploring units and laboratories. In physical geography, these the relations of nature and culture, articulate include the H. J. Walker Geomorphology Research interdisciplinary discourse, scholarship, and Laboratory, the Soil & Sediment Laboratory, the programmatic development among the humanities Louisiana Office of State Climatology, the and the social and physical sciences. Southern Climate Impacts Planning Programs, and

the Paleoclimatology & Anthropology Studies the graduate director for Huel D. Perkins (PAST) Laboratory. Researchers focusing on Fellowships. In addition, a number of members of mapping sciences and GIS benefit from the the faculty usually have research grants that Cartographic Information Center – one of the support additional graduate students. Most nation’s largest university map libraries – and the students in the graduate program receive some Computer Mapping Sciences Laboratory. form of financial assistance. Departmental graduate assistantships at the master’s level For students focusing on human and sociocultural typically average $12,750 for the academic year; topics, our department boasts various local, doctoral assistantships average $15,050. Students regional, and international research initiatives, as on full-time assistantships receive a full tuition well as a series of collaborative initiatives to foster waiver. Based on satisfactory performance, dialogue and advances in the humanities including students are normally eligible for four semesters of the African & African American Studies, and the aid in a master’s program and for eight semesters Cultural Historical Collaborative based at the Miles during a PhD program. Richardson Research Laboratory. Tuition and fees vary with course load, but the Fall Archaeologists and material specialists benefit 2020 costs for a full-time resident graduate student from the Coastal & Latin American Archaeology taking 9 credit hours are $6,275. Full-time graduate Laboratory, and the Digital Imaging & assistants are exempted from tuition and non- Visualization Laboratory. Paleoanthropologists resident tuition premiums. For information and forensic specialists work from the Physical regarding student fee bills or payments, please Anthropology Laboratory, and the Forensic contact the Office of Bursar Operations at 225- Anthropology & Computer Enhancement Services 578-3357. Laboratory, respectively. The monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment The University’s Middleton Library houses more near campus ranges between $600 and $1000. than three million volumes along with an extensive Food and utilities in Baton Rouge are relatively collection of microfilm holdings and a strong inexpensive on a national scale. Many students subscription to electronic resources accessible inquire about roommates and apartments via online. The Interlibrary Library Loan service is craigslist (Baton Rouge) or through postings in particularly useful and effective to access books, surrounding neighborhoods. LSU Residential Life articles, and other publications not currently at also offers a variety of student housing options. Middleton. Hill Memorial Library contains a For students on graduate assistantships, LSU premier collection of historical manuscripts Residential Life offers graduate housing rent pertinent to southern history and geography. reduction stipends.

2.3 Financial Support & Life in Baton Rouge 2.4 Student Life & Organizations Typically, an average of 90 students are enrolled in Life across campus is seasonally punctuated by our various graduate programs, and each year the major structuring events including sports and department funds about 20 full-time equivalencies festivals, as well as more academically-oriented in assistantship stipends. The department activities including conferences, seminars, lectures, nominates outstanding applicants for enhanced and student-led activities. Numerous student assistantships through the Graduate School. We groups and societies exist across campus, and also nominate students from underrepresented everyone is encouraged to get involved and countries and minorities for the Graduate School’s socialize. G&A students are particularly dynamic Tuition Award program, which offers in-state and engaged in a series of events from Mardi Gras tuition awards on a competitive basis. Outstanding parades to honors societies. Below is a list of some applicants from minority groups are nominated by of the organizations led by graduate students.

actively involved in community outreach. They 2.4.1 Geography & Anthropology Society (GAS) participate in field schools where the students learn The Geography & Anthropology Society, how to utilize various forms of equipment and established by graduate students in 1981, is a research methods appropriate for both disciplines. professional and a social organization aimed at Any LSU student, faculty member or staff member promoting scientific understanding and who subscribes to the purpose and basic policies communication among individuals studying nature of the organization may become a member of this and culture. The society fosters student and faculty organization, subject only to compliance with the interaction, promotes student representation in provisions of the constitution. Any person looking departmental affairs and policy making, and for more information can find the organization provides an outlet for extracurricular social listed under LSU Campus Life Student activities. Membership is open to undergraduate Organizations. majors, minors, graduate students, and faculty in the fields of geography and anthropology; all are Jill Trepanier is currently the faculty sponsor and encouraged to participate! Dues are $15 per can be contacted for more information. semester or $20 for the academic year. Faculty advisors of GAS work with the student executive 2.4.3 Gamma Theta Upsilon International including a co-president from geography, a co- Geographical Honor Society (GTU) president from anthropology, a secretary, a GTU is an international honor society in treasurer, and a faculty liaison. geography. Gamma Theta Upsilon was founded in 1928 and became a national organization in 1931. The mission goals of GAS, as stated in the Members of GTU have met academic organization’s constitution, are to: requirements and share a background and interest (1) Unite individuals who are interested in the fields in geography. GTU chapter activities support of anthropology and geography through geography knowledge and awareness. promoting better communication and broadened understanding of those fields. Jill Trepanier is currently the faculty sponsor and (2) Foster the scientific study, investigation, and can be contacted for more information. interpretation of anthropological and geographical subjects. 2.4.4 Lambda Alpha Honor Society in (3) Develop and promote a greater public interest Anthropology (Alpha LA) in an appreciation of the cultural and physical Lambda Alpha is the national honors organization environment. for anthropology. Founded in 1965, its main (4) Foster communication between students and purpose is to promote interest in the study of faculty. anthropology as a university discipline, to recognize outstanding student performance, and to David Chicoine is currently the faculty advisor for encourage scholarship and research in GAS and can be contacted with any questions. anthropology. Louisiana State University’s chapter of Lambda Alpha (Alpha LA) was formed by the 2.4.2 Geography & Anthropology Undergraduate Department of Geography & Anthropology in Society (GAUS) 1995. Graduate research awards and grants are The Geography & Anthropology Undergraduate available through national competitions. Society (GAUS) is an organization that was established for the expressed purpose of David Chicoine is currently the faculty sponsor for promoting and learning about Geography and Alpha LA and can be contacted with any questions. Anthropology. GAUS has monthly meetings that include guest speakers from in and outside the 2.4.5 Cultural-Historical Collaborative (CHC) department. The group plans social events and is

The G&A Cultural-Historical Collaborative (CHC) “Coffee & Carbs” meets weekly. Contact Kristine is a student-led work group established in 2009 that DeLong for more information. focuses on cultural and historical (often qualitative) approaches to geography and anthropology. 2.5 Departmental Specializations Students meet regularly and together decide how The strength of any department lies in the to shape our work group. Each semester is expertise, dedication to excellence, and sustained different and each year we rotate different student research activities and publications of its faculty, coordinators. Look out at the beginning of the graduate students and other researchers. As a semester for scheduling queries sent via the department, wes specialize in a broad spectrum of graduate listserv to decide on meeting times. The topics, while at the same time developing a high purpose of this group is to provide a time and degree of specialization necessary to reach ground- space to benefit from peers’ personal and breaking and paradigm-shifting results. Starting professional experiences and to support time from the theoretical premise that humans and their management while minimizing the stress of environments are deeply intertwined, we work to committing to regular meetings. Every participant develop cutting-edge and innovative metho- shapes her/his activities with the group as it fits dologies in order to implement strong empirical individual needs. and experimental protocols. Our scholars explore sophisticated theoretical frameworks, and combine Students share work for peer review, practice results and interpretations in ways to serve the academic presentations and job talks, address public of Louisiana, the US and beyond. professional development topics related to academic and nonacademic careers, and provide After consultation with faculty members and supportive accountability for each other as we potential major professors, students typically focus develop our course work and thesis/dissertation their education on one of four areas: physical topics. In the past CHC put on workshops geography, mapping sciences, human geography including pedagogy development, cv and resume and/or anthropology. Physical geographers study building, and job networking, in addition to panels patterns of climates, land forms, vegetation, soils, addressing ethics in qualitative approaches and and water. Mapping scientists use many tools and other topics. This tradition continues and in 2012 techniques in their work, and geographic CHC received NSF grant money from the technologies are increasingly among the most Association of American Geographers’ Enhancing important emerging fields for understanding our Departments and Graduate Education (EDGE) complex world. They include Geographic project. During the 2012-2013 academic year this Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, grant supported the establishment of a library Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and online (housed in the Miles Richardson Cultural & mapping such as Google Earth. Human geography Historical Lab) comprised of professional is concerned with the spatial aspects of human development resources in pedagogy, general existence. Anthropologists study humankind, past academic fields, and nonacademic fields. and present, physical, cultural, linguistic and material, pulling in expertise in fields ranging from ALL are welcome, even if you don’t consider biology to sociology and archaeological studies. yourself qualitative/historical/cultural! Listed below are some of our departmental Helen Regis is currently the faculty sponsor for strengths, areas of specialization and expertise. CHC and can be contacted with any questions. Prospective and incoming students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the richness and diversity of research in our department.

2.4.6 Topics in Climatology (“Coffee & Carbs”) GEOGRAPHY

Physical Geography Ethnomusicology & Folklore Atmospheric Hazards Gender, Place & Culture Coastal and Aeolian Geomorphology Medical Anthropology Coastal Management Oral History Climatology Public Culture, Festivals & Performance Fluvial Geomorphology Race & Identity Global Environmental & Climate Change Urban Ethnography Hydrology Visual Anthropology Paleoclimatology Tropical Climatology/Meteorology Linguistic Anthropology Environmental & Conservation Discourses Human Geography Language, Identity, & Performance Applied Geography Tojol-ab’al Mayan Agricultural & Economic Geography Discourse & Conversation Analysis Cultural Geography Historical Geography Archaeology & Material Culture Studies History of Geography 3D Imaging & Printing Environmental Geography & Political Ecology Andean Prehistory Geography & Anthropology Architecture & Space Geography of Crime Archaeology of Complex Societies Geography of Health Coastal Adaptations Medical Geography Contact Period Archaeology & Ethnohistory Political Geography Cultural Heritage Urban Geography GIS & Spatial Analysis Material Culture Regional Areas of Expertise Maya Prehistory United States: Louisiana, US South, Gulf Coast, Underwater Archaeology Mississippi Valley and the American West Europe Biological Anthropology Latin America & Caribbean Bioarchaeology Asia: China & Southeast Asia Comparative Anatomy Dental Anthropology Methodology Evolutionary Theory Big Data Forensic Anthropology Mapping Sciences & GIS Hominin Evolution Remote Sensing Skeletal Biology Geographic History and Thought Paleopathology Geospatial Privacy Reproductive Biology Historic Maps & Archival Analysis Fieldwork Taphonomy Machine Learning Zooarchaeology Qualitative Methods Quantitate Methods Regional Areas of Expertise Sclerochronology US: Southeast, Louisiana, New Orleans Geochemical Analysis Africa & African Diaspora Latin America South Africa ANTHROPOLOGY Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sociocultural Anthropology

2.6 Graduate Careers success in finding employment in university Students graduating from our different degree departments, Cultural Resource Management programs have success in finding employment in a (CRM), museums, conservation offices, contract variety of public, non-governmental, and private archaeology, National Forest Service, public sectors. Geography and anthropology students archaeology, and historical preservation. Students learn the types of skills that reach across a number focusing on physical anthropology, bioanthro- of disciplines and potential professions. pology, and forensics find employment with Geography students, in particular, often combine university departments as well as non-academic their knowledge of human-environmental positions in applied anthropometry, museums, relationships to work in areas such as town zoos, and forensic sciences. planning, travel and tourism, environ-mental protection, civil engineering, research, teaching According to BLS, employment of anthropologists (grade school through college), urban planner, and archaeologists is expected to grow four percent climatologist or meteorologist, GIS specialist, from 2014 to 2024. The median pay for environmental/resource management, transporta- anthropologists and archaeologists in the United tion management, emergency management, States was $63,190 in 2016. demographer, communications, national park service ranger, and real estate appraisal. 2.7 For Prospective Students: How to Apply Prospective students interested in applying to one According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics of our graduate programs should contact the (BLS) Geographers earn an average of $72,900 graduate advisor and/or any member of our annually. Geography positions are expected to faculty. Prospective students are strongly advised grow 30 percent or more by 2020, which is much to contact one or more faculty members with faster than the average rate of growth (BLS). The convergent research interests and areas of BLS estimated that 60 percent of geographers expertise. Applicants are evaluated on the basis of worked for federal government agencies in 2010, their undergraduate and/or past graduate academic 15 percent for architectural or engineering firms records, letters of recommendation, statement of and 9 percent for academic institutions. The purpose, and their scores on the General Test remaining 16 percent worked for commercial (verbal, quantitative, analytical/writing) of the research & development firms or state-govern- Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) taken ment agencies. within five years of the date of the application. LSU’ international student admissions also require For students specializing on more social, cultural, a proof of English proficiency (TOEFL or and anthropological topics, a fast growing array of IELTS). Applications for the fall semester should careers is available. While jobs listed as be submitted by January 25, in order to be “anthropologist” might perhaps be less common considered for an assistantship, although outside of academia, graduates with an applications submitted by December 1 of the anthropology degree are well-suited for a career in preceding year are encouraged. Apply online. many fields from corporations to governments, educational institutions, and non-profit organi- Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to zations. Anthropology students typically pursue consult with members of the faculty prior to one of four career paths: in academia, the applying and, if possible, visit the campus to meet corporate and business world, the government, with faculty and graduate students. and non-profit and community-based bodies. Jobs are found in education, health care, museum curation, social work, international development, government, organizational psychology and non- profit management. Archaeology students have

3-People ongoing work with speakers of Tojolab’al in 1976, G&A faculty has made distinguished contributions and is currently the only person in the U.S. certified at all levels of academic life. Twenty-six professors to interpret this language in court. Her theoretical currently work full-time, teaching and researching research areas include conversation and discourse a vast array of topics in all major fields of analysis and the relationship between language geography and anthropology. Eleven faculty structure and language use. Her 2017 publications members have held titled professorships including (refereed and single-authored) include “Court four Boyd Professors – LSU’s most prestigious Interpretation of an Indigenous Language: designation – and three Alumni Professors. Five Experiences of an Unexpected LSP Participant” faculty currently occupy Distinguished and “’You’re just workin’ for yourself:’ Strategies Professorships including James J. Parsons for indirect directives in yoga instructional Professor of Geography, Doris Z. Stone Latin discourse”. Brody currently serves on several American Studies Distinguished Professor, advisory boards, including Ketzalcalli (a Richard J. Russell Professor, Fred B. Kniffen Spanish/English bilingual international scholarly Professor, Thomas & Lillian Landrum Alumni journal on Mesoamerican research published in Professor, W.G. Haag Professor of Archaeology, Mexico and Annual Editions in Anthropology, Email: Earleene Nolan Sanders Alumni Professor, Cyril [email protected]. and Tutta Vetter Alumni Professor and several department faculty members have served in JULIET K. BROPHY [BS & BA (2002) University numerous positions of leadership within the of Michigan, MA (2004) University of Tennessee, disciplines of geography and anthropology, Knoxville; PhD (2011) Texas A&M University] is including the presidency of the American Assistant Professor of Anthropology. Research Association of Geographers and the editorship of interests include craniodental morphometric the Annals of the American Association of Geographers. analysis, hominin evolution, zooarchaeology, and taphonomy. Publications in peer-reviewed journals 3.1 Academic Faculty have explored paleoenvironments and taphonomic JOHN M. ANDERSON [MA (1990) History agents in South Africa (2008, Journal of Human University of Colorado; MLIS (1995) Louisiana Evolution), Pliocene faunal identification (2010, State University] is the Associate Librarian for the Palaeontologia Africana), Elliptical Fourier Analysis department’s Cartographic Information Center of australopithecine teeth (2013, Science), (Map Library). His areas of interest are quantitative analyses of bovid teeth (2014, Journal of cartographic reference, historical Louisiana and Archaeological Science), paleoenvironmental U.S. topographic maps, and World War II-era reconstruction from Malapa bovids (2016, maps. Email: [email protected]. Palaeontologia Electonica), creating dental matrices for Bayesian analysis (2016, Journal of Human Evolution), MARY JILL BRODY [BA (1973) Ohio University; and documenting and identifying Homo naledi teeth, MA (1976) Washington University; PhD (1982) a new species of the genus Homo (2015, 2017, elife). Washington University] is LSU Doris Z. Stone Current projects include comparing the H. naledi Latin American Studies Distinguished Professor. deciduous and permanent teeth from South Africa Brody is active in the Interdepartmental Program to the other species in order to better understand in Linguistics and Hispanic Studies. She teaches their taxonomic designation and phylogenetic courses in linguistic anthropology; and her current relationships. Email: [email protected]. Anthropology MA students are investigating topics including perception of and attitudes towards VINCENT M. BROWN [BS (2014) Salisbury foreign accents. Brody’s research specialization is University; MS (2016) University of Tennessee; the living spoken Mayan languages, particularly PhD (2019) Louisiana State University] is Assistant Tojolab’al Mayan (Chiapas, Mexico); she began her Professor-Research of Geography. Research interests include climatology, extreme weather,

precipitation, climate change, stakeholder-driven Organization (2013, Antiquity), Shellfish Resources research, and statistics. Vincent also serves as the and Maritime Economy (2013, Journal of Island and Climate Research Director of the Southern Climate Coastal Archaeology), Urban Life in Ancient Coastal Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP; see SCIPP Peru (2014, Journal of Field Archaeology), under ‘Research Units, Groups, and Laboratories’). Neighborhood and Incipient Urbanism (2015, Vincent’s recent publications in peer-reviewed Contributions in New World Archaeology), and Camelid journals have 1) explored the impact of weather on Husbandry (2016, Environmental Archaeology). crawfish harvests in Louisiana (Brown, V.M., Ongoing field research in the Nepeña Valley Shirley, M.G., Keim, B.D., Marx, B.D. and Lutz, (Department of Ancash, north-central coast of C.G., 2020. Effect of meteorological variables on Peru) focusing on the development of urban crawfish harvest in Louisiana, USA. Climate societies, the impact of ENSO on coastal lifeways, Research, 81,15–28.), 2) incorporated a and the rise of divine lordships. Email: hydrometeorological algorithm to place the 2016 [email protected]. south-central Louisiana extreme rainfall event in a historical context (Brown, V.M., Keim, B.D., BRITTANY COOK [BA (2009) University of Kappel, W.D., Hultstrand, D.M., Peyrefitte, A.G., Mary Washington, MA (2012) University of South Black, A.W., Steinhilber, K.M. and Muhlestein, Carolina, PhD (2018) University of Kentucky] is G.A., 2020. How rare was the August 2016 south- Assistant Professor of Geography. Research central Louisiana heavy rainfall event?. Journal of interests include Palestinian diaspora and identity, Hydrometeorology, 21(4),773–790.), and 3) leveraged the politics of changing tastes in olive oil, organic long-term, high quality, hourly precipitation olive oil projects in Jordan, and Jordanian records to estimate changes in precipitation women's food projects. She is also broadly characteristics (Brown, V.M., Keim, B.D. and interested in feminist methodologies, rural Black, A.W., 2020. Trend analysis of multiple development, and global food systems. She has extreme hourly precipitation time series in the also worked on critical community mapping southeastern United States. Journal of Applied projects in Palestine. She currently works with the Meteorology and Climatology, 59(3),427–442) and Arab Studies Institute as a co-editor on the (Brown, V.M., Keim, B.D. and Black, A.W., 2019. Environment page of Jadaliyya and as a content Climatology and trends in hourly precipitation for creator for the Middle East Studies Pedagogy the southeast United States. Journal of Initiative. Her current projects include research Hydrometeorology, 20(8),1737–1755. Email: on the role of international geopolitics in the [email protected]. changing agricultural landscape of Jordanian wheat production. Email: [email protected]. DAVID CHICOINE [BSc (2000) Université de Montréal; MSc (2003) Université de Montréal; KRISTINE DELONG [BSME (1991) University PhD (2007) University of East Anglia] is Associate of South Florida, Tampa; MS (2006) University of Professor of Anthropology. Research interests South Florida, St. Petersburg; PhD (2008) include the archaeology of complex societies, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg] is Central Andes (with a focus on coastal Peru), early Associate Professor of Geography. Her research urbanism, political economy, human- and teaching interests include investigating past environmental relations, space and architecture, climates in order to better understand current material culture, foodways, mortuary practices, climate variability with a focus on interannual (El visual arts, and cultural heritage. Recent Niño) to centennial time scales particularly in the publications have explored Feasting and Political Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, and the tropical Economy (2011, Journal of Anthropological Pacific Ocean. DeLong’s lab provides research Archaeology), Moche Funerary Practices (2011, Latin tools for students in geochemistry, sclero- American Antiquity), Plaza Life and Performance chronology, and dendrochronology, as well as data (2012, Ñawpa Pacha), Soundscapes and Community and time series analysis methods. She has

published multi-century long reconstructions of Memory of the Fazendeville Community. Other monthly temperatures from corals, authored published work has appeared in the American papers on paleoclimate proxy methods, and Anthropologist, The African American Review, Orisa: climate signals from tree-rings, sediments, bivalves, Yoruba Gods and Spiritual Identity, Caribbean and and cave deposits as well as served as a co-author Southern: Transnational Perspectives on the U. S. South, on multiple large paleoclimate data compilation Saints and Sinners: Religion, Blues and (D)evil in African projects. DeLong is the lead investigator on the American Music and Literature, Louisiana Folklife Ancient Underwater Forest found offshore of Journal, South Florida History, Greenwood Encyclopedia Alabama and she has conducted climate trainings of African American Folklore, The New Encyclopedia of with Native American tribes and summer Southern Culture and other scholarly publications. internships with underrepresented minorities. Her She curates exhibits based on her research and the newest project is hurricane and rain water isotope images of J. Nash Porter (documentary analysis. Email: photographer), the most recent being at the [email protected]. Smithsonian Institution. Jackson has also authored interpretive liner note booklets for documentaries SARAH FRANZEN [BA (2002) Colorado State produced by the Smithsonian Folkways Records, University, MA (2006) University of Manchester, Capitol Records, Inc. and the Louisiana Folklife PhD (2016) Emory University] is Assistant Recording Series. Currently, she is producing a Professor of Anthropology. Research interests multimedia interactive DVD-ROM, curriculum include visual anthropology, race, property, guide and companion book entitled, Hidden kinship, agriculture, and cooperative development. Currents: The Rural Roots of Jazz in South Louisiana. Recent publications have examined wealth and She has been the recipient of a National farming (2020, Economic Anthropology), visual Endowment for the Arts Fellowship and a representations of ecological paradigms (2017, Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship. Email: Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems), agricultural [email protected]. knowledge exchange in the the US South (2017, Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community BARRY D. KEIM [BA (1987) University of New Development), and participatory research and visual Orleans; MS (1990) Louisiana State University; methods (2016, Visual Methodologies). Email: PhD (1994) Louisiana State University] is the [email protected]. Richard J. Russell Professor, and Louisiana State Climatologist. He teaches Geography of the JOYCE MARIE JACKSON [BM & MM (1972, Atmosphere, Climatology of Extreme Events and 1974) Louisiana State University; PhD (1988) Environmental Science. His research interests with Indiana University, Bloomington] is Professor of the Louisiana Office of State Climatology include Anthropology. Her teaching explores folklore, climatic change and variability, synoptic sociocultural anthropology and ethnomusicology. climatology, probable maximum precipitation, Key interests center on African American music extreme climatic events, hydroclimatology, and and culture, performance-centered theory, African human dimensions of global change. Recent and African Diaspora rituals and community publications include Nogueira, R., and B.D. Keim. displacement and women’s agency. Jackson has 2011. Contributions of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones conducted extensive ethnographic research and to Monthly and Seasonal Rainfall in the Eastern published on gospel music and sacred and secular United States 1960–2007. Theoretical and Applied rituals in Africa and the Diaspora including the Climatology 103(1-2):213-227. Piazza, B.P., M.K. La Ndupp healing rituals in Senegal, the Black Mardi Peyre, B.D. Keim. 2010. Relating Large-scale Gras Indians and the Baptist Easter Rock Climate Variability to Local Species Abundance: traditions in Louisiana, the sacred rushing tradition ENSO forcing and Brown Shrimp (Farfantepenaeus in the Bahamas and carnival traditions in Trinidad. aztecus) in Breton Sound, Louisiana, USA. Climate She has authored, Life in the Village: A Cultural Research 42:195-207. Nogueira, R., and B.D. Keim.

2010. Annual Volume and Area Variations in Geoinformatics - Z_GIS at the University of Tropical Cyclone Rainfall Over the Eastern United Salzburg, Austria, and a Faculty Member in the States. Journal of Climate 23(16):4363. Keim, B.D. Doctoral College “GIScience” at the University of 2010. The Lasting Scientific Impact of the Salzburg, Austria. He is the recipient of the 2007 Thornthwaite Water Balance Model. Geographical Meredith F. Burrill Award from the American Review 100(3):295-300. Keim, B.D., and R.A. Association of Geographers (AAG). Leitner Muller. 2009. Hurricanes of the Gulf of Mexico. teaches primarily courses in mapping sciences, LSU Press: Baton Rouge, LA. Email: including geospatial technology, crime GIS, [email protected]. computer cartography, spatial analysis, and Geographic Information Science (GISc). His KORY M. KONSOER [BS (2006) Grand Valley research interests are in spatial crime analysis and State University; MS (2008) West Virginia modeling, medical geography, and the utilization of University; PhD (2014) University of Illinois, confidential data in GISc. His publications include Urbana-Champaign] is Associate Professor of two co-authored books - “The New Medical Geography, and LSU Coastal Studies Institute Geography of Public Health and Tropical Medicine: Case Fellow. Research interests include fluvial Studies from Brazil” (2009) and “Geographic geomorphology, hydrology and hydrodynamics, Information Systems and Public Health: Eliminating sediment transport, stream restoration, flooding Perinatal Disparity” (2006), one co-edited book - and geohazards, and human interactions with the “Crime Modeling and Mapping Using Geospatial natural environment. Publications in peer- Technology” (2013) and three co-edited special reviewed journals have focused on hydraulic journal issues in CaGIS (2007 & 2013) and The geometry of river and submarine channels (2013, Professional Geographer (2011). He has published 30 Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth Surface), mixing refereed journal articles, which have appeared in interface and turbulence characteristics at river the Annals of the Association of American confluences (2014, Environmental Fluid Mechanics), Geographers, International Journal of Health landslide susceptibility in mountainous watersheds Geographics, Cartography and Geographic Infor- (2014, Geomorphology), river floodplain hetero- mation Science, The Professional Geogra-pher, geneity and bank erosion (2016, Geomorphology), Urban Geography, Crime Mapping: A Journal of planform evolution of meandering river neck Research and Practice, Police Practice and Research: cutoffs (2016, River Flow 2016), flow structure and An International Journal, Journal of Health Care bed morphology in large elongate meander loops for the Poor and Underserved, Journal of Forensic (2016, Water Resources Research), and scales of river Sciences, International Journal of Geographical bank roughness (2017, Earth Surface Processes and Information Science, Computers, Environment Landforms). Ongoing projects include planform and Urban Systems, and others. He has been the evolution of meandering rivers, point bar dynamics PI / Co-PI on grants totaling more than $2.5 in fluvial systems, understanding paleo-fluvial million. Email: [email protected]. systems on Mars, morphodynamics of small coastal rivers, and human perceptions and GINESSE A. LISTI [BGS (1994) Louisiana State intervention in fluvial systems and flooding. Email: Univesity; MA (1997) Louisiana State University; [email protected]. PhD (2008) Tulane University] is Associate Professor-Research, and Director LSU Forensic MICHAEL LEITNER [BA (1987) University of Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Vienna; MA (1990) University of Vienna; MA Services (FACES) Laboratory. Listi is a Diplomate (1993) State University of New York at Buffalo; of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology, PhD (1997) State University of New York at a Fellow in the American Academy of Forensic Buffalo] is Professor of Geography, Adjunct Sciences, and a member of the American Professor in the Department of Experimental Association of Physical Anthropologists and the Statistics at LSU and in the Department of Southeastern Archaeological Conference.

Research interests include forensic anthropology, (2007); “Hidden Landscapes of the Ancient Maya as well as the dietary transition and temporal on the South Coast of Belize.” (Bretton Somers changes in the health of prehistoric populations and Heather McKillop. In Research Reports in living in the southern Lower Mississippi Valley Belizean Archaeology 2:291-300 (2005), “Ancient (SLMV). Publications in peer-reviewed journals Maya Environment, Settlement, and Diet: have examined facial soft tissue depths in children Quantitative and GIS Analyses of Mollusca from and adults (2000, Journal of Forensic Science), the use Frenchman’s Cay” (by Heather McKillop and of GIS and GPS in forensic field recovery (2006, Terance Winemiller). In Maya Zooarchaeology, edited 2007, Journal of Forensic Science), studying methods by Kitty Emery, pp. 57-80, Cotsen Institute of for producing a biological profile in human skeletal Archaeology, University of California-Los Angeles remains (2006, 2010, 2012, 2016, Journal of Forensic (2004), and “The Coral Foundations of Coastal Science), and the bioarchaeological assessment of Maya Architecture” (by Heather McKillop, Aline the dietary transition, subsistence, and health in the Magnoni, Rachel Watson, Shannon Ascher, Bryan SLMV (2011, American Journal of Physical Tucker, and Terance Winemiller), in Research Anthropology; 2013, Southeastern Archaeology). Reports in Belizean Archaeology 1: 347-358. Email: [email protected]. HEATHER MCKILLOP [BSc (1977) Trent University; MA (1980) Trent University; PhD SHELLEY XUELIAN MENG [BE (2000) (1987) University of California-Santa Barbara] is Wuhan University; MS (2003) Chinese Academy of Thomas & Lillian Landrum Alumni Professor. She Sciences; PhD (2010) Texas State University at San teaches courses in archaeology and specializes in Marcos] is Associate Professor of Geography. Maya archaeology, especially coastal and Research interests include remote sensing, 3D underwater Maya, trade, exploitation of maritime topographic mapping, feature extraction and resources, and human responses to sea level rise. LiDAR technology, land-cover dynamics, coastal She is a member of the Coastal Landscapes and mapping, vegetation phenology, urban Cultures Research Group at LSU. She has ongoing development and land subsidence. Publications fieldwork investigating ancient Maya wooden includes LiDAR ground filtering (2009, ISPRS architecture and the salt industry in a peat bog Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing), below the seafloor in Belize and takes graduate and building detection (2009, PR&RS), residential undergraduate students on the project, funded by building (2012, PE&RS), and sediment change the National Science Foundation, National monitor and analysis based on terrestrial LiDAR Geographic, the LA Board of Regents, LSU, and (2017, ISPRS International Journal of Geo- other agencies. In 2008 she received an LSU Information). Email: [email protected]. Distinguished Faculty Award and LSU “Rainmaker” award, as well as being an STEVEN NAMIKAS [BA (1988) University of Archaeological Institute of America Lecturer. Windsor; MS (1992) Rutgers; PhD (1999) Recent publications include Salt: White Gold of the University of Southern California] is Associate Ancient Maya (2008), The Ancient Maya (2006), In Professor of Geography. Teaches courses in Search of Maya Sea Traders (2005), “One Hundred Coastal Geomorphology, Environmental Salt Works!” In Research Reports in Belizean Monitoring and Instrumentation, Hydrology, Archaeology 5: 251-260 (2008), “Finds in Belize Environmental Conservation and Physical document Late Classic Maya salt making and canoe Geography. Research focuses on field-oriented transport” Proceedings of the National Academy of process geomorphology with interests in sediment Sciences 102: 5630-5634 (2005), “Dental Indicators transport, aeolian processes, short-term beach and of Diet and Health for the Postclassical Maya on dune dynamics, beach hydrology, and Wild Cane Cay, Belize” (by Ryan Seidemann and instrumentation and measurement techniques and Heather McKillop) Ancient Mesoamerica 18: 303-313 theory. Representative publications include: (2005), “GIS of the Maya Canoe Paddle Site” “Temporal and spatial variabilities in the surface

moisture content of a fine-grained beach” (2010, 2009); “Building Collaborative Partnerships Geomorphology), “Measurements of aeolian mass flux Through a Lower Ninth Ward Museum.” Special distributions on a fine-grained beach: Implications issue on Museums and Collaboration. Practicing for grain-bed collision mechanics” (2009, Journal of Anthropology 33(2): 4-10; and “Davis, the Irritant: Coastal Research), “A conceptual model of energy Whiteness in Black Spaces.” Critical Exchange on partitioning in the collision of saltating grains with David Simon’s Treme. Contemporary Political Theory a sediment bed” (2006, Journal of Coastal Research), 10(3):393-411. Email: [email protected]. “Field measurement and numerical modeling of aeolian mass-flux distributions on a sandy beach” KEVIN ROBBINS [PhD (1988) North Carolina (2003, Sedimentology), “A floating element drag plate State University in Engineering] is Full Professor for direct measurement of bed shear stress during of Geography. Research interests include aeolian transport” (2002, Journal of Sedimentary automated collection, processing, and Research). Research has been supported by the dissemination of meteorological and climatological National Science Foundation, Canadian National data and value-added products. Publications have Science and Engineering Council, Chinese Natural explored Determination of Localized Statistical Sciences Foundation, Louisiana State Board of parameters for Disaggregation Modeling (1998, Regents, and Louisiana State University. Email: ASAE Annual International Meeting), UCAN – [email protected]. Climate Information Now For The Next Century (1997, First Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems), Unified Climate Access Network (1996, Proceedings: HELEN A. REGIS [BA (1987) Loyola University; Sixth International Conference on Computers in MA (1992) Tulane University; PhD (1997) Tulane Agriculture), The RIP and WMRIP: New Measures University] is Associate Professor of Anthro- of Rainfall Intensity Distribution (1993, Transactions pology. Research interests include cultural, applied of the ASAE), Hurricane Emily: The Near “Miss” & public anthropology, cultural activism, public of 1993 (1993, EOS), and A Chronologic Overview culture, race & racism, neoliberalism, Africa & of Climatological and Hydrological Aspects diaspora, Cameroon, Marseille, New Orleans, and Associated with Hurricane Andrew and its coastal Louisiana. Research work at the Morphological Effects Along the Louisiana Coast intersections of cultural practice, heritage, public (1993, Shore and Beach). Email: space, and political economy. Current projects [email protected]. include: Subsistence in Coastal Louisiana; Life Histories of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage REBECCA SAUNDERS [BA (1977) Florida State Festival; Latina/o Heritage and Cultural Activism. University; MA (1986) University of Florida; PhD Books include Caribbean and Southern: Transnational (1992) University of Florida] is W.G. Haag Perspectives on the US South (editor, 2006); Charitable Professor of Archaeology, and Curator of Choices: Religion, Race, and Poverty in the Post-Welfare Anthropology, LSU Museum of Natural Science. Era (co-Author, with John Bartkowski, 2004); Teaches courses in Louisiana archaeology and Fulbe Voices: Marriage, Islam, and Medicine in Northern Contact Period studies. Advises graduate students Cameroon (author, 2003). Recent publications working in Southeastern archaeology. include “Putting the Ninth Ward on the Map: Archaeological research focuses on human coastal Race, Place, and Transformation in Desire, New adaptations through time, and includes research in Orleans.” American Anthropologist (with Rachel Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Louisiana. Breunlin, 2006); “Producing the Folk at the New She is also interested in the invention and Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.” Journal of development of pottery – especially the use of American Folklore (with Shana Walton, 2008); “Can surface decoration to convey information on social There Be a Critical Collaborative Anthropology? groupings and interaction networks. More broadly, Creativity and Activism in the Seventh Ward” her research is designed to describe and interpret Collaborative Anthropologies (with Rachel Breunlin, the evolution of native lifeways in the Southeast

from the Middle and Late Archaic (8000-2500 BP) (3) relationship between natural selection and through the early colonial Spanish mission period. variability within a species, and (4) Her latest writings reflect these interests: paleopathological and paleodemographic study of Revitalization Movements in the Prehistoric a large, prehistoric Native American skeletal Southeast? An Example from the Irene site. In: population. Recent publications include Forging Southeastern Identities: Social Archaeology, “Sacralization is not associated with elongated Ethnohistory, and Folklore of the Mississippian to Early cervical costal process and cervical rib” in Clinical Historic South, edited by Gregory A. Waselkov and Anatomy (2011, Vol. 24), “Fusion of coccyx to Marvin T. Smith (2017); and, with graduate student sacrum in humans: prevalence, correlates, and Margaret Wrenn, Crafting Orange Pottery in Early effect on pelvic size, with obstetrical and Florida: Production and Distribution. In New evolutionary implications” in American Journal of Histories of Pre-Columbian Florida, edited by Neill J. Physical Anthropology (2011, Vol. 145), and “High Wallis and Asa R. Randall (2014). She also has a assimilation of the sacrum in a sample of American new (January 2017) entry in the Oxford skeletons: prevalence, pelvic size, and obstetrical Handbooks Online, Archaic Shell Mounds in the and evolutionary implications” in American Journal American Southeast. Email: [email protected]. of Physical Anthropology (2009, Vol. 138). Email: [email protected]. ANDREW SLUYTER [BA (1987) University of British Columbia; MA (1990) University of British JILL TREPANIER [BA (2007) University of Columbia; PhD (1995) University of Texas at Wisconsin-Oshkosh; MSc (2009) Florida State Austin] is Professor of Geography. Research and University; PhD (2012) Florida State University] is teaching on historical, cultural, and political Associate Professor of Geography. Research ecology in Louisiana, the Caribbean, and Latin interests include understanding extreme weather America using qualitative and quantitative events (with a focus on tropical cyclones in the methods, including GIS and Digital Humanities. North Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico), Author of a hundred publications, including three tropical climatology, climate change, Geographic books: Colonialism and Landscape, Black Ranching Information Systems, risk assessment, and Frontiers, and Hispanic and Latino New Orleans. statistical methods. Publications in peer-reviewed Research and graduate students funded by NSF, journals have explored Tropical Cyclone Risk NASA, ACLS, Board of Regents, and others. Variability (2010, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Executive Director of the Conference of Latin Climatology, 2011, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, Americanist Geographers, Editor in Chief of the 2014, Natural Hazards, 2015, The Professional Journal of Historical Geography. Carl. O. Sauer Geographer, 2015, PLoS ONE, 2017, Journal of Distinguished Scholar Award (2017), J. B. Jackson Geophysical Research – Atmospheres), Damage Losses Book Prize (2015), ACLS Fellow (2012). Mentor to from Tropical Cyclones (2011, Journal of Applied many successful graduate students. Email: Meteorology and Climatology), Climate Change Effects [email protected]. to Tropical Cyclones (2012, Geophysical Research Letters, 2013, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth ROBERT TAGUE [BA (Anthropology) & BS Systems, 2014, Natural Hazards), and Variability in (Zoology) (1973) Duke University; MA Precipitation (2015, Journal of Applied Meteorology and (Anthropology) (1980) Kent State University; PhD Climatology. Ongoing research investigates (Biology) (1986) Kent State University] is Earleene terrestrial gamma flashes in lightning throughout Nolan Sanders Alumni Professor. His current the Caribbean and risk of tropical cyclone research is fourfold: (1) functional anatomy and characteristics to oil platforms in the Gulf of evolution of the human pelvis, with particular Mexico. Email: [email protected]. reference to obstetrics and sexual dimorphism, (2) anatomical correlates and evolutionary significance FAHUI WANG [BS (1988) Peking University; MA of variation in the number of vertebrae in humans, (1993) Ohio State University (1993); PhD (1995)

Ohio State University] is Cyril & Tutta Vetter morphological changes”, International Journal of Alumni Professor of Geography. His earlier work Geographical Information Sciences, 2010. “Mapping was on the spatial and economic structure of detention basins and deriving their spatial systems of cities, urban and regional development attributes from Airborne LiDAR data for in developing countries, intraurban structure, job hydrological applications,” Hydrological Processes, access and commuting. His recent research has 2008”, “Identification and filling of surface been on GIS and spatial analysis applications in depressions in massive digital elevation models for social sciences and public policy (e.g., hydrological modeling”, International Journal of transportation network development and human Geographic Information Science, 2006 , His research is settlement, concentrated disadvantages and crimes, supported by Louisiana Board of Regents and healthcare access and allocation, built environment National Aeronautics and Space Administration. and obesity) with focus on methodological Current research projects include remote sensing development of GIS-automated spatial analysis and modeling of coastal flooding hazards, post- methods (e.g., service area delineation, accessibility disaster recovery and population dynamics, and measure, regionalization, spatial optimization). His localized spatial analysis methods. Email: work has been supported by the National Institute [email protected]. of Justice, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the National Institutes of TERESA V. WILSON [BA (2007) Northern Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Arizona University; MA (2009) Louisiana State National Natural Science Foundation of China. University; PhD (2014) University of Arkansas] is Email: [email protected]. Assistant Professor-Research, Assistant Director of the LSU Forensic Anthropology and Computer LEI WANG [BS (1997) Beijing University; MS Enhancement Services (FACES) Laboratory, and (2000) Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, manager of the Louisiana Repository for Chinese Academy of Sciences; PhD (2006) Texas Unidentified and Missing Persons Information A&M University] is Professor of Geography. He Program. Research interests include teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in bioarchaeology of the Middle East, dental Geographic Information Science, Principles of anthropology, dental histology, forensic remote sensing, Digital Image Processing, and anthropology, human identification, forensic Watershed modeling. His research focuses on GIS- DNA, and 3D scanning. Active membership in based Spatial Analysis, Remote Sensing Image professional organizations within forensic Processing, Climate Change, and Human- anthropology (the American Academy of Forensic environment interaction. Representative Anthropology and the International Association of publications include: “Modelling detention basins Craniofacial Identification) and physical measured from high‐resolution light detection and anthropology (the American Association of ranging data”, Hydrological Processes, 2012, Physical Anthropologists, the Paleopathology “Computer-based synthetic data to assess the tree Association, and the Dental Anthropology delineation algorithm from airborne LiDAR Association). Ongoing bioarchaeology field survey”, GeoInformatics, 2012, “Spatiotemporal research in New Orleans, Louisiana and Egypt. Segmentation of Spaceborne Passive Microwave Email: [email protected]. Data for Change Detection”, Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters,2012, “Deriving spatially varying 3.2 Emeritus Faculty thresholds for real-time snowmelt detection from JAY D. EDWARDS [PhD (1970) Tulane] is space-borne passive microwave observations”, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology. Interests Remote Sensing Letters, 2011, “An object-based include vernacular architecture and material conceptual framework and computational method culture. Email: [email protected]. for representing and analyzing coastal

PATRICK HESP [BA (1974) Massey University; MA (1976) Massey University; PhD (1982) ERIKA DELEON coordinates the Office of University of Sydney] is Emeritus Professor of Graduate Studies. See her immediately when you Geography, and Strategic Professor of Coastal are hired on an assistantship as she handles Studies at Flinders University. Research interests paperwork for graduate assistants. This should be include coastal and aeolian geomorphology, and your first stop for general departmental questions. the evolution of Holocene coastal barriers. Email: She also handles travel authorizations and [email protected]. paperwork for field trips Erika keeps an updated list of graduate students’ addresses and phone RICHARD H. KESEL [PhD (1972) Maryland] is numbers. Be sure to provide this information as Emeritus Professor of Geography. Research soon as you are settled. (See Form 1 Personal Data interest include geomorphology. Publications Sheet). Furthermore, if you move, do not forget to include Channel Migration in the Lower inform the main office of your new address and Mississippi (2000, Geology). Email:[email protected]. phone. Email: [email protected].

ANTHONY J. LEWIS [BS (1962) West Chester LUKE DRISKELL [BS (2008) Louisiana State State College; MS (1968) Oregon State University; University, MS (2010) Louisiana State University] PhD (1971) University of Kansas] is Emeritus is computer analyst and oversees the IT operations Professor of Geography, Senior International of the Department of Geography & Anthropology. Scientist Visiting Professor, Chinese Academy of His research interest is in the geography of the Science; and Letters Editor for the International Internet, with a focus on Internet accessibility Journal of Digital Earth. His main interests are in (Mapping the digital divide in neighborhoods: Wi- physical geography and the collection, processing, Fi access in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Annals of GIS, interpretation, and presentation of remotely sensed 2009). He specializes in the management of data. His major field of emphasis and publication information systems and is interested in digital has been the geomorphic and hydrologic curation, especially for geographic data. Email: applications of side-looking radar imagery and the [email protected]. use of multi-spectral imagery for mapping renewable resources. He has served as a consultant LAUREN EVANS coordinates online registration on the applications of remote sensing data in New for permission of instructor classes and course full Zealand, Korea, China, Japan, and Indonesia and registration. All room reservations must be made has presented lectures on the same topic in Mexico, through her; see her if you need to schedule a Colombia, Canada and Australia. Current research meeting, lecture, or exam in one of the classrooms projects include mapping land use/land cover with or seminar rooms. Travel authorizations and Landsat, geoscience applications of digital radar paperwork for field trips are also handled by her. data, the remote sensing of UNESCO Cultural and She handles tests, copying, and key distribution. Natural Heritage sites in China, and the Ice Age She maintains lists of our department’s Floods of northwest United States. He is co-editor theses/dissertations titles, and alumni addresses. of Principles and Applications of Imaging Radar: Manual Upon graduation please leave your home address of Remote Sensing, 3rd Ed. and an English co-editor and phone number with her. She also handles the of Atlas of Remote Sensing for World Heritage: China. payroll and paperwork for student workers. Email: Email: [email protected]. [email protected].

3.3 Departmental & Administrative Staff LINDA STRAIN is the assistant to the department The departmental and office staff will be of great chair. She is responsible for grant activities of the assistance during your graduate career. Introduce department and its faculty including pre-proposal, yourself to them when you arrive and treat them proposal, budget development, and administration. with kindness and courtesy. Email: [email protected].

The department counts more than a dozen distinct NEDDA TAYLOR manages the departmental research groups, units, centers, and/or laboratories office. She is in charge of all budget matters, dedicated to provide access to state-of-the art purchase orders, petty cash, and other money facilities, equipment, and other vital resources. Part matters, personnel forms, administrative staff of the mission of several of those units is to foster coordination, and staff hiring. Email: collaboration with other departments and [email protected]. researchers at LSU and beyond.

3.4 Programs Advisors 4.1 African & African American Studies The department assigns faculty members to help The African & African American Studies Program guide students through its various degree (AAAS) at LSU is an interdisciplinary program in programs. Those can be contacted with any the College of Humanities & Social Sciences. As an questions regarding the appropriate program: interdisciplinary program, Black Studies emerged in the 1960s as an outgrowth of the Civil Rights Mary Jill Brody: advisor BA in Anthropology, and Black Liberation Movements and the demand focus on sociocultural anthropology and ethno- for scholarly recognition and engagement in the linguistics. life experiences and perspectives of peoples of Africa and African descent. In 1968, San Francisco Barry Keim: advisor BA Geography with a concen- State University established the nation’s first Black tration in Disaster Science & Management, and Studies department rooted in students’ activism. At Graduate Certificate in Climatology & Climate LSU, AAAS was formed in 1994 by a group of Change. African American scholars to address the absence of people of African descent from traditional Steven Namikas: advisor BA & BS Geography, and fields. In addition, they wanted to develop a concentration in Environmental Studies. disciplinary identity and curriculum program to service our students. Rebecca Saunders: advisor BA Anthropology, focus on biological anthropology and archaeology. AAAS’ mission is to promote critical thinking and challenge students to attain the highest levels of Jill Trepanier: advisor graduate programs in intellectual achievement and personal development Geography & Anthropology (MA, MS, PhDs). through the study of ideas, practices, theories and experiences of Africans, African Americans, and Lei Wang: advisor BA Geography with a concen- other diasporic communities. To fulfill this tration in GIS, and Graduate Certificate in GIS. mission, AAAS is comprised of a visionary and 3.5 Graduate Students diverse faculty whose work commands a range of Approximately 90 students are currently enrolled expertise and focuses on history, ethnicity, and in various graduate degree programs in Geography gender, social, cultural, political, religious and & Anthropology. A list of students, along with literary studies. The faculty’s commitment to their research interests and ongoing projects can be excellence supports AAAS’ vision to always foster found on the departmental website. Lists of an intellectually challenging and stimulating research topics of past theses and dissertations are environment for our students. In addition, they are also online, and copies are available through the committed to addressing social injustices and LSU library. Insights into the careers of some of promoting community engagement. our alumni can be found online here. Towards these ends, the program offers a BA with 4-Research Units, Groups & a concentration in African & African American Laboratories Studies as well as a minor. Since its inception, AAAS has taken innovative steps to ensure that

our students’ academic and civic goals and needs are met. This entails organizing and sponsoring The Cartographic Information Center is located in events that involve the participation of room 313 Howe-Russell-Kniffen Geoscience surrounding communities. Furthermore, they are Complex. With a collection of more than 500,000 tirelessly working to recruit the brightest and the cartographic items, the CIC ranks first among map best from our communities and to secure more libraries in US academic departments and tenth funds for student scholarships and program among all American university map collections. As enhancement. a depository for US government maps, the collection increases at a rate of about 6,000 maps If interested, you are encouraged to view the per year. John Anderson serves as the unit’s program website for more detailed information. director.

4.2 Biology, Evolution, and Ecological Reconstruction Holdings in the map library include: USGS Laboratory Topographic Series (coverage for the entire U.S. at The Biology, Evolution, and Ecological various scales); U.S. Army Topographic Command Reconstruction Lab is involved in studies Maps; NOAA Nautical Charts of the US and pertaining to human origins. Currently, students foreign waters; Aeronautical Charts (world are contributing to morphometric studies of teeth coverage); Aerial Photos of Louisiana and parts of of fossil humans by digitizing the occlusal outlines Eastern US; historical maps of Louisiana; of photographs of fossil teeth and comparing them miscellaneous maps from foreign governments, to each other in order to assess intra and commercial map companies, etc. (world coverage interspecific variation and phylogenetic with emphasis on Latin America); wall maps for relatedness. Students are also involved in digitizing teaching; and a collection of atlases, transparencies, modern and fossil teeth from Animals in the gazetteers, and globes. Family Bovidae (antelopes and buffalo). These teeth are used in studies to reconstruct past The primary mission of the Cartographic environments associated with early human Information Center is to support instruction and ancestors in order to better understand their research in the Department of Geography & behavior patterns (e.g. habitat preferences). These Anthropology, in particular, and the LSU studies currently rely on fossils from southern community in general. Researchers on Africa and Europe though future studies will dissertations, theses, and grants constitute the include expanding the research to east Africa. Juliet largest group of users. Recent research projects Brophy oversees the activities of this laboratory. include Louisiana coastal erosion, environmental and ecological studies, hydrological surveys, flood 4.3 Cartographic Information Center (CIC) (Map control projects, and archaeological excavations. Library) The CIC also provides maps for field trips, supplies The Cartographic Information Center is the largest wall maps for use in classes, maintains a collection map collection housed in any academic of maps on reserve for classes with map-related department, with over half a million maps and assignments, and provides appropriate assistance photographs. Funded and administered by the to students whose map-reading skills need department, the CIC annually serves hundreds of improvement. clients who use the federal, state, and historical map collections. As a US Government map The collection is open to the general public. Private depository, the CIC has a marvelous collection of sector patrons include consulting engineers, coastal US maps and, in addition, has strong holdings for environmental agencies, soil testing engineers, the Gulf Rimland and Latin America. It also petroleum companies, architects, attorneys, and houses the Robert C. West Latin American many others. Among state and local governmental collection of color slides and photographs. patrons are the Attorney General’s Office, State

Lands, Department of Environmental Quality, research, usually the second Tuesday night in Historic Preservation, East Baton Rouge District November) Attorney’s Office, and others. CIC patrons also -Fieldwork carried out by graduate students include backpackers, genealogists, civil war and elsewhere in the Maya area local historians, fortune-hunters, puzzle-workers, -Analyses of artifacts and other materials under and tourists. As a depository of government maps, temporary export permit from the government of our commitment is service to the public. Belize to the LSU Maya Archaeology Lab -Comparative collections for identification of John Anderson oversees the Cartographic Infor- archaeological materials (Caribbean fish skeletons; mation Center. tropical woods; Maya ceramics, obsidian, and other stone artifacts) -An emphasis on coordinating archaeology and 4.4 Coastal Archaeology of Latin American Laboratory geography, especially utilizing the department’s This lab, located in E214 Howe-Russell-Kniffen GIS (particularly Intergraph, ESRI ARC/INFO, Geoscience Complex, is shared by two research and Surfer), cartography, and remote sensing programs in archaeology at LSU. These include facilities and expertise Maya archaeology, under the guidance of Heather -LSU Maya Archaeology News – a periodic newsletter McKillop, and Andean Archaeology under the about Maya archaeology through LSU guidance of David Chicoine. Students and faculty work closely with the Southeastern Archaeology The Andean archaeology programs includes: Program, under the guidance of Rebecca Saunders, -A long term field project in the Nepeña Valley, in the Museum of Natural Science. Graduate and north-central coast of Peru undergraduate students work on faculty projects as -A field school that includes basic training in well as their own projects. Andean prehistory, first-hand field experience and the exploration of important archaeological sites The archaeology lab, which consists of a complex -Collaborations with Peruvian universities and field of several rooms, offers an array of opportunities projects on the Andean coast and highlands for research and analysis. Artifactual material from -Laboratory facilities in Peru, and at LSU for the Belize (Maya), Canada, Peru, California, Louisiana, analysis of archaeological materials and elsewhere is often under study by faculty and students. Facilities include a “wet-lab” for 4.5 Coastal Studies Institute processing artifacts and laboratory equipment for The Coastal Studies Institute (CSI) is an study of artifacts (balances, microscopes, interdisciplinary organization established to foster computers, microfilm and microfiche readers, and collaborative coastal science and engineering drafting tables, for example). Field equipment for research in coastal settings, with over twenty faculty and graduate student’s use is available for leading faculty and more students spanning five surveying and excavation. Often, simultaneous departments in five colleges and schools at LSU. field projects are carried out in Louisiana and CSI is a centerpiece of LSU's Commitment to the beyond. Coast. CSI provides researchers with field support in a dedicated 8000 sq. ft. building housing separate The Maya archaeology program includes: space for maintenance and calibration laboratories, -A long-term field project on the south-coast of fabrication and machine shops, and equipment Belize storage. Major equipment at CSI includes R/V -The LSU Maya archaeology field school (normally Coastal Profiler, a fleet of small boats, acoustic offered in alternate years, e.g. 2003, 2005, 2007) Doppler velocimeters, acoustic Doppler current -LSU Maya Archaeology Night (a public event profilers, optical backscatter sensors, bottom- featuring presentation by students on their mounted pressure sensors, five bottom-boundary- layer instrumentation tripods and many others. CSI

provides funding for graduate students, attending and (3) how hazards impact human populations. conferences, and for research projects. Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts with Concentration in Disaster Science and 4.6 Computer Mapping Sciences Laboratory Management is currently available at the The Department of Geography & Anthropology undergraduate level. A Minor in Disaster Science maintains two computer labs for teaching and & Management (DSM) is available at the research in mapping sciences, digital humanities, undergraduate and graduate level. climate studies, and other areas covered in the variety of courses offered by the department. The The Minor in Disaster Science & Management lab computers run software for geographic meets the Education and Training Requirement for information systems (GIS), cartography, remote the CEM (Certified Emergency Management) and sensing, statistics, and general office applications. AEM (Associate Emergency Management). See A lab in Howe-Russell-Kniffen E220 is open to the International Association of Emergency undergraduate and graduate students in the LSU Managers for more information. community during open hours when there are no classes in the room. The 20-station lab gives Undergraduate students at LSU have the option of students access to software and computing power earning a BA or BS in Geography with a for their research or completing class assignments. concentration in DSM, or a minor in DSM. A It also functions as a multimedia classroom. The graduate certificate in DSM is under development. Howe-Russell-Kniffen 260 teaching lab is used Please visit the program website for more detailed primarily for instruction of undergraduate courses. information. The room is equipped with a multimedia podium and projectors along with 28 workstations. For Barry Keim directs the program and can be details please consult the departmental website. contacted for more information.

4.7 Digital Imaging & Visualization in Archaeology 4.9 Forensic Anthropology & Computer Enhancement (DIVA) Services (FACES) The LSU DIVA Lab was created in 2009 with a The FACES (Forensic Anthropology & Computer grant from the LA Board of Regents to purchase Enhancement Services) Laboratory of the equipment and software, using the Underwater Department of Geography & Anthropology Maya project as a test case. Research activities provides forensic anthropology and imaging include 3D imaging in the DIVA Lab and remotely services to Coroners, Sheriff’s Offices, and Police at the Underwater Maya field camp in Belize. Departments throughout the state, as well as Research focuses on the Underwater Maya project, bioarchaeological consulting services to private with collaboration with other labs and researchers agencies. Forensic anthropology services include at LSU and elsewhere. assisting with the recovery, analysis, and identification of human remains that are badly 4.8 Disaster Science & Management decomposed or skeletonized, and with providing The Disaster Science & Management program is an facial approximations for unidentified or long-term interdisciplinary program which provides students missing persons. interested in emergency management-related careers in the public, not for profit, and private The FACES Lab also houses the Louisiana sectors with: (1) a broad understanding of the Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons nature and impact of disasters on the natural, built Information Program. Established by state and human environments; (2) a basis for Legislative action in 2006, the Repository database establishing strategies to effectively plan for is created and maintained by FACES personnel, disasters, mitigate the adverse effects of disasters, and includes biological profile, dental, and DNA respond to disasters, and recover from disasters;

data for all of Louisiana’s missing and unidentified fume hood, a core/sample storage refrigerator, persons. digital-image capable microscope, and precision balances. Ginesse Listi is the Director for the FACES Lab. Additional staff include three Forensic The Department also has several vehicles available Anthropologists and an Imaging Specialist. for field research. These include a 24-ft bay boat Graduate students in the MA program with a focus suitable for near shore or short-term offshore on Biological or Forensic Anthropology are given marine research, an 18-ft jon boat for inland river opportunities to participate in the forensic and and lake research, a 4WD F350 quad cab pickup bioarchaeological work of the FACES Lab. truck, Ford Expedition, a Honda Rincon 650 ATV, and Coleman 4WD UTV. 4.10 Geomorphology Research Group The H. J. Walker Geomorphology Research 4.11 Geoscience Publications Laboratory is named after Boyd Professor H. Jesse Geoscience Publications was a series aimed at Walker, a pioneer in Arctic studies, coastal and communicating the scholarly advances of fluvial geomorphology. This laboratory is used department faculty, students, and symposia. primarily for working with electronics, Between 1970 and 2008, it served at the publishing instrumentation and ‘dry’ activities, and houses a arm of the Department of Geography & wide array of instrumentation used to study Anthropology. Among its various publications was landform dynamics and the processes which drive the prestigious monograph series Geoscience and them. Major field equipment includes a Sontek Man. The series includes 40 volumes, hydra ADCM/OBS/PT, 2 Marsh-McBirney 2-d representative of which are Atchafalaya Swamp Life; current meters, a Price-type current meter, 8 high- Grasslands Ecology; Man and Cultural Heritage; Traces resolution submersible pressure transducers, 3 in Prehistory; Coastal Resources; Historical Archaeology of OBS turbidity probes, 12 RM Young 3-d sonic the Eastern United States; Place: Experience and Symbol; anemometers, 30 3-cup anemometers, a Delta-T The American South; Tojolabal Maya; Cultural Diffusion soil moisture meter with 8 probes, numerous and Landscapes; The Poverty Point Culture; The Uneven sensors for monitoring temperature, humidity, Landscape: Geographic Studies in Post-reform China; wind direction, etc., 2 portable data acquisition Person, Place, and Thing: Interpretative and Empirical systems (A Campbell-Scientific CR23x and an Essays in Cultural Geography; Culture, Form, and Place: IOTECH laptop-based system), a variety of survey Essays in Cultural and Historical Geography; Latin gear (total stations, auto levels, clinometers, etc.), a American Geography; and The Coastal Zone. variety of sediment and water sampling tools, several types of sediment traps, and numerous Geoscience Publications also published the journal other items. Additionally, the Walker Historical Geography and the monograph series of the Geomorphology Lab serves as a main data Fred B. Kniffen Cultural Resources Laboratory, processing and visualization laboratory with which includes Louisiana’s Remarkable French multiple computer workstations, and has an Vernacular Architecture, Historic Louisiana Nails, adjoining research office space for undergraduate Historical Maps of Louisiana: An Annotated and graduate students. Bibliography, and Plantations by the River. In addition, it distributed digitized maps – the China County The R. Kesel Laboratory is used primarily as a wet Boundary File and the Historical United States and ‘dirty’ laboratory and is equipped with various (HUSCO) County Boundary Files – as well as pieces of equipment for processing sediment and published occasional papers authored by water samples. Major equipment includes a departmental faculty, such as New Orleans Weather, Sedigraph x-ray diffraction unit, ultrasonic and 1961-1980 and An Atlas of Louisiana Surnames of vibratory sieving systems, a high-speed centrifuge, French and Spanish Origin. drying oven, high temperature furnace, portable

Many of the volumes of Geoscience and Man, and The LSUMNS has extensive archaeological and the other publications are available from the ethnographic collections that is used by students in departmental office. classwork and by professionals in research; the collections have provided materials for a number 4.12 Louisiana Office of State Climatology of theses and dissertations. The archaeological The Louisiana Office of State Climatology (LOSC) materials date back to the pivotal New Deal (WPA) (E328 Howe-Russell-Kniffen Geoscience Com- archaeology programs in the Lower Mississippi plex) is responsible for maintaining the climatic River Valley, which were run out of LSU. Over the records of the state in paper copy and as computer years, researchers from LSU have contributed data sets. Climatic data are mainly from the many other important collections from excavations first-order and cooperative station networks of the in Louisiana and elsewhere. The LSUMNS also has National Weather Service (NWS) and the National extensive reference collections for southeastern US Climatic Data Center (NCDC), with some data sets pottery and for zooarchaeological analysis. The extending back 100 years to about 1890. The office ethnographic collection has outstanding accesses specialized data sets; an important assemblages of Native American basketry and example is the daily observations from the Amazonian featherwork. 12-station automated agroclimatic network of the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station opera- Many students volunteer to work in the Museum, ted from the LSU Department of Biological & and we generally have up to five Work Study Agricultural Engineering. LOSC also maintains a students from within Anthropology and from collection of daily weather maps, reports, and other programs. The Museum supports a reprints on selected topics in climatology. Curatorial Assistant position (under Rebecca Saunders) for one graduate student. The CA works LOSC receives real time weather and climate data with the Collec-tions Manager and Dr. Saunders in (hourly observations) for Louisiana and other all phases of analysis, curation, and other Museum nearby places on the National Oceanographic and duties (e.g., processing loans). The large lab, a Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather sturdy collection of field and laboratory tools, and Wire and selected weather maps for the US and the staff expertise in research and curation provide all entire northern hemisphere by satellite receiver students with an excellent learning environment. from the NWS Forecast Office just outside of Washington, DC. The staff publishes a monthly 4.14 Miles Richardson Cultural & Historical Research climatic newsletter, Louisiana Monthly Climate Review, Laboratory which describes the status of Louisiana’s climate in To support students and faculty using special traditional as well as in synoptic and water-budget equipment in the cultural and historical terms; the newsletter is distributed to more than components of the program, the Miles Richardson 600 interested agencies, companies, and individuals Cultural & Historical Research Laboratory has in the US, with about three-quarters of the assembled specialized equipment including a subscribers in Louisiana. portable audio recorder for ethnographies and oral histories, and a dedicated computer with software The office provides climatic information and data and hardware to assist with transcribing interviews. in response to requests by mail, over the phone, Ipads have recently been acquired. Equipment is and at the office. Routine data are normally free to also available for making and editing video members of the LSU community and local, state, recordings. A camera for still photography, a and federal agencies, but modest fees are charged camcorder for video recording, and a computer for the general public and for non-routine requests dedicated to processing digital images and also and interpretations. scanning non-digital images is available for student and faculty use. The lab has space for group 4.13 LSU Museum of Natural Science (LSUMNS) projects and meetings. Since 2009, members of the

G&A Cultural-Historical Collaborative (CHC) Evelyn Pruitt was born in 1918 in San Francisco. have used the Richardson Lab. She received degrees in geography from UCLA in 1940 and 1943. Evelyn moved to Washington, DC The Lab is open to graduate students pursuing in 1942 where she worked as a cartographic editor independent projects involving oral history, with the US Coast and Geodetic Survey. In 1948 ethnographic fieldwork, and archival research and Evelyn moved to the Office of Naval Research to undergraduates enrolled in methods-related (ONR) where she remained until retirement 25 classes during lab hours. years later. During her years with ONR she was a prime mover in the development of coastal science Helen Regis can be contacted for more including the foundation of the internationally information. famous Coastal Studies Institute at LSU. After retirement she served as a consultant for several 4.15 Paleoclimatology & Anthropology Studies Laboratory organizations including the Army Corps of (PAST) Engineers. She sponsored the research of many The PAST Lab is home to students and researchers members of the LSU geography department interested in understanding past climates and including R. J. Russell, F. B. Kniffen, W. G. Haag, environments. We are developing paleoclimate R. C. West, W. G. McIntire and H. J. Walker. reconstructions and data mining existing records to better understand past climate variability. The 4.17 South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center paleoclimate archives we utilize include corals, Established in 2012, the South Central Climate shells, bones, cave deposits, trees, marine and lake Adaptation Science Center (SC CASC) provides sediments. Investigating paleoclimate archives decision makers with the science, tools, and involves physical, geochemical, statistical and time information they need to address the impacts of series analyses to extract and characterize the climate variability and change on their areas of climate and environmental information from the responsibility. The Center looks to transform how archives. We are housed in our new 2200 square climate science is conducted and applied in the foot lab on the Howe Russell Geoscience Complex south-central United States and Gulf of Mexico. with an instrument room, wet lab, sample prep The SC CASC supports big thinking, including space, office space for students and faculty, and multi-institutional and stakeholder-driven classroom and meeting space. The PAST Lab approaches to climate variability, change, impacts, graduate and undergraduate students are working mitigation, and adaptation research. South Central with faculty on a variety of projects funded by the Climate Adaptation Science Center focuses National Science Foundation, Bureau of Ocean specifically on Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas, and Energy Management, U.S. Geological Survey, Oklahoma. Seven organizations participate in the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration, SC-CASC: University of Oklahoma, Louisiana and the State of Louisiana. The PAST Lab is also State University, Texas Tech University, Oklahoma affiliated with the South Central Climate State University, the Choctaw Nation of Adaptation Science Center, Southern Climate Oklahoma, the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, Impacts Planning Program, and the Coastal Studies and University of New Mexico. Additionally, these Institute at LSU. branches partner with local, regional, and federal agencies to create a network of scientists who work 4.16 Pruitt Lecture Series together to develop tools to manage the effects of Evelyn Pruitt generously contributed LSU climatic changes within each region. The SC CASC geography in the form of an endowment to assist provides funding for graduate and undergraduate women graduate students. As such, each year our students as well as support for research projects. department invites a distinguished lecturer and Contact Kristine DeLong for more information hosts a series of events in her honor. ([email protected]).

4.18 Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program programs include coursework, research, and a (SCIPP) written thesis or dissertation. We also offer a series The Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program of graduate certificates. (SCIPP) is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) funded, Regional You are expected to complete your degree Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) team, programs in a timely manner. You can track your whose goal is to expand the capacity to prepare for graduate milestones online through myLSU. A and adapt to climate variability and change in master’s degree is typically attained within two Louisiana, coastal Mississippi, Texas, Oklahoma, years of full time study, and a PhD within four or and Arkansas. At its core, SCIPPs mission is to five years. In order to accomplish this, please be assist organizations and communities with cognizant of the requirements associated with your decision-making that builds resilience and reduces degree programs. You are allotted a maximum of weather and climate risks/impacts now and in the five years for the completion of a master’s degree future. This work is essential because the frequency and seven years for the completion of a doctorate. of natural disasters continues to increase despite After five years, master’s students lose credit hours improved planning, construction, early warning beginning with their first semester. If you exceed systems, and more information on risk and this deadline, you will be required to revalidate vulnerability. For example, in 2020, a record- earlier work by taking written or oral exams from breaking 22 billion-dollar disaster events occurred each faculty member involved in the coursework. across the U.S. In NCEI’s South Climate Region Doctoral students will only be allowed to continue (which most closely aligns with the SCIPP region), in the program with special permission from the CPI-adjusted, billion-dollar events occurred, on dean of the Graduate School. Such permission is average two times per year in the 1980s and steadily granted in exceptional circumstances. In sum, keep increased to 7.9 per year in the 2010s. In the most in mind that the clock is ticking! recent decade, these regional events incurred an average annual cost of $24.4 billion. The frequency Research with Human Subjects: Strict federal of extreme events coupled with socio-economic regulations and LSU policy govern the use of factors enhances the vulnerability across the human subjects to protect their welfare, ensure region. their safety, and to ensure their documented informed consent is obtained. All projects that use Lead by P.I Dr. Barry D. Keim and Research human subjects (including use of data or material Director Dr. Vincent M. Brown, SCIPP’s research from living individuals) in ALL research or topics include precipitation variability, sea-level experiments, OR as the object of projects or rise, tropical cyclones, storm surge, surveys, especially if they may result in publication crawfish/oyster work, spatiotemporal changes in in any form (including evaluative projects) must be temperature extremes, population dynamics approved or exempted in advance by the LSU pre/post extreme events, socio-economic Institutional Review Board (IRB). influences on hazard exposure/risk, and building community preparedness. An important Human subject welfare oversight is managed by component of SCIPPs work is participating in IRB Chair Dennis Landin (130 David Boyd Hall, stakeholder-driven research. [email protected], 578-8692). An application forms package may be downloaded here. Further 5-Degree Programs & Certificates: guidance is available at this link. Curricula & Requirements LSU offers an MA in Anthropology, MS in You should plan to take the on-line web-based Geography, PhD in Geography, and PhD in training course in research on human subjects. This Anthropology. Requirements for all graduate course satisfies the NIH human subjects training requirement for obtaining Federal Funds. You will

have the option of printing a certificate of case of changes in your major professor and/or completion from your computer upon completing committee members, please make sure to complete the course. the Change of Advisor and/or Committee Form. This form is internal and aimed at keeping track of Language courses are highly recommended. If you who is advising who. plan to conduct fieldwork and/or research in an area where English is not the native or primary In addition to performing admirably in your language, please consult with your major advisor required coursework, the major goal of your master about language study. studies should be to produce a significant piece of research in the form of a “thesis.” The master’s 5.1 Master’s Programs thesis is typically a short monograph that reports Requirements for master programs include a on original research undertaken during your tenure minimum of 30 credit hours beyond the in the program. It is to be formulated and carried undergraduate (bachelor) level, including 6 credit out under the supervision of a thesis committee hours of thesis research. In addition to consisting of at least three faculty members, one of coursework, you must write and defend a thesis. whom serves as major professor and chair of the Your master’s thesis should represent an original committee. The committee members must be contribution to your specific field of study and the members of the graduate faculty, and at least one discipline. must be a full member. In the case of an external minor, one member of the committee must be If enrolled as a full-time student, it is in your best from the minor department. interest to complete the master’s degree in two years. As such, you are encouraged to carefully You are strongly encouraged to draft a thesis craft your program of study with that goal in mind. proposal that describes your intended research. Upon arrival, you should complete the Personal The following Proposed Research Form is Data Sheet and turn it into our department’s Office designed to help you reach that goal. It is an of Graduate Studies. This is an internal document internal document that can be filed alongside your that will be kept confidential and help to facilitate thesis proposal in our Office of Graduate Studies. communication. Your first week at LSU should Your thesis proposal is typically developed in close also mean that you meet with your major professor interaction with your major professor with the (also known as “thesis advisor” or “chair of thesis approval from your committee members. committee”). If you do not know who your major professor is, please consult with the graduate The thesis proposal – usually around 5000 words – director who will make sure to assign you a consists of a detailed description of and rationale preliminary advisor based on your research for your proposed thesis research, a literature interests. From this moment onward, your major review, and discussion of research methods. You professor will assist you in developing a program are encouraged to provide both a paper copy and of study and choosing an advisory committee. an electronic version to members of your Ideally, these people would be your mentors and committee. Your committee will then meet and biggest cheerleaders throughout your graduate discuss the proposal with you in order to ensure career at LSU and beyond! that your research is going in the right direction. Please consult with your major professor to Of course, you may select a different major arrange a time and place for the proposal professor and/or new committee members as your discussion. research interests change and your thesis project materializes. Keep in mind that formulating a Following the completion your thesis research, you thesis topic and choosing members of your will write a thesis and circulate it to your major committee members is your responsibility! In the professor and committee members. An oral

presentation and discussion of your thesis (also Degree Form.This form allows you to choose known as “defense”) typically occurs during your whether or not you will attend the graduation last semester in the program. The oral defense is ceremony. The ceremony is called “Commen- typically scheduled once your major professor cement” and is held three times a year in May, agrees that your work is defendable. Typically, August and December. Once you have successfully defenses are not scheduled during the summer so met the editorial requirements of the Graduate plan accordingly! School and received approval from ETD, do not forget to send final copies of your masterpiece to At least three weeks before the defense of your members of your committee! thesis, you need to complete a Request for Master’s Defense and Degree Audit. This key form must be 5.1.1 Master of Arts (MA) in Anthropology signed by your major professor, committee Summary of Requirements: members, and the department chair or graduate 1. ANTH 7901 Introduction to Graduate Study advisor. It is your responsibility to make sure that 2. 3 required core courses (ANTH 4020, ANTH this form is submitted to the Graduate School 4040, ANTH 4060) three weeks prior to your defense date or by the 3. ANTH 7085 History of Anthropological current semester deadline for graduation. Thought 4. 3 7000-level courses (exclusive of 7085 and Copies of your thesis containing all text, maps, 7901) (at least 2 of 7000-level courses must be graphs, and tables must be provided to all members ANTH seminars) of your committee at least two weeks before your 5. 1 elective course defense. One week prior to the defense, a notice of 6. 6 hours of thesis research (ANTH 8000) the defense should be posted in the department. You can consult with the staff from the graduate The Master of Arts (MA) in Anthropology (code: advisor and the Office of Graduate Studies to AANTH) requires a minimum of 30 credit hours, make sure your defense is properly advertised. The at least 6 of which are thesis hours (ANTH 8000). thesis examination consists of a short public talk The remaining 24 hours include: 3 required core followed by a closed examination by the student’s courses (ANTH 4020, ANTH 4040, ANTH 4060), committee. You are encouraged to attend as many ANTH 7085 History of Anthropological Thought, defenses as you can in our department and beyond 3 additional 7000-level courses (excluding ANTH in order to familiarize yourself with the process. 7085), and 1 elective course. At least 2 of the elective 7000-level courses must be ANTH Keep in mind that you are required to register at seminars. The student must take each seminar least once per year to maintain graduate status. As from a different faculty member. Half the courses such, you are required to register for ANTH or must be at the 7000-level or above, excluding thesis GEOG 8000 (Thesis Research) when working on hours. You are also required to complete ANTH your thesis including the semester in which you 7901 Introduction to Graduate Study in your first defend. semester. This class is required to graduate!

Upon the successful defense of your thesis and The program in anthropology emphasizes the completion of all necessary revisions, you need to four-field approach. Students gain a familiarity upload a revised and final copy of your work with the fundamentals of physical anthropology, through LSU’s Digital Commons. Keep a close eye archaeology, sociocultural anthropology, and on the submission deadline imposed by the linguistics through the following courses: ANTH Graduate School! It is strongly recommended that 4040 Physical Anthropology, ANTH 4020 Method you plan your defense accordingly in order to allow and Theory in Archaeology, ANTH 4060 enough time for revisions. At this point, you will Language and Culture, and ANTH 7085 History of also need to fill out the Master’s Application for Anthropological Thought. ANTH 7901 Introduc-

tion to Graduate Study is also required of all GEOG 7936 Advanced Qualitative Research students. ANTH 7901 must be taken the first Methods, or other similar courses approved by semester it is offered. Most of the other required your advisor and committee. courses are offered on a two-year rotation and should also be taken at the first opportunity. 5.2 Doctoral Programs The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is the highest You must pass all required core anthropology degree offered at LSU. It recognizes and demands courses (4020, 4040, 4060, and 7085) with at least mastery of one or more subfields of the discipline. a “B” grade. If you earn a “C” grade in any of these Doctoral students go far beyond the level required required courses, you must complete remedial for lesser degrees, and their work is expected to be work in that subfield prior to graduation. publishable in peer-reviewed venues. Although you are expected to exhibit intellectual breadth and 5.1.2 Master of Science (MS) in Geography broad academic knowledge, the PhD is primarily a Summary of Requirements: research degree. As such, you should expect to 1. GEOG 7901 Introduction to Graduate Study spend little time sitting in undergraduate lecture 2. GEOG 7902 Research Methods in Geography courses in geography or anthropology, save those 3. 15 hours of 4000-level or above courses needed to remedy coursework deficiencies. 4. 12 hours (four courses) of 7000-level courses (exclusive of 7901 and 7902) When entering the doctoral program you are 5. 6 hours of thesis research (GEOG 8000) expected to have earned a master’s degree, either at LSU or elsewhere. If you enter graduate school at The Master of Science (MS) in Geography (code: LSU from the bachelor’s level, you should enroll in SGEOG) requires a minimum of 30 credit hours, either the MA in Anthropology or MS in at least 6 of which are thesis hours (GEOG 8000). Geography. Once your master’s completed, you The remaining 24 hours must include at least 12 can apply to pursue a doctoral program. hours (4 courses) at the 7000 level. GEOG 7902 (core course) and either one 7000-level reading Requirements for doctoral programs include a course or GEOG 7935 (Quantitative Methods) minimum of 30 hours beyond the master’s degree may be applied to this 12-hour requirement. Of (i.e., 60 credit hours beyond the bachelor’s degree). those 12 hours at least 6 hours (2 courses) must be In addition to coursework, you must write and earned under two different faculty members in the defend a dissertation constituting an original department and include at least one seminar other contribution to the discipline. Full-time doctoral than GEOG 7902. You are also required to students usually complete their degree within four complete GEOG 7901 Introduction to Graduate or five years. Study in your first semester. In sum, upon entering the graduate program, you should enroll in GEOG In order to complete your program of study in a 7901 and GEOG 7902 the first semester they are timely manner, you are strongly encouraged to offered. Both are required for you to graduate! carefully consult the requirements of your doctoral program and make the best use of the resources We believe that it is critical that all students are available to you. Upon arrival, you should complete conversant in the history of their discipline and you the Personal Data Sheet and turn it into in our are strongly encouraged to take GEOG 4090 department’s Office of Graduate Studies. This is History of Geography. It is critical also, that you be an internal document that will be kept confidential conversant in methods and appropriate techniques and help to facilitate communication. Your first in order to undertake your research. You are week at LSU should also mean that you meet with therefore strongly encouraged to take GEOG 4048 your major professor (also known as “dissertation Methods of Spatial Analysis, GEOG 7935 advisor” or “chair of dissertation committee”). If Quantitative Methods for Geographical Analysis, you do not know who your major professor is,

please consult with the graduate director who will the doctoral degree. Requirements for a graduate make sure to assign you a preliminary advisor minor are determined by the department issuing based on your research interests. From this the minor (for example History, French Studies, moment onward, your major professor will assist Geology) and not by Geography & Anthropology. you in developing a program of study and choosing Students pursuing an external minor must have an advisory committee. Ideally, these people would one member from the minor department on their be your mentors and biggest cheerleaders committee. Geography PhD students may pursue throughout your graduate career at LSU and a minor in Anthro-pology and vice versa. beyond! The cognate field requirement is composed of a Of course, you may select a different major suite of courses – nine hours in cognate fields professor and/or new committee members as your outside of the concentration – of which at least research interests change and your dissertation three credit hours should be in an upper-level project materializes. Keep in mind that formulating seminar (usually 7000-level). The courses need not a dissertation topic and choosing members of your be within a single discipline. The development of committee members is your responsibility! In the the cognate field may be quite flexible, and the case of changes in your major professor and/or specific suite of courses is developed by the student committee members, please make sure to complete in consultation with the major professor and the Change of Advisor and/or Committee Form. advisory committee. The cognate field may include This form is internal and aimed at keeping track of traditional disciplines and emerging inter- who is advising who. disciplinary fields, including, for example Oceano- graphy, Geology, History, Disaster Science & You are required to maintain continuous Management (DSM), Art History, Anthropology, registration (fall and spring semesters) in order to Women’s & Gender Studies, and Performance continue graduate status. Exceptions are made in Studies. the cases of fieldwork away from campus; however, these must be authorized. The Dissertation Proposal and the General Examination: Along with filling out the request for doctoral Full-time doctoral students typically finish general defense and degree audit, you need to coursework within the first two years of study. produce a dissertation proposal describing the Once these requirements have been met, you will intended research. Your committee members will take the “general examination.” In order to do so, evaluate your proposal and use it to guide the you must satisfy coursework and other format and content of your general examination. requirements, fill out the Request for Doctoral The general exam includes both written and oral General Defense and Degree Audit. This key form portions. These may be taken at any time during must be signed by your major professor, the academic year. The general exam is taken only committee members, and dean’s representative. after the student has satisfied the course Please note that the dean’s representative is requirements listed in the program of study, assigned by the graduate school. This person will including the minor or courses in cognate fields, serve on general examination as well as your final and all required courses and 7000-level seminars. dissertation defense. It is your responsibility to Exceptions to these conditions require a formal make sure that this form is submitted to the petition to and approval by the graduate director. Graduate School three weeks prior to your general Advancement to candidacy (All But Dissertation or exam date. ABD) is contingent on satisfactory performance on the general exam. External Minor or Cognate Field: Departmental policy requires either an external minor or nine hours in The written portion of the general examination approved cognate courses for the completion of includes essays set by the various members of the

student’s committee. The exam evaluates the way to do so is to be the sole author on your candidate’s knowledge in the subjects elected for dissertation and its components. All collaborators intense study and one’s preparation for and/or co-authors on publications (already undertaking the dissertation. Students should meet published or projected) can be acknowledged in an with their dissertation advisor and committee endnote. All the necessary guidelines can be found members the semester prior to taking the general on the Graduate School website. exam, to determine the format to be followed. Traditionally, the general examination has The dissertation represents a major research effort consisted of a four-hour written exam from each on your part. Thus, it is expected to exhibit clear committee member, although other formats are and precise thought in its planning, execution, and allowed based on the committee members’ presentation. It is to be formulated and carried out expectations. The oral may be an in-depth under the supervision of a dissertation committee evaluation of the written exam and/or the consisting of at least three faculty members: at least dissertation proposal. two from the department, one of whom serves as the chair of the committee and as the student’s The Dissertation: Formulating a dissertation topic major professor or advisor. In addition, the and choosing the committee members is your graduate school assigns a dean’s representative. reponsibility! Please consult with those faculty The committee members must be members of the members on a regular basis in order to make sure graduate faculty; at least two must be full members that you are on track to produce original research of the graduate faculty; at least one must be a full which meets the highest standards in both member of the graduate faculty from the substance and format in your respective fields of department; and, in the event of an external minor, study. The ultimate goal of the doctoral program is one member from the minor department. for you to produce a dissertation that will make an original and significant impact in geography and Following the completion your dissertation anthropology! research, you will circulate it to your major professor and committee members. An oral The dissertation is a monograph or a collation of presentation and discussion of your dissertation article-like papers with an introduction and (also known as “final defense”) typically occurs conclusion that typically reports on original during your last semester in the program. The final research undertaken by yourself during your tenure defense is typically scheduled once your major in the program. Please familiarize yourself with professor agrees that your work is defendable. LSU’s dissertation guidelines in order to Typically, defenses are not scheduled during the understand how to appropriately use published and summer so plan accordingly! other copyrighted materials, as well as fruits of collaborative research. For the use of published At least three weeks before the defense of your research materials, students must obtain thesis, you need to complete a Request for Final departmental approval, be principal author on the Doctoral Defense. This key form must be signed publication, obtain permission from the journal to by your major professor, committee members, and use the published materials (i.e., the letters the department chair or graduate advisor. It is your requesting and granting permission must appear in responsibility to make sure that this form is the appendix of your dissertation), and a statement submitted to the Graduate School three weeks must appear in your dissertation acknowledging prior to your defense date or by the current the use of published materials. If your dissertation semester deadline for graduation. contains material of your own that is part of a larger collaborative project, you must be able to Copies of your dissertation containing all text, identify one aspect of that project as your own and maps, graphs, and tables must be provided to all demonstrate your original contribution. An easy members of your committee at least two weeks

before your defense. One week prior to the 5. 9 hours dissertation research (GEOG 9000) defense, a notice of the defense should be posted in the department. You can consult with the staff The PhD Program in Geography (code: PGPHY) from the graduate advisor and the Office of involves a total of 30 credit hours beyond the Graduate Studies to make sure your defense is master’s degree. At least half of the hours beyond properly advertised. Your final doctoral defense the master’s must be at the 7000 level or above. consists of a short public talk followed by a closed Included in the 7000+ level requirements are at examination by the student’s committee. You are least 9 credit hours of dissertation research encouraged to attend as many doctoral defenses as (GEOG 9000), GEOG 7902, a seminar, and three you can in our department and beyond in order to additional hours of 7000-level credit hours. Work familiarize yourself with the process. at the 7000+ level must be earned in courses and/or seminars under two different faculty Keep in mind that you are required to register at members of the department. It is strongly least once per year to maintain graduate status. As recommended, however, that doctoral students such, you are required to register for ANTH or enroll in as many seminars as possible. Upon GEOG 9000 (Dissertation Research) when entering the graduate program, all doctoral working on your dissertation including the students will enroll in GEOG 7901 and 7902 the semester in which you defend. first semester they are offered. These two courses are required of all doctoral students. An external Upon the successful defense of your dissertation minor or work in cognate fields is required (see and completion of all necessary revisions, you need Section 5.2 and 5.6). to upload a revised and final copy of your work through LSU’s Digital Commons. Please keep a 5.2.2 PhD Program in Anthropology close eye on the submission deadline imposed by Summary of Requirements: the Graduate School! It is strongly recommended 1. ANTH 7901 Introduction to Graduate Study (1 that you plan your defense accordingly in order to hour) allow enough time for revisions. At this point, you 2. 9 hours of 7000-level courses (excluding 7901) will also need to fill out the Doctoral Application in ANTH for Degree Diploma Page. This form allows you to 3. 9 hours in approved cognate fields (including choose whether or not you will attend the one 7000-level course) graduation ceremony. The ceremony is called 4. 3 additional hours of 4000 or 7000-level “Commen-cement” and is held three times a year courses in May, August and December. Once you have 5. 9 hours dissertation research (ANTH 9000) successfully met the editorial requirements of the Graduate School and received approval from The PhD Program in Anthropology (code: ETD, do not forget to send final copies of your PANTH) involves a total of 30 credit hours masterpiece to members of your committee! beyond the master’s degree. At least half of the hours beyond the master’s must be at the 7000 5.2.1 PhD Program in Geography level or above. Included in the 7000+ level Summary of Requirements requirements are at least 9 credit hours of 1. GEOG 7901 Introduction to Graduate Study dissertation research (ANTH 9000). Work at the (1 hour) 7000+ level must be earned in courses and/or 2. GEOG 7902 Introduction to Research seminars under two different faculty members of Methods in Geography (3 hours) the department. It is strongly recommended, 3. 9 hours of 7000-level courses (excluding 7901 however, that doctoral students enroll in as many and 7902) seminars as possible. Upon entering the graduate 4. 9 hours in approved cognate fields (including program, all doctoral students will enroll in ANTH one 7000-level course) 7901 the first semester it is offered. An external

minor or work in cognate fields is required (see ENVS 4261: Energy & the Environment Section 5.2 and 5.6). ENVS 4600: Global Environmental Change: Past, Present, and Future 5.3 Graduate Certificate in Climatology & Climate ENVS 7047: Environmental Economics & Policy Change GEOG 4070 Environmental Conservation The Graduate Certificate in Climatology & Climate GEOG 4080 Historical Geography Change program trains both traditional and non- GEOG 4997: Global Change traditional students. It enhances opportunities in LAW 5337: Law of Coastal Adaptation & Global industry, local, state, and federal government, Warming laboratories, academia, and entrepreneurship by LAW 5414: Climate Change Law providing you with an interdisciplinary education MC 7040: Crisis Communication focused on climate science and climate commu- MC 7015: Mass Communication & Society nication and policy. RNR 4107: Human Dimensions in Natural Resources The Climatology & Climate Change Certificate is a 12 credit hour stand-alone certificate with courses 5.4 Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Science offered in the Departments of Geography & (GISc) Anthropology, Agricultural Economics, Manship The Graduate Certificate in Geographic School of Mass Communication, School of the Information Science at LSU is a 12 credit hours Coast & Environment, and the LSU Law School. stand-alone certificate with courses offered in the Students must complete at least two courses from Department of Geography & Anthropology, a climate science module (6 credit hours) and two College of Art & Design, Department of courses from a climate communications and policy Economics, School of the Coast & Environment, module (6 credit hours) for a combined total of 12 Department of Civil & Environmental credit hours. The course breakdown is as follows Engineering, and Department of Computer (3 credit hours for each course): Science.

Climate Science: Choose any 2 for 6 hours Current LSU graduate students in any department GEOG 4013: Meteorology can take the required courses to attain the GEOG 4014: Climatology certificate, and non-students wishing to begin the GEOG 4015: Physical Climatology GIS certificate program can apply to the LSU GEOG 4016: Methods of Climatological Analysis Graduate School as a non-degree seeking GEOG 4018: Geographical Hydrology applicant, which exempts them from certain GEOG 4221: Tropical Atmosphere requirements, such as taking the GRE. Anyone GEOG 4083: Environmental Change of Ice Ages seeking the GIS certificate should first contact the GEOG 7917: Climatology of Extreme Events office administrator for the graduate study OCS 7129: Global Climate Change & Wetlands programs in the Department of Geography & Anthropology. Climate Communication, Human-Dimensions, and Policy: Choose any 2 for a total of 6 hours Students must complete at least one method, AGEC 7513: Dynamics in Natural Resource theory, and applied topics course, for a combined Economics total of 12 credit hours (though some courses may AGEC 7523: Nonmarket Valuation Methods in be listed under more than one category, they may Agriculture & Nat Res only be used to fill one requirement). Elective ANTH 4997: Environmental Anthropology courses allow students to choose a focus within the ARCH 4041: Issues in Sustainability certificate. For example, a returning professional CMST 4160: Persuasive Communication on with an interest in sustainability studies could take Climate Environmental Economics & Policy, and Design

of Environmental Management Systems as Who should consider applying? electives. Each department will offer at least one Graduate students who already have or are elective course per semester. The course pursuing a graduate degree in another discipline, breakdown is as follows (3 credit hours for each): but have a need to develop specific geospatial skills to apply to their primary discipline. Theory (3-6 hours) ARCH 4041 Issues in Sustainability Professionals whose responsibilities include spatial ARCH 4700 Research Methods analysis, but have never had any training in this DSM 4013 Disaster Anthropology area. GEOG 4044 Computer Cartography GEOG 4045 Environmental Remote Sensing People considering a graduate degree in this area, ECON 4320 Environmental Economics but do not have the time to complete a full degree ECON 7320 Seminar in Environmental & program. Resource Economics* ENVS 7047 Environmental Economics & Policy Entrepreneurs who want to learn how to use the LA 4102 Critical Cartographies* (Note: also listed power of geospatial technologies to benefit their under “Method”) endeavors

Method (3-6 hours) Professionals with experience in geospatial GEOG 4047 Geographic Information Systems technologies that would like to refine their skills. GEOG 4048 Methods of Spatial Analysis GEOG 7973 Advanced Geographic Information 5.5 Concentrations in Mapping Sciences in the Geography Systems* Graduate Programs LA 4102 Critical Cartographies* We offer an internal Departmental mapping LA 7102 Graduate Landscape Representation II* sciences concentration within the MS and PhD degree programs. This concentration includes the Application (3-6 hours) subfields of cartography, remote sensing, and ARCH 4993 Advanced Computer Aided Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Students Architectural Graphics working toward MS and PhD degrees in geography CSC 4356 Interactive Computer Graphics* may elect to concentrate in mapping sciences as CSC 7443 Scientific Information Visualization* well as in the traditional concentrations in human ENVS 4149 Design of Environmental geography and physical geography. Management System ENVS 4900 Watershed Hydrology* The subfields of cartography, remote sensing, and GEOG 4020 Aerial Photo Interpretation & geographic information systems have experienced Image Processing explosive growth, partly due to new computer GEOG4043 Crime GIS technologies. Increasing demand for trained GEOG 4046 Web GIS personnel in these subfields is evident in academia, GEOG 7945 Socio-economic Applications of governmental agencies, and the private sector. GIS* Research opportunities and funding in these fields LA 7103 Advanced Digital Representation are also increasing. We are committed to excellence LA 4504 Advanced Elective in Landscape in research and instruction and have responded to Architecture the growth of the discipline by offering courses and OCS 4410 Ecosystem Modeling & Analysis* recruiting faculty in these fields. [*course requires a pre-requisite or instructor approval] MS in Geography with a Concentration in Mapping Sciences: Students concentrating in mapping sciences must meet the requirements established

by the Department of Geography & Anthropology and the Graduate School. Students in this concentration must also complete GEOG 7935 and at least three of the four concentration core courses – GEOG 4044, 4045, 4047. Because of the nature of this concentration, it is required that students have a working knowledge of computer programming, mathematics, and statistics. If a student has had prior course work in statistics and other required courses, the student may be allowed to waive those courses. Arrangement may be made upon the recommendation of the instructors of these courses and the student’s committee.

For a list of suggested course sequences, see the faculty advisor for mapping sciences.

PhD in Geography with a Concentration in Mapping Sciences: Students enrolled in the PhD program may concentrate in mapping sciences. Students concentrating in mapping sciences are required to complete GEOG 7935 and at least three of the four core courses – GEOG 4044, 4045, 4047. Because of the nature of this specialization, it is required that the student have a working knowledge of statistics and computer programming. We also strongly recommend that the student take related courses outside the department depending on interest, such as courses in computer graphics, and numerical analysis from the Department of Computer Science, and courses on image processing and expert systems from the College of Engineering.

For a list of suggested course sequences, see the faculty advisor for mapping sciences.

5.6 Minor in Geography or Anthropology Students selecting a graduate minor in geography or anthropology are required to complete 12 hours of course work in the respective programs, at least three hours of which must be in 7000-level seminars.

6-Assistantships, Fellowships, Grants, Funding is also potentially available through & Awards research assistantships with a faculty member. 6.1 Departmental Assistantships, Duties & Tenure Reach out to a faculty member with similar The department awards assistantships on the basis interests to inquire about this type of opportunity. of academic qualifications. Funding is awarded based on the recommendations of the graduate All graduate assistants should be familiar with LSU committee chaired by the Graduate Advisor. Policy Statement 21 (PS-21) prior to the beginning Awards are based upon multiple criteria including, of each semester. They should report to the but not limited to, academic performances, letters graduate office administrative coordinator. of recommendation, graduate student evaluations, Graduate assistantship duties extend through the awards or recognition for academic achievement, end of finals week in each semester of student evaluations of teaching, previous employment. performance as a graduate assistant, and time in program. International students whose native Every effort will be made to assign graduate language is not English must have a Test of English assistants to professors whose work is in an area as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 575 (on related to the assistant’s research direction. the paper based exam) to be considered for an However, this will not always be possible, and assistantship. The final decision on awarding graduate assistants are urged to take advantage of assistantships rests with the chair of the their assignments to become more familiar with department. Assistantship duties may range from other aspects of the department. teaching to laboratory assistance to research. Assistantship duties are determined first by the The Graduate School requires annual review of all chair and graduate director and then by the faculty graduate students with assistantships or other member to whom the assistant is assigned. Having university funding (grants, contracts, etc.); an assistantship reflects superior academic however, the department evaluates all graduate achievement. Therefore, when a student performs assistants at the end of each semester. Students in a superior manner, the student can expect the must review and sign their evaluations. assistantship to be renewed in the master’s program for one additional year making a total of It is LSU and departmental policy that all graduate two years, and in the doctoral program for two assistants who instruct regular classes (including additional years making a total of three years. those who are ABD or on an assistantship) will Renewal of the assistantship, however, is not have a regular faculty member designated as their automatic, and each assistantship is reviewed by supervisor and will receive “in-service” training the graduate committee. Occasionally, under rare appropriate to the conduct of a particular course. circumstances, an assistantship is offered beyond In addition, the department will maintain a regular these time limits. Students holding assistantships evaluation procedure for that instructor. who are planning to carry out thesis or dissertation International students whose native language is not fieldwork may not retain their assistantships during English may not be assigned duties requiring the semester they are in the field, but they are proficiency in spoken English until proficiency has eligible to regain their assistantships when they been certified. Certification must be obtained return, to be granted on a case-by-case basis. Please through the English as a Second Language Program in note that determination of years of funding for the Department of English. graduate assistants is based on time of entry into the program and not on the number of years of All teaching assistants and graduate instructors departmental support. should be familiar with LSU Policy Statement 85 (PS-85)!

6.2 Field & Research Awards

The department has a strong tradition of anthropological and geographical fieldwork. Most Application Requirements: The student’s advisor faculty members maintain active programs of must review and approve the proposal before it is fieldwork. The Robert C. West Field Research submitted. Funds are awarded for research Fund and the Richard J. Russell Fund support specified in the proposal and may not be students’ field research on a competitive basis. redirected for other research, without the signed approval of the Research and Scholarship 6.2.1 Robert C. West & Richard J. Russell Field Committee. On application, notice of approval, Research Awards exemption or application to IRB if proposed In April 1981, the faculty in the Department of research involves human subjects. Approval or Geography & Anthropology at Louisiana State exemption notice from IRB must be met before University established the Robert C. West research. Funds may not be used to pay Graduate Student Field Research Fund to support outstanding fees/charges to LSU (e.g., library thesis and dissertation field research and to honor fines, parking tickets). Boyd Professor Robert C. West. Awards also were established from the R.J. Russell Fund to Selection Process: The Research & Scholarship honor Professor Russell. Over 200 awards, committee, including faculty members in typically ranging between $200 and $600, have Anthropology & Geography appointed by the been granted to help defray travel and subsistence Department Chair will review applications and expenses only. Awards are competitive and based make awards, generally within two weeks of the on availability of funds and quality of applications. application deadlines. The committee will decide if awards are to be made from the Robert C. West Masters’ students often use Robert C. West or R. or the R. J. Russell funds and will notify the J. Russell funds for their thesis research. PhD departmental graduate office administrative students generally use the funds for exploratory or coordinator to allocate the funds to awardees. pilot research to help them develop a dissertation topic and leverage outside funding. Masters Criteria for Selection: Student proposals are judged students should consider additional funding on the basis of the following criteria, listed in opportunities such as Sigma Xi (LSU chapter and order of importance: (1) the scientific merit or National). PhD students should consider NSF, quality of the proposed project, (2) organization Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological and thoughtfulness of the proposed project, (3) Research, Fulbright, among others. appropriateness and feasibility of the field work and plan of study, and (4) the student’s Deadlines: November 1 and April 1 (noon, CST, background and qualifications. via online submission). The November 1 deadline is for research over the winter with report due the Reporting Requirements: Award recipients are following April. The April 1 deadline is for work required to submit a brief report (500 words) done over the summer, with a November 1 summarizing their field research and describing reporting deadline. Funds not expended by the how the funds were spent, along with reporting deadline must be returned. photocopies of receipts. Deadlines for submission of the reports are April 1 and November 1 for Eligibility: Applicants must be currently registered projects funded in the fall and spring semesters, Master’s or PhD students in good standing in the respectively. Recipients may also be asked to Department of Geography & Anthropology at make a brief presentation (10-15 minutes) in the LSU and have their application approved by their Department Friday Forum series. advisor before submitting the application. Students may only receive one West/Russell Acknowledgement Requirements for Awards: award per graduate degree. Acknowledgement must be made in scholarly

publications and presentations as well as graduate Eligibility: All students currently enrolled in an theses and dissertations from research supported LSU Geography & Anthropology graduate by these awards. Required wording follows: “This program. Only one Research Materials Award will research was funded in part by a Robert C. West be made per student per degree program (or R. J. Russell) Graduate Student Field Research (Master’s/PhD). Award from the Department of Geography & Anthropology at Louisiana State University.” How to Apply: Complete the Research Materials Application Form, and submit online. Application Instructions: The proposal must include: -Cover sheet Application Requirements: All items purchased with -Project description (including significance, award monies become property of the department methodology, and description of research; max following completion of your degree. 500 words) -References cited (max one page) Report deadline: Awardees are required to report on -Budget sheet and budget justification how the funds were used for research, in a 500- -C.V. (including name, contact information, word report submitted online, along with a education, publications and presentations at description of how the funds were spent (with professional conferences, relevant skills, photocopies of receipts). Reports for awards languages, experience, and professional service; made November 1 are due April 1. Reports for max two pages) awards made April 1 are due November 1. -Approval of your advisor (indicated on the cover Students may also be required to present on their sheet) research related to the award at a department -Submission of appendices, figures or other Friday Forum. additional information will result in the proposal being declined Fill out the application form and submit it on the -The application must be submitted online. application page.

Students are encouraged to look into other sources 7-Miscellaneous of funding including: CPRA, DNR, GTU, Lambda 7.1 Groups to Join Alpha, LA Sea Grant, LDEQ, NASA, NatGEO, Here is a list of some professional groups you may NSF, NOAA, USEPA, Sigma Xi. want to join. Consult a professor in your area of interest about membership. Membership is highly 6.2.2 G&A Research Materials Award recommended in either the AAA, AAG, SAA, The Department of Geography & Anthropology SHA, or AAPA. And of course, don’t forget to join has a Research Materials Award fund to support the Geography & Anthropology Society (GAS), non-travel expenses for dissertation and thesis our own departmental club! research, including the purchase of items such as digital data, archival materials, technical Professional Groups: equipment, laboratory services or supplies, and/or Agricultural History Society (AHS) data processing. Generally, a total of $500-700 is American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) available per semester for making the awards. American Anthropological Association (AAA) Awards will be made according to the quality of American Association of Physical Anthropologists the proposal and the amount of funding available. (AAPA) American Historical Association (AHA) Application deadlines: November 1 and April 1, American Congress on Surveying & Mapping noon CST. (ACSM) American Geographical Society (AGS)

American Geophysical Union (AGU) services, such as online database searches and American Meteorological Society (AMS) LOLA. American Oriental Society (AOS) American Society of Photogrammetry & Remote Free flyers about almost anything, usually on a Sensing (ASPRS) table near the stairs on the second floor of the American Water Resources Association (AWRA) Union. American Association of Geographers (AAG) Cartography & Geographic Information Society 7.3 Finances (CaGIS) The Campus Federal Credit Union is open to Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers university employees and graduate students. Many (CLAG) private banks are also located near campus. Economic History Association (EHA) Eastern Historical Geographers Association If you are on assistantship and your fee slip is so (EHGA) marked, you can get a 10 percent discount on Friends of the Pleistocene (FOP) purchases at the LSU Bookstore (Barnes & Noble) Geological Society of America (GSA) when you show your ID and fee bill. Be alert when International Conference of Historical you register to be sure that your fee bill is marked Geographers (ICHG) formerly CUKANZUS correctly. Linguistic Society of America (LSA) Louisiana Archaeological Society (LAS) Many off-campus businesses give a discount to North American Cartigraphic Information Society students, but they often do not advertise the fact. (NACIS) It doesn’t hurt to ask. Most will ask to see your Population Reference Bureau (PRB) student ID. Society for Amazonian & Andean Studies (SAAS) Society for American Archaeology (SAA) Discount coupon books are usually given out at Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) registration. They offer coupons good at Social Science History Association (SSHA) businesses located near campus. Soil Conservation Service of America (SCSA) Southeastern Archaeological Conference (SEAC) Information about applications for assistantships Southern Anthropological Society (SAS) and scholarships can be obtained from the Southwestern Division of the AAG (SWAAG) departmental graduate office administrative Urban History Association (UHA) coordinator and from the LSU Graduate School. If Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honor Society you are planning to apply for an assistantship, (Alpha LA) make a point to find out the current departmental Gamma Theta Upsilon Geography Honor Society deadline for applications. (It is usually December (LSU Chapter) 15th for assistantships awarded the following fall.) If you are not on an assistantship and need a part- 7.2 Other Important Documentation time job, check with the Office of Student Aid & The General Catalog, from the LSU Bookstore and Scholarships in Himes Hall. This is also the place the Graduate Bulletin, from the Graduate School in to apply for student loans. David Boyd Hall. (also available online) If you are on assistantship, pay close attention to The Graduate Student Handbook and Graduate Student your tax status, especially with changing tax laws. Calendar from the Graduate School in David Boyd Hall. (also available online) See your major advisor for suggestions on grant opportunities available for graduate students in Information sheets from the Middleton Library your research field, e.g., Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of regarding the use of their collections and other Research. Also don’t forget the Robert C. West and

Richard J. Russell Research Awards given by the department, or the GRADS Award available from Mardi Gras! – needs no explanation (and not just the Graduate School. in New Orleans). Inquire about our own departmental float in the Krewe of Southdowns! 7.4 Things to Do & Places to See Visit the Information Booth at the State Capitol Visit the State Capitol (tallest in the country!), 9 (225-342-7317) to get brochures on area a.m. to 4 p.m. and see Baton Rouge from the 24th attractions.There are several museums in the area. floor observation deck. The Art Deco art and On campus – the Museum of Natural Science (225- architecture are interesting. Myth has it that the 578-2855) in 119 Foster Hall. The LSU Museum of bullet-hole nicks in the marble wall came from the Art (LSU MOA) is located downtown in the Shaw assassination of Governor Huey Long. The Capitol Center. Other attractions include the Rural Life Park Museum is an interesting place to visit for Museum and Burden Gardens (766-8421) at the people new to Louisiana, as is the Louisiana State intersection of Essen Lane and I-10, and the Museum. Louisiana Arts and Science Center (LASC; 344- 9463) at 100 River Road, which houses several There are a lot of athletic facilities on campus that museums and a planetarium. Another nearby you may use even if you are not enrolled in a museum, the Heritage Museum and Cultural physical education class. (You’ll need to show your Center, is located at 1606 Main Street in Baker; ID.) You can get a current list of what is available, other museums may be found in New Orleans and times they are open, fees (if any), etc. from the Shreveport. Department of Recreational Sports (578-8601).

The Baton Rouge Zoo (775-3877) is located on 8. Current Graduation Application Deadlines Thomas Road in Baker and offers an outstanding The following table shows the deadline date for zoological collection. For those botanically graduation applications for the Fall 2021-Summer inclined, there are two arboretums in the area. 2022 school terms. Cohn Arboretum (775-1006) at 12056 Foster Road in Baker is just down the street from the zoo and Applicant sits on 16 shaded acres. LSU’s Hilltop Arboretum (On-Campus) Fall Spring Summer (766-3405) is a few miles south of campus at 11855 Domestic Highland Road on a 12-acre site. The Bluebonnet Students 15-Jul 15-Nov 15-Jun Swamp is also nearby and worth of walk through! International

There are many festivals in Louisiana (year-round). Students 17-Jun 1-Oct 17-Apr Almost every town or community has one, Non-Degree emphasizing its local specialty – usually a food, Students 15-Jul 15-Nov 15-Jun craft, music, or ethnic heritage. One of the favorites is the “Festival Acadiens et Créoles” in Lafayette, only 50 miles away. Also in Lafayette, the “Festival International de Louisiane” is a fantastic event with music from around the Francophonie, food, arts, and more.

The Rougarou Festival in Houma every late October. A “Rougarou” (from the French “loup- garou”) is a werewolf-like supernatural being from Cajun folk tales. The Rougarou fest is renown for its costume contest!