Robert C. West, R.J. Russell, and G&A Materials Graduate Student Research Awards

Spring 2019

Dept. of Geography & Anthropology, 海角社区
Research & Scholarship Committee (H. McKillop, M. Leitner, & K. Konsoer)
Contacts: hmckill@lsu.edu; fwang@lsu.edu; lstrain@lsu.edu

Krista Bennet awarded a Robert C. West Graduate Student Grant from the Dept of Geography and Anthropology, for her MA Thesis research under the advisement of Dr. Ginesse Listi for 鈥淓stimated of Age from Auricular Surface of Illium through the Utilization of Three-dimensional scanning and GIS鈥� kbenn32@lsu.edu

Kyle Bikowski awarded a Robert C. West Graduate Student Grant from the Dept of Geography and Anthropology, 海角社区, for his MA thesis research under the advisement of Dr. Micha Rahder for 鈥淣ot all fun and gaymes: technology, transgression, and representation among gaymers.鈥� kbikow1@lsu.edu

Monica Fenton awarded a Robert C. West Graduate Student Grant from the Dept of Geography and Anthropology, 海角社区, for her MA thesis research under the advisement of Dr. David Chicoine for 鈥淲hat the Shell?! The malacology of Cerro San Isidro, Moro, Peru鈥� mfento1@lsu.edu

Kelsey Fox awarded a Robert C. West Graduate Student Grant from the Dept of Geography and Anthropology, for her MA thesis research under the advisement of Dr. Robert Tague 鈥淐orrelation between head and pelvic size and pelvic stability: considering the Obstetrical Dilemma鈥� kfox26@lsu.edu

Margaret Furtner awarded a R. J. Russell Graduate Student Grant from the Dept. of Geography and Anthropology, 海角社区, for her MA thesis research under the advisement of Dr. Juliet Brophy, for 鈥淭he comparability of close-range photogrammetry to microCT scanning of Homo naledi molars.鈥� mfurtn1@lsu.edu

Ria Mukerji awarded a Robert C. West Graduate Student Grant from the Dept of Geography and Anthropology, 海角社区, for her MS thesis research under the advisement of Dr. Craig Colten for 鈥淐hanging Geographies of flood mitigation policies: a case study of Central, Louisiana.鈥� rmuker1@lsu.edu

Christopher Nicosia awarded a Robert C. West Graduate Student Grant from the Dept of Geography and Anthropology, 海角社区, for his PhD dissertation preliminary research under the advisement of Dr. David Chicoine for 鈥淪ocial memory, landscapes, and the dead: exploring toponymy and burial site relations in the Nepena Valley, Peru.鈥� cnicos2@lsu.edu

Brett Spenser awarded a Robert C. West Graduate Student Grant from the Dept of Geography and Anthropology, 海角社区, for his PhD dissertation preliminary research under the advisement of Dr. Andrew Sluyter for 鈥淔ire down below: urban environments of the Miskitu coast of Honduras.鈥� bspen13@lsu.edu

Xialolei Qiu awarded a Robert C. West Graduate Student Grant from the Dept of Geography and Anthropology, 海角社区, for the MA thesis research under the advisement of Dr. Helen Regis, for 鈥淧arque Cespedes, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba鈥� xqiu5@lsu.edu

Deborah Loke Wai Yee awarded a G&A Materials grant from the Dept. of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, for her MS thesis research under the advisement of Dr. Kristine DeLong for 鈥淒evelopment and use of coral Ba/Ca to explore the implications of oil production within the Gulf of Mexico鈥� dlokew1@lsu.edu

Margaret Furtner awarded a G&A Materials Grant from the Dept. of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, under the advisement of Dr. Juliet Brophy for her MA thesis research 鈥淭he comparability of close-range photogrammetry to microCT scanning of Homo naledi molars. mfurtn1@lsu.edu