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Research Fellows

Ackleh, Azmy
Dean, Ray P. Authement College of Sciences, Department of 
Mathematics
Research areas: Mathematical Biology, Continuous and Discrete 
Population 
Ecology Modeling, Mathematical/Numerical Tools to Understand 
Model Behavior
ackleh@louisiana.edu
(337) 482-6986

			
Brassieur, Ray
Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Child and Family Studies
Research areas: Environmental Anthropology, Indigenous Peoples, Traditional 
Ecological Knowledge
brassieur@louisiana.edu
(337) 482-1260

				
Costigan, Katie
School of Geosciences
Research areas: Fluvial Geomorphology, Stream Hydrology, Ecology
costigan@louisiana.edu
(337) 482-6340

			
DeRouen, JoAnne
Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Child and Family Studies
Research areas: Environmental Sociology, Community Disaster Research
derouen@louisiana.edu
(337) 482-6067

				
Duke-Sylvester, Scott
Department of Biology
Research areas: Modeling, Plant Community Ecology, Landscape Ecology
dukesylvester@louisiana.edu
(337) 482-5304

				
Gang, Daniel
Department of Civil Engineering
Research areas: Water/Wastewater Treatments, Coastal Restoration/Erosion Tech, 
Water Quality Materials Development and Envs Apps
gang@louisiana.edu
(337) 482-5184

				
Habib, Emad
Department of Civil Engineering
Research areas: Hydrology, Hydroclimatology, Hydro Modeling, Statistical 
Applications, Research-Based Educational Innovations
habib@louisiana.edu
(337) 482-6513

				
Hester, Mark
Department of Biology
Research areas: Coastal, Wetland and Barrier Island Plant Ecology, 
Restoration Ecology, Environmental Change, Environmental Stress Physiology
mhester@louisiana.edu
(337) 482-5246
(504) 237-1151

				
Hillman, Aubrey
School of Geosciences
Research areas: Paleolimnology, Lake Sediment Geochemistry, Stable Isotopes, 
Paleoclimatology
aubrey.hillman@louisiana.edu
(337) 482-5162

				
Klerks, Paul
Department of Biology
Research areas: Environmental Toxicology, Benthic Ecology
klerks@louisiana.edu
(337) 482-6356

				
Leberg, Paul
Department of Biology
Research areas: Seabird Ecology, Conservation Genetics, Vertebrate Ecology
leberg@louisiana.edu
(337) 482-6637

				
Nelson, James
Department of Biology
Research areas: Coastal Ecology, Marine Biology, Ecosystem Ecology, 
Stable Isotopes, Marine Chemistry
nelson@louisiana.edu
(337) 482-6642

				
Poudel, Durga
School of Geosciences
Research areas: Soils and Water Resources, Climate Change Adaptation
ddpoudel@louisiana.edu
(337) 482-6163

				
Rees, Mark
LA Public Archaeology Lab, Department of Sociology, Anthropology & 
Child and Family Studies Research areas: Archaeology of the Lower 
Mississippi Valley, NGoM and SE North America, Cultural Resource Management
rees@louisiana.edu
(337) 482-6045

				
Robinson, Kelly
Department of Biology
Research areas: Coastal Biological Oceanography, Marine Zooplankton, 
Climate- and Anthropogenic-perturbations
kelly.robinson@louisiana.edu
(337) 482-7505

				
Skilton, Liz
Department of History, Geography, and Philosophy
Research areas: U.S. Gulf South Environmental History, 
Comparative Disasters, and Gender Studies
skilton@louisiana.edu 
(337) 482-6900

				
Smith, Kari
School of Architecture & Design
Research areas: Systems Thinking, Design Research, Sustainable Design
karismith@louisiana.edu
(337) 482-5315

				
Stauffer, Beth
Department of Biology
Research areas: Phytoplankton Ecology, Coastal Biological 
Oceanography/Estuarine Ecology, Algal Bloom Dynamics
stauffer@louisiana.edu
(337) 482-5232

				
Stone, Heather
Department of Education, Curriculum, and Instruction
Research areas: Curriculum Development, Science Education, 
Virtual Reality in K-12 Classrooms, Oral Histories
hstone@louisiana.edu
(337) 482-1898
 
Tatar, Jovan
Department of Civil Engineering
Research areas: Durability of Building Materials in Coastal Environments, 
High-Performance Materials for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure, 
Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete
jtatar@louisiana.edu
(337) 482-1118

				
Visser, Jenneke
School of Geosciences
Research areas: Wetland Plant Ecology, Wetland Restoration, 
Coastal Ecology
jvisser@louisiana.edu
(337) 482-6966

				
Zappi, Mark
Dean, College of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering
Research areas: Contaminated Dredged Materials, Remediation, Contaminant 
Fate, Process Economics
zappi@louisiana.edu
(337) 482-6685