Faculty and Staff

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Buck Abbey, ASLA

Associate Professor
(225) 578-1475
lsugreenlaws@aol.com

Education MLA Harvard, BSLA Michigan State University
Research Interests
municipal landscape law, professional practice
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Austin Allen

Graduate Coordinator

Associate Professor
(225) 578-1479
austina@lsu.edu

Education Ph.D. and MA Mass Communication, Ohio University, BLA University of California at Berkeley
Research Interests Resilience, Recovery and Regeneration of Landscapes; Urbanism; Film and Public Media

Bradley E. Cantrell

Director
Associate Professor
cantrell@lsu.edu

Education MLA Harvard, BSLA University of Kentucky
Research Interests
digital representation, interactive/reactive landscapes
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Max Conrad

Professor
(225) 578-1414
mconrad@lsu.edu

Education MLA Harvard, BSLA LSU
Research Interests
urban design, regional planning, planting design, travel
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Van L. Cox, FASLA

Professor
(225) 578-1478
vcox1@lsu.edu

Education MLA LSU, BLA LSU
Research Interests
site design, graphics, professional practice and legal aspects
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Lake Douglas

Associate Professor
Undergraduate Coordinator
(225) 578-1471
wdougl1@lsu.edu

Education Ph. D. University of New Orleans, MLA Harvard, BLA LSU
Research Interests
Garden History; Arts Administration and Public Art Planning; Nonprofit Management and Public Administration; Freelance Writing
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Kristi Dykema

Internship Coordinator

Assistant Professor
(225) 578-1472
kdykema@lsu.edu

Education MARCH University of California at Berkeley, BARCH University of Virginia
Research Interests
visual communication, landscape growth theory
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Charles Fryling Jr.

Associate Professor
(225) 578-1473
lafry@lsu.edu

Education Prix de Rome, MLA Harvard, BS State University of New York
Research Interests environmental planning, ecology
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Cat S. Marshall

Associate Professor
Lectures & Exhibitions Chair
(225) 578-0112
cmarshall@lsu.edu

Education MLA Harvard, BA Ithaca College
Research Interests visual communication, design, mapping landscape transformation, cultural landscapes
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Wes Michaels

Associate Professor
(225) 578-1474
michaels@lsu.edu

Education MLA Harvard, BLA University of Georgia
Research Interests dynamic landscape modeling, landscape urbanism, digital media
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Elizabeth Mossop

Professor
(225) 578-1493
emossop@lsu.edu

Education MUP Macquarie University Sydney, BLA University of NSW
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Kevin Risk

Associate Professor
(225) 578-1471
jrisk1@lsu.edu

Education MLA University of Georgia
Research Interests cultural Landscapes, history and site design
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Bruce G. Sharky, FASLA

Professor
(225) 578-1471
bshark2@lsu.edu

Education MLA and BLA University of California at Berkeley
Research Interests professional practice, site grading and design, Latin American design studies

Petrie Baker
Kalia Jarvis

Staff
(225) 578-1434
pbaker@lsu.edu

kjarvis@lsu.edu