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

Spring 2019

Dept. of Geography & Anthropology, Louisiana State University
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 “Estimated of Age from Auricular Surface of Illium through the Utilization of Three-dimensional scanning and GIS” kbenn32@lsu.edu

Kyle Bikowski awarded a Robert C. West Graduate Student Grant from the Dept of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, for his MA thesis research under the advisement of Dr. Micha Rahder for “Not all fun and gaymes: technology, transgression, and representation among gaymers.” kbikow1@lsu.edu

Monica Fenton awarded a Robert C. West Graduate Student Grant from the Dept of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, for her MA thesis research under the advisement of Dr. David Chicoine for “What the Shell?! The malacology of Cerro San Isidro, Moro, Peru” 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 “Correlation between head and pelvic size and pelvic stability: considering the Obstetrical Dilemma” kfox26@lsu.edu

Margaret Furtner awarded a R. J. Russell Graduate Student Grant from the Dept. of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, for her MA thesis research under the advisement of Dr. Juliet Brophy, for “The comparability of close-range photogrammetry to microCT scanning of Homo naledi molars.” mfurtn1@lsu.edu

Ria Mukerji awarded a Robert C. West Graduate Student Grant from the Dept of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, for her MS thesis research under the advisement of Dr. Craig Colten for “Changing Geographies of flood mitigation policies: a case study of Central, Louisiana.” rmuker1@lsu.edu

Christopher Nicosia awarded a Robert C. West Graduate Student Grant from the Dept of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, for his PhD dissertation preliminary research under the advisement of Dr. David Chicoine for “Social memory, landscapes, and the dead: exploring toponymy and burial site relations in the Nepena Valley, Peru.” cnicos2@lsu.edu

Brett Spenser awarded a Robert C. West Graduate Student Grant from the Dept of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, for his PhD dissertation preliminary research under the advisement of Dr. Andrew Sluyter for “Fire down below: urban environments of the Miskitu coast of Honduras.” bspen13@lsu.edu

Xialolei Qiu awarded a Robert C. West Graduate Student Grant from the Dept of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, for the MA thesis research under the advisement of Dr. Helen Regis, for “Parque Cespedes, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba” 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 “Development and use of coral Ba/Ca to explore the implications of oil production within the Gulf of Mexico” 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 “The comparability of close-range photogrammetry to microCT scanning of Homo naledi molars. mfurtn1@lsu.edu