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GRADUATE STUDIES IN GEOGRAPHY & ANTHROPOLOGY
(9/1/2009)
We offer an MA in Anthropology, MA and MS degrees in Geography, and a PhD in
Geography. Students earning a PhD in Geography have the opportunity to
develop a concentration in Anthropology.
GRADUATE PROGRAM STRENGTHS
* Coastal, Climate, & Historical Geography
* Landscapes, Environments, Mobility
* Historical Archaeology & Material Culture
* African Diaspora & Atlantic Studies: Louisiana, Latin America, Caribbean
* Public Anthropology & Folklore:
* Cultural Heritage, Identity, Performance
* Biological & Forensic Anthropology
* Prehistory of the Americas:
* Southeast US, Mesoamerica, & Andes
* Urban Studies
* Geospatial analysis
RECRUITMENT AND FUNDING OF GRADUATE STUDENTS
G & A Currently funds 17 students through Departmental Teaching
Assistantships. Many additional Graduate Assistantships are funded through
research grants funded by the NSF, NOAA, MMS, EDA, and others. Others are
funded by allied units in the university.
We seek highly qualified students who will contribute to expanding the
diversity of the disciplines of Geography and Anthropology. Huel Perkins
Fellowships support recruitment of highly qualified PhD students from
communities underrepresented in their field. The Pruitt Fellowship supports
the advancement of women in Masters and PhD Program Geography
GRADUATE STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Research
Publications: Our grads have published 8 articles and 3 books in the last
year alone.
Grants & Awards: NSF Dissertation Grant (5); NSF Fellowship; Sigma Chi
Grant (2); LSU Dissertation Year Writing Grants (3), Huel Perkins
Fellowship; NSERC Fellowship; AAG Nystrom Dissertation Prize; McColl
Fellowship; Pioneer America Paper Prize; Viking Society Travel Award; Latin
American Geographers Award; Carinthia International Research Grant; Women in
Transportation Scholarship; Imagining America PAGE Fellowship; Minority
Health International Research Training Grant.
International Conferences: Dublin, Ireland; Toronto; Salzburg, Austria;
Grenada, Nicaragua, Vancouver, Belize City, Belize.
International Research Austria, Barbuda, Belize, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada,
China, Faroe Islands, France, Haiti, Honduras, Japan, Kenya, Mexico,
Newfoundland, Panama, Peru, Somalia, Uganda.
Professional Service
Hurricane Recovery: FEMA, LDRF, PolicyLink, LA Dept of Culture, Recreation,
and Tourism, and the non-profit sector.
Public Sector Work: public health, criminal justice, environment, community
development, urban planning, arts, cultural heritage, preservation and
cultural resource management.
GRADUATE PLACEMENT
Our PhD graduates are now working in top PhD granting departments in the
country. Others work in public service, in the private sector, and in the
NGO/non-profit sector, including USGS, FEMA, EPA, DEQ, FEMA, FBI, NPS, LDFR,
Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism, and LA Governor¹s
Office.
Current G&A Graduate Student Research
CLICK HERE to download the 2009 Graduate Student Manual.
Links to jobs and careers
GRADUATE OFFICE
Graduate Director: Helen Regis
(225) 578-6171 / hregis1@lsu.edu
Graduate Secretary: Dana Sanders
(225) 578-6246 / gradsec@lsu.edu
For further information on the graduate programs in both geography and anthropology - including the master's and doctoral examinations, steps toward master's and doctoral degrees, and other information not given here - please contact the Department of Geography and Anthropology's Graduate Office. Students are also encouraged to visit the LSU Graduate School for general graduate regulations and information.
In addition, students are invited to speak to any faculty member involving classes and specialties.
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