Meet The Team

Hannah is a 3rd year PhD student of Anthropology with a concentration in paleoanthropology. Her research interests include hominid dietary ecology, hominid functional morphology, and hominid dentition. Her dissertation research examines a combination of macroscopic and microscopic molar wear in Australopithecus to identify potential compensatory dietary behaviors correlated with enamel loss under the advisory of Dr. Juliet Brophy. She received her B.S. in Anthropology from the University of Iowa with research experience in craniofacial feminization and principal components analysis under the advisory of Dr. Robert Franciscus. She has conducted research and fieldwork in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania and the Gulf South.​​

We are looking to fill this position in the Fall 2025 semester!

We are looking to fill this position in the Fall 2025 semester!

Sonnet is a 2nd year PhD student of Anthropology under the advisory of Dr. Kory Konsoer. Her research interests include 3D imaging, bioarchaeology, biocultural anthropology, paleoanthropology, material culture, primatology, and osteology. She is currently in the process of developing her graduate research topic. Sonnet received her B.A. in Anthropology with a minor in international studies, concentrating on global cultures, from Louisiana State University and has previously conducted fieldwork in Belize.

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Gillian is a 2nd year Master's student of Anthropology with a focus in forensics. Her research interests include human sacrifice, bioarchaeology, taphonomy, and identifying remains. She is advised by Dr. Ginesse Listi. She received her B.A. in Anthropology and Classical Civilizations from the University of Pittsburgh. She has conducted fieldwork in Pennsylvania through the Student Conservation Association (Pennsylvania Outdoor Corps) and in Belize through the Maya Research Program associated with PennWest Edinboro and Texas A&M University. She has experience in the medicolegal sphere through a morgue internship and assisting in forensic odontological assessments. She is currently in the process of developing her Master's thesis. ​

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David joined the LSU faculty in 2008. Prior to joining LSU, he studied at the Université de Montréal (Canada) and the University of East Anglia (UK) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Simon Fraser University (Canada). His research focuses on the ancient societies that developed in the Andean region of South America, especially coastal Peru where he has been conducting fieldwork since the late 1990s.