Faculty
Buck Abbey, ASLA
Associate Professor
(225) 578-1475
lsugreenlaws@aol.com
Education: BSLA Michigan State University, MLA Harvard
Research Interests: municipal landscape law, professional practice
Kevin Benham
Assistant Professor
kbenham@lsu.edu
Education:
Research Interests: construction/material studies, landscape phenomenology, contemporary land art
Bradley E. Cantrell
Assistant Professor
cantrell@lsu.edu
Education: BSLA University of Kentucky, MLA II Harvard
Research Interests: digital representation, interactive/reactive landscapes
V. Frank Chaffin
Associate Professor
(225) 578-1444
fchaff@lsu.edu
Education: MFA and MLA University of Georgia
Research Interests:
Max Conrad
Professor
mconrad@lsu.edu
Education: BSLA LSU, MLA Harvard
Research Interests: urban design, regional planning, planting design, travel
Van L. Cox, FASLA
Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator
(225) 578-1478
vcox1@lsu.edu
Education: BLA LSU, MFA LSU
Research Interests: site design, graphics, professional practice and legal aspects
Lake Douglas
Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator
(225) 578-1471
wdougl1@lsu.edu
Education: Doctor of Philosophy University of New Orleans, MLA Harvard
Research Interests: Garden History; Arts Administration and Public Art Planning; Nonprofit Management and Public Administration; Freelance Writing
Kristi Dykema
Assistant Professor
kdykema@lsu.edu
Education: BARCH University of Virginia, MARCH University of California at Berkeley
Research Interests: visual communication, landscape growth theory
Charles Fryling, Jr.
Associate Professor
(225) 578-1473
lafry@lsu.edu
Education: BS State University of New York, MLA Harvard, Prix de Rome
Research Interests: environmental planning, ecology
Cat S. Marshall
Assistant Professor
(225) 578-0112
cmarshall@lsu.edu
Education: BA Ithaca College, MLA Harvard
Research Interests: representation of landscape phenomenology
Wes Michaels
Assistant Professor
Phone: (225) 578-1474
michaels@lsu.edu
Education: BLA University of Georgia, MLA Harvard
Research Interests: dynamic landscape modeling, landscape urbanism, digital media
Elizabeth Mossop
Director and Professor
(225) 578-1493
emossop@lsu.edu
Education: BLA University of NSW, MUP Macquarie University Sydney
Research Interests:
Robert S. Reich
Alumni Professor and Director Emeritus
(225) 578-1479
rreich@lsu.edu
Education: BS (Cornell University), PhD (Cornell University)
Research Interests: detail design, planting design
Kevin Risk
Associate Professor
(225) 578-1471
jrisk1@lsu.edu
Education: MLA (University of Georgia)
Research Interests: cultural Landscapes, history and site design
Bruce G. Sharky
Professor
(225) 578-1471
bshark2@lsu.edu
Education: BLA and MLA (University of California at Berkeley)
Research Interests: professional practice, site grading and design, Latin American design studies