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