Faculty
Buck Abbey, ASLA
Associate Professor
(225) 578-1475
lsugreenlaws@aol.com
Education: MLA Harvard, BSLA Michigan State University
Research Interests: municipal landscape law, professional practice
Austin Allen
Associate Professor
(225) 578-1479
austina@lsu.edu
Education: Ph.D. and MA Mass Communication, Ohio University, BLA University of California at Berkeley
Research Interests: Resilience, Recovery and Regeneration of Landscapes; Urbanism; Film and Public Media
Bradley E. Cantrell
Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator
- Education: MLA Harvard, BSLA University of Kentucky
- Research Interests: digital representation, interactive/reactive landscapes
Jeff Carney
Research Professor
(225) 578-4990
jcarney@lsu.edu
Education: MArch University of California at Berkeley, MCP University of California at Berkeley, BA Washington University, St. Louis
Research Interests: urban design, regional planning, construction and materials
Max Conrad
Professor
(225) 578-1414
mconrad@lsu.edu
Education: MLA Harvard, BSLA LSU
Research Interests: urban design, regional planning, planting design, travel
Van L. Cox, FASLA
Interim Director and Professor
(225) 578-1478
vcox1@lsu.edu
Education: MFA LSU, BLA LSU
Research Interests: site design, graphics, professional practice and legal aspects
Lake Douglas
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator
(225) 578-1471
wdougl1@lsu.edu
Education: Ph. D. University of New Orleans, MLA Harvard, BLA LSU
Research Interests: Garden History; Arts Administration and Public Art Planning; Nonprofit Management and Public Administration; Freelance Writing
Kristi Dykema
Assistant Professor
(225) 578-1472
kdykema@lsu.edu
Education: MARCH University of California at Berkeley, BARCH University of Virginia
Research Interests: visual communication, landscape growth theory
Charles Fryling, Jr.
Associate Professor
(225) 578-1473
lafry@lsu.edu
Education: Prix de Rome, MLA Harvard, BS State University of New York
Research Interests: environmental planning, ecology
Cat S. Marshall
Associate Professor and Lectures and Exhibitions Chair
(225) 578-0112
cmarshall@lsu.edu
Education: MLA Harvard, BA Ithaca College
Research Interests: visual communication, design, mapping landscape transformation, cultural landscapes
Wes Michaels
Associate Professor
Phone: (225) 578-1474
michaels@lsu.edu
Education: MLA Harvard, BLA University of Georgia
Research Interests: dynamic landscape modeling, landscape urbanism, digital media
Elizabeth Mossop
Professor
(225) 578-1493
emossop@lsu.edu
Education: MUP Macquarie University Sydney, BLA University of NSW
Research Interests:
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, FASLA
Professor
(225) 578-1471
bshark2@lsu.edu
Education: MLA and BLA University of California at Berkeley
Research Interests: professional practice, site grading and design, Latin American design studies