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Jill Trepanier

Professor and Department Chair

Dr. Trepanier is a hurricane climatologist and geographer focusing on the statistical estimation of extreme weather risk.

ClimatologyHurricanesGeographyEnvironmental Science

Rajesh P. Narayanan

Lousiana Bankers Association Professor of Finance

Dr. Narayanan is an international expert in financial markets, banking, fintech and cryptocurrencies.

BankingFintechCryptocurrencyFinancial Markets

Matthew Hiatt

Associate Professor

Dr. Hiatt’s research investigates hydrology and hydrodynamics in coastal systems using numerical modeling and field measurements.

Nearshore WavesHydrological Connectivity in Coastal EnvironmentsHarmful Algal BloomsCoastal HydrologyEnvironmental Fluid Dynamics

Rebecca Christofferson

Associate Professor

Dr. Christofferson is an international expert on emerging zoonotic and mosquito-borne viruses.

Neglected Tropical DiseasesVirusesEpidemiologyInfectious DisasesBiosecurity

Tim Slack

Professor

Dr. Slack's is an expert on social, economic, and demographic change with a special focus on rural people and places.

Social Stratification & PovertyCommunity & EnvironmentSocial DemographyRural Sociology

Michael Pasquier

Interim Dean, College of Humanities & Social Sciences | Jaak Seynaeve Professor of Christian Studies | Director, Master of Arts in Liberal Arts Program

Dr. Pasquier studies the history of religion in the United States.

Religion in the U.S. South, the Gulf South, and/or LouisianaAmerican Religious HistoryAmerican CatholicismReligion in the U.S. South

Ali Kazemian

Assistant Professor & J.W. “Billy” and Janice Maxey Guitreau Professor

Dr. Kazemian specializes in construction automation and robotic construction-scale 3D printing.

Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Robotic ConstructionConstruction AutomationAdvanced Construction MaterialsConstruction-scale 3D PrintingReal-time Construction Quality Monitoring and Control