Lisa J Lucero

Lisa J. Lucero is professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her interests focus on the emergence and demise of political power, ritual, water management, the impact of climate change on society, sustainability in tropical regions, and the Classic Maya. She has conducted archaeological projects in Belize for thirty years and uses insights from the Maya on tropical sustainability issues, working with colleagues in Southeast Asia.