Carlos Cordova

Carlos Cordova is a Professor of Geography at Oklahoma State University and an Adjunct Professor at the Boone Pickens School of Geology. His research focuses on Geoarchaeology, Quaternary Paleoecology, and Geomorphology, exploring interactions between climate, biota, and human societies across Africa, Asia, and the Americas. He holds a PhD from The University of Texas at Austin (1997).

Research Interests:

• Geoarchaeology and paleoenvironmental reconstruction
• Lacustrine dynamics and human adaptation
• Climate change impacts on vegetation and land use
• Phytolith and sediment analysis

Recent Projects:

• Late Quaternary evolution of southern African grasslands
• Human-climate interaction in the Middle Volga Region
• Lacustrine systems of the Basin of Mexico

Teaching:

• Physical Geography
• Climate Change
• Biogeography
• Geoarchaeological methods

Publications:

• Recent works focus on lacustrine systems, paleofire dynamics, and phytolith-based paleoenvironmental analysis
• Authored The Lakes of the Basin of Mexico (Springer, 2022)

Grants and Labs:

• Interdisciplinary collaborations in geoarchaeology and paleoclimatology
• Fieldwork in Mexico, Jordan, South Africa, and Australia