Geosciences
Jasmine Kidwell
- 2026 Summer Dissertation Fellow
Dissertation Title:
Late Quaternary Human Presence, Hydroclimate, and Plant Ecology in the Trans-Pecos Chihuahuan Desert, Texas
Dissertation Description:
My dissertation examines how evidence preserved in cave sediments can be used to understand patterns of human presence in far west Texas and how those patterns relate to long-term changes in climate and ecosystems.
What Faculty Say About the Impact of This Research:
“Jasmine Kidwell's research is focused on the intersection of climate, population, and plant communities in west Texas. She is conducting geochemical analyses of soils from Spirit Eye Cave, which has a long history of use in the distant past. ...Her work will be highly influential in our field.”
Julie A. Hoggarth, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anthropology
