Contact Information
607 S Mathews Ave.
M/C 148
Urbana, IL 61801
Research Interests
Classic Maya, ritual, political power, climate change, sustainability
Education
Ph.D., UCLA, 1994
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor, Anthropology
Professor, Program in Medieval Studies
Professor, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Professor, Center for Global Studies
Professor, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment
External Links
Honors & Awards
AAAS Fellow
President, Archaeology Division, American Anthropological Association (2017-2019)
Recent Publications
Lucero, L. J. (2025). Maya Wisdom and the Survival of Our Planet. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197765708.001.0001
Lucero, L. J. (2023). Ancient Maya reservoirs, constructed wetlands, and future water needs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(42), Article e2306870120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2306870120
Crumley, C. L., Murphy, J. T., Hritz, C., Isendahl, C., Nijhuis, S., Lucero, L. J., Meunier, J., Ostovar, P., Reichel, C., Scarborough, V. L., Sulas, F., & Thurston, T. L. (2022). If the Past Teaches, What Does the Future Learn? Ancient Urban Regions and the Durable Future. TU Delft. https://bookrxiv.com/index.php/b/catalog/view/32/71/278
Larmon, J. T., Lucero, L. J., & Valdez, Jr., F. (Eds.) (2022). Sustainability and Water Management in the Maya World and Beyond. University Press of Colorado. https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv2jsh049
Coningham, R., & Lucero, L. J. (2021). Urban Infrastructure, Climate Change, Disaster and Risk: Lessons from the Past for the Future. Journal of the British Academy, 9(s8), 79-114. https://doi.org/10.5871/jba/009s8.079