Faculty Profiles

Dr. Christine Norton

Award / Honor Recipient: Co-Coordinator for the Outdoor Research Collaborative for Health, Wellbeing, and Experiential Engagement, University of New Hampshire. 2024 - Present

Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Service, Texas State University. August 2023

Award / Honor Recipient: Heart of Adventure Therapy Award, Association for Experiential Education Therapeutic Adventure Professional Group. November 2022

Award / Honor Recipient: CAA 2021 College Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching. August 2021

Award / Honor Nominee: 2020 College of Applied Arts Dean’s Nominee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities. 2020
Award / Honor Recipient: Sarah Smith Voice Award, Foster Angels. 2020

Award / Honor Recipient: Fulbright National Selection Committee, Fulbright. 2018 - 2020
Award / Honor Recipient: 2018 Central Texas Council of Child Protection Boards, Inc. Outstanding Advocates for Texas Children: FACES, Central Texas Council of Child Protection Boards. 2018

Award / Honor Recipient: Association for Experiential Education 2017 Distinguished Researcher of the Year Award, Association for Experiential Education. 2017
Award / Honor Recipient: • 2017 Co-Search Multi-disciplinary Research Team Winner: The Bridge Project, The College of Fine Arts and Communications. September 2017

Award / Honor Nominee: College of Applied Arts Dean's 2016 Nominee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities. 2016
Award / Honor Nominee: • College of Applied Arts Dean’s 2016 Nominee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching. 2016

Award / Honor Recipient: Hogg Foundation Evaluator for Mental Health Grant Programs. January 2015

Award / Honor Recipient: Servant Leader Award, Association for Experiential Education. 2014
Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Award for Excellence in Service. 2014
Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Article Award, Journal for Specialists in Group Work. March 28, 2014

Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities. August 2013

Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor Award, Texas State University-San Marcos Alpha Chi National Honor Society. 2012
Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities. August 2012
Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State University Mentoring Program Appreciation Award. April 2012

Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State University Quarterly Team Award, Common Experience Sustainability Team. 2011
Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities. August 2011

Award / Honor Recipient: Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Center Invited Research Scientist. 2010 - 2024
Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor Nominee, Texas State University-San Marcos Alpha Chi National Honor Society. 2010 - 2019
Award / Honor Recipient: Alumni in Action Award, Loyola University Chicago. 2010
Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State University Helping Hand Award, Office of Retention and Management. 2010
Award / Honor Nominee: Mentor of the Year, Texas State University. 2010
Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities. August 2010

Award / Honor Recipient: Teacher of the Year & Cheerleader Award, Texas State University-San Marcos Organization of Student Social Workers. 2009
Award / Honor Recipient: Mark Guidry Practitioner of the Year Award, Association for Experiential Education Mid-South Region. 2009
Award / Honor Recipient: National Symposium on Doctoral Research in Social Work Dissertation Award, National Symposium on Doctoral Research in Social Work. 2009

Award / Honor Recipient: Illinois Child Welfare Excellence in Applied Child Welfare Research New Scholars Award, Illinois Child Welfare Excellence in Applied Child Welfare Research. 2008

Award / Honor Recipient: Invited Master of Ceremonies, University of Denver School of Social Work. 2007
Award / Honor Recipient: 10 Year Service Award, Outward Bound Wilderness. 2007

Award / Honor Recipient: Communication Studies Department Award for Outstanding Scholarship, University of Kansas. 1992