Featured scholarly/creative works
- Myles, C. C., Townsend, C. G., & Collins, K. (2022). Texas in transition: Considering the production of grapes, wine, and place. Journal of Wine Research, 11(448), 1–16. https://doi.org/http://:doi.org 10.3390/socsci11100488
- Townsend, C. G. (2022). Students Return to Big Bend! GeoNews. Retrieved from https://gato-docs.its.txst.edu/jcr:381473a3-e941-4e10-ac1d-b838695a106f/Department%20of%20Geography%20&%20Environmental%20Studies%20Spring%202022.pdf
- Myles, C. C., Townsend, C. G., & Collins, K. (2022). Texas in Transition: Considering the Production of Grapes, Wine, and Place. Social Sciences, 11(10), 488. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11100488
- Myles, C. C., Collins, K. G., & Townsend, C. G. (2022). Wine, deep in the heart of Texas. In Routledge Handbook of Wine and Culture, edited by S. Charters, M. Demossier, J. Dutton, G. Harding, D. Marks, J. Smith Maguire, and T. Unwin. (pp. 125–132). United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003034711-18
- Olson, E. J., & Townsend, C. G. (2018). An ArcGIS Model for Avalanche Risk Assessment in the North Cascades, Washington. Papers in Applied Geography, 4(2), 193–204. Retrieved from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23754931.2018.1425632
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Teaching Award of Honor, Texas State Alumni Association. 2020
- Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor Award, Alpha Chi. April 2018
- Award / Honor Recipient: Alpha Chi Favorite Professor, The Alfred H. Nolle Chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. 2015
- Award / Honor Recipient: 2nd Place, Association of American Geographers Wine Specialty Group Student Paper Competition. 2012
- Award / Honor Recipient: Texas State University Graduate College Scholarship. 2009 - 2011

Featured service activities
- Other
Gamma Theta Upsilon
- Chair
PANGEA
- Member
Christmas Mountains Faculty Advisory Committee
- Member
Environmental Service Committee
- Member
PANGEA
- Member
Evaluation Committee
