Faculty Profile for Dr. Christi Townsend

profile photo for Dr. Christi Townsend
Dr. Christi Townsend
Professor of Instruction — Dept of Geography & Environmntl Studies
ELA 328
phone: (512) 245-8302

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • 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. United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis.
  • 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. Journal of Wine Research, 11(448), 1–16. https://doi.org/http://:doi.org 10.3390/socsci11100488
  • Tiefenbacher, J. P., & Townsend, C. G. (2019). The Semiofoodscape of Wine: The Changing Landscape of the Cultures of Making, Selling, and Drinking Wine.
  • 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

Selected 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

Selected Service Activities

Member
Christmas Mountains Faculty Advisory Committee
December 2, 2022-Present
Member
Undergraduate Committee
August 25, 2022-Present
Member
Environmental Service Committee
February 2021-Present
Member
Evaluation Committee
September 2020-Present
Member
Non-tenure Line Committee of the Faculty Senate: Liaison for the Department of Geography
2015-May 2023