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Texas State University

Dr. Christi Townsend

  • Professor of Instruction - Dept of Geography & Environmntl Studies
  • ELA 328
  • tel:+15122458302
  • ct1086@txstate.edu
  • Scholarly/Creative work
  • Awards
  • Service
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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
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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
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Featured service activities

  1. Other

    Gamma Theta Upsilon

    August 2025 - Present
  2. Chair

    PANGEA

    August 2025 - Present
  3. Member

    Christmas Mountains Faculty Advisory Committee

    December 2022 - Present
  4. Member

    Environmental Service Committee

    February 2021 - Present
  5. Member

    PANGEA

    August 2024 - May 2025
  6. Member

    Evaluation Committee

    September 2020 - May 2025
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