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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., 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
  • 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
  • Dixon, R. W., Moore, T. W., & Townsend, C. G. (2016). Baseline Climatology of Sounding-Derived Parameters Associated with Atlantic and Gulf Coast Tropical Cyclone Tornado Clusters. Papers in Applied Geography, 1–8.
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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. Member

    Christmas Mountains Faculty Advisory Committee

    December 2022 - Present
  2. Member

    Undergraduate Committee

    August 2022 - Present
  3. Member

    Environmental Service Committee

    February 2021 - Present
  4. Member

    Evaluation Committee

    September 2020 - Present
  5. Adjudicator

    Southwest Division of the American Association of Geographers

    October 2024 - October 2024
  6. Member

    Non-tenure Line Committee of the Faculty Senate: Liaison for the Department of Geography

    2015 - May 2023
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