Skip to main content Dr. Colleen Crystal Myles
- Professor at Dept of Geography & Environmntl Studies, College of Liberal Arts
Service Activities
Ongoing
- Member, College of Liberal Arts Study Abroad Council.
August 2024 - Present.
- Member, Campus Facilities Planning Committee.
August 2024 - Present.
- Member, Sustainability Graduate Council.
August 2024 - Present.
- Member, Presidential Work-Life Council.
August 2024 - Present.
- Faculty Ombudsperson.
June 2024 - Present.
2025
- Reviewer / Referee, Fermentation.
2025.
2024
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Marketing Management.
2024.
- Coordinator / Organizer, “Fermented landscapes of Texas Hill Country” field trip, Southwest Division of the American Association of Geographers (SWAAG) Annual Meeting.
October 2024.
- Officer, Regional Division Councilor for the Southwest, National Council, American Association of Geographers.
July 2021 - July 2024.
- Member, Committee on Online Education.
August 2023 - May 2024.
2023
- Reviewer / Referee, Rowan & Littlefield.
2023.
- Member, Globe Book Award Committee, American Association of Geographers.
July 2020 - July 2023.
- Member, Undergraduate Committee, Department of Geography, Texas State University.
August 2022 - May 2023.
- Member, Sustainability Expo Planning Committee.
October 2022 - April 2023.
2022
- Reviewer / Referee, Routledge.
2022.
- Chair, Environment and Sustainability Committee.
August 2021 - May 2022.
2021
- Reviewer / Referee, Princeton University Press.
2021.
2020
- Reviewer / Referee, Urban Geography.
2020.
- Reviewer / Referee, Urban Affairs.
2020.
- Reviewer / Referee, Geographical Review.
2020.
- Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
August 2020 - December 2020.
- Chair, Environment and Sustainability Committee.
August 2020 - December 2020.
- Member, Recruitment and Communication Committee.
August 2020 - December 2020.
- Member, Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
August 2019 - May 2020.
- Member, Alumni Reunion and Student Celebration Committee.
August 2019 - May 2020.
- Member, Environment and Sustainability Committee.
August 2018 - May 2020.
- Faculty Advisor, Nerdfighters (Student Service Group), Texas State University.
August 2014 - May 2020.
- President, Wine, Beer, Spirits Specialty Group American Association of Geographers.
April 2018 - April 2020.
2019
- Manuscript Reviewer, The Geography Teacher.
2019.
- Member, Planning Committee, River Guardianship Symposium (Mermaid Society).
April 2019 - September 2019.
- Member, Travel Funding Committee (Ad hoc).
January 2019 - May 2019.
- Member, Distance Education Committee.
August 2018 - May 2019.
- Volunteer, Crockett Elementary School, 5th Grade Musical.
January 2019 - April 2019.
2018
- Manuscript Reviewer, ACME.
2018.
- Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Rural Studies (Editor: Michael Woods).
2018.
- Manuscript Reviewer, Annals of the American Association of Geographers.
2018.
- Member, Planning Committee, River Guardianship Symposium (Mermaid Society).
April 2018 - September 2018.
- Reviewer: Book Proposal, Rowman & Littlefield.
August 2018.
- Member, Geomorphology Search Committee, Department of Geography, Texas State University.
August 2017 - May 2018.
- Member, Mentoring & Evaluation Committee.
August 2017 - May 2018.
- Vice President, Wine, Beer, Spirits Specialty Group American Association of Geographers.
April 2016 - April 2018.
- Member, Enhancing Diversity Committee, American Association of Geographers.
April 2015 - April 2018.
2017
- Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Cultural Geography.
2017.
- Manuscript Reviewer, Polymath.
2017.
- Member, Scientific Committee, “Wine and Culinary Tourism Futures” Conference, University of British Columbia.
October 18, 2017 - October 20, 2017.
- Member, Scientific Committee, “Sustainable Urban Farming: Vector for Ecological Transition” International Symposium, University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès.
June 5, 2017 - June 9, 2017.
- Member, Colloquium Committee.
August 2016 - May 2017.
- Member, Alumni Reunion and Student Celebration Committee.
August 2016 - May 2017.
- Coordinator / Organizer, “Geographies of Beer: Boston Beer Geography” field trip, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG).
April 5, 2017 - April 9, 2017.
- Officer, Regional Director and Networking Chair, Rural Geography Specialty Group, American Association of Geographers.
April 1, 2013 - April 1, 2017.
- Panelist, National Science Foundation, Geosciences Division.
January 2017.
2016
- Manuscript Reviewer, World Leisure Journal (Editor: Jo An Zimmermann).
2016.
- Manuscript Reviewer, Sociological Forum (Editor: Karen A. Cerulo).
2016.
- Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Applied Geography (Editor: Mark Patterson).
2016.
- Manuscript Reviewer, Challenges in Sustainability (Editor: José A. F. Monteiro).
2016.
- Moderator, GeoBowl, Southwest American Association of Geographers (SWAAG) Annual Meeting.
October 20, 2016 - October 22, 2016.
- Member, Cartography Search Committee, Department of Geography, Texas State University.
August 2015 - May 2016.
- Member, Mentoring and Evaluation Committee, Department of Geography, Texas State University.
August 2015 - May 2016.
- Coordinator / Organizer, “Geographies of Beer: San Francisco Beer Geography” field trip, Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers (AAG).
March 28, 2016 - April 2, 2016.
2015
- Manuscript Reviewer, Population and Environment (Editor: Lori Hunter).
2015.
- Moderator, GeoBowl, Southwest American Association of Geographers (SWAAG) Annual Meeting.
November 4, 2015 - November 7, 2015.
- Coordinator / Organizer, "Fermented Landscapes of Texas Hill Country" Field Trip, Southwest American Association of Geographers meeting.
April 1, 2015 - November 1, 2015.
- Reviewer / Referee, Population and Environment.
October 1, 2015.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Rural Studies.
August 1, 2015.
- Member, Selection Committee for US Delegation to 8th Quadrennial Conference of British, Canadian, and American Geographers.
March 1, 2015 - July 1, 2015.
- Member, Graduate Committee, Department of Geography, Texas State University.
August 2014 - May 2015.
- Member, Political Geography Search Committee, Department of Geography, Texas State University.
August 2014 - May 2015.
- Volunteer, Back on My Feet "Fundracer".
October 2014 - April 2015.
- Coordinator / Organizer, “Geographies of Beer: Chicago Beer Geography” field trip, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG).
April 21, 2015 - April 25, 2015.
- Coordinator / Organizer, "Geographies of Beer" Interactive Short Paper session, American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting.
October 1, 2014 - April 1, 2015.
- Coordinator / Organizer, "Food and its relation to placemaking" paper session, Dimensions of Political Ecology Conference.
October 1, 2014 - February 1, 2015.
2014
- Paper Judge, Student Research Award, Rural Geography Specialty Group, American Association of Geographers.
2014.
- Manuscript Reviewer, Land Use Policy (Editor: Guy Martin Robinson).
2014.
- Manuscript Reviewer, Society and Natural Resources (Editor: Daniel Williams).
2014.
- Manuscript Reviewer, Sustainability (Asst Editor: Siyang Liu).
2014.
- Member, Scholarship and Awards Committee, Department of Geography, Texas State University.
2013 - 2014.
- Organizer, Geo Bowl, Texas Geography Student Research Symposium, Texas State University.
April 2014.
- Coordinator / Organizer, Geo Bowl, Texas Geography Student Research Symposium, Texas State University.
April 2014.
- Coordinator / Organizer, “The Political Ecology of Beer” field trip, Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting.
April 8, 2014 - April 12, 2014.
2013
- Manuscript Reviewer, Landscape Research (Editor: Maggie Roe).
2013.
- Student Representative, Rural Geography Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers.
2011 - 2013.
- Commissioner, Agriculture and Natural Resources Commission.
January 2013 - June 2013.
2012
- Chancellor’s Ambassador, Chancellor’s Ambassador Program, UC Davis.
2011 - 2012.
2011
- Member, Chancellor’s Graduate and Professional Advisory Board.
2009 - 2011.
- Student Representative, Child Care Administrative Advisory Committee.
October 2010 - June 2011.
- Campus Organizing Director, Executive Committee, Graduate Student Association, UC Davis.
July 2010 - June 2011.
- Chair, Judging & Prizes Subcommittee, Organizing Committee for the campus-wide Interdisciplinary Graduate and Professional Student Symposium (IGPS).
September 2010 - May 2011.
2009
- Student Representative, UC Commission for the Future.
November 2009 - December 2009.
- Co-Chair, Week of Welcome Service Activity (WOWSA), Graduate Student Community Service Committee, UC Davis.
June 2009 - September 2009.
- Travel Grant Judge, Graduate Student Association (GSA), UC Davis.
May 2009.
2008
- Member, Curriculum Committee, Geography Graduate Group, UC Davis.
2007 - 2008.
2007
- Member, Admissions Committee, Community Development Graduate Group, UC Davis.
2006 - 2007.
2003
- Founder, Student Activist League.
2001 - 2003.
