Christine Hallman
Dr Christine Hallman
- Professor
Geography
Office Location
- Tahlequah
Wilson Hall 329
(918) 444-3528
Bio
I am a first generation college graduate. My parents worked in factories and have a farm in Kentucky where we raised cattle, corn, tobacco, soybeans, alfalfa, and gardens.I earned a BS in Geology & Geography and MS in Geography from Murray State University in Kentucky. After a Field Geology trip out West, I decided I wanted to move somewhere new, which ended up being Tucson, AZ. I earned a MS in Geosciences and PhD in Geography from the University of Arizona. I've done research on groundwater pollution, volcanic eruptions, tree-rings, climate change, and biogeography.
Courses taught: Fundamentals of Geography**, World Regional Geography*, Global Studies: Environmental Change, Global Studies: Geography of Warrior Women, Global Studies: Water Issues, Physical Geography, Weather & Climate, Map Interpretation, Geographic Information Systems (GIS)**, Advanced GIS**, Biogeography, Landforms/Natural Hazards**, Geography of East Asia*, Geography for Teachers, Water Issues, Climate Change*, Cartography*, Geography Capstone*, GIS Applications*, University Strategies, Advanced GIS & Spatial Analysis*, and Advanced Natural Hazards*
*online, **online & face-to-face, newly designed in italics, graduate level
Team taught AIS 4822 & 4821: Cherokee-Creek-Ojibwe Cultural Exchange course (2016)
Awards: Top 10 RiverHawk Recipient 2017, 2022; Dr. Tiffany Maher Legacy Award 2020; Circle of Excellence in Teaching 2014; gifted 14 NSU coins (2024)
Education:
- PhD, Geography, The University of Arizona, 2010
- MS, Geosciences, University of Arizona, 2001
- MS, Geography, Murray State University, 1997
- BS, Geology and Geography - double major, Murray State University, 1995
Water Issues
Climate Change
Warrior Women
Community & Place
Pedagogy/Andragogy
Community building in the classroom
Indigenous learning methodologies
Intellectual Content:
- Management Strategies and Impacts: Carrying Capacity of the Illinois River, [Unpublished report submitted to the Grand River Dam Authority] (Research Report), Published, 2023
- Management Goals and Action Thresholds: Carrying Capacity of the Illinois River, [Unpublished report submitted to the Grand River Dam Authority] (Research Report), Published, 2023
- Baseline Conditions: Carrying Capacity of the Illinois River, [Unpublished report submitted to the Grand River Dam Authority] (Research Report), Published, 2023
- Stories from Saddle Mountain: Autobiographies of a Kiowa Family (Cited Research), Published, 2021
- Using packrat midden models to investigate climate variability (Journal Article, Academic Journal), Teaching & Learning, Published, 2017
- Morphological and physiological phenology of ancient Pinus longaeva in the White Mountains of California (Journal Article, Academic Journal), Discovery, Published, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2015
- Geocaching is catching student's attention in the classroom (Journal Article, Academic Journal), Discovery, Published, May, 2015
Presentations:
- Cultural Responsiveness in Grades 5-12 and Higher Education - Native American Student Advocacy institute (NASAI) Conference - - 2024
- How Crowded Is Too Crowded? The Illinois River in Oklahoma - Ozarks Studies Association Conference - - 2024
- From Objects to Beings: Exploring the Rights of Nature and Our Fight for the Planet! - Earth Day - - 2024
- Indigenizing Research and Instruction Panel - - - 2023
- Our Relationships with Trees: Symbols, Stories, and Science - Earth Day - - 2023
- Seeing the Earth as Sacred: lessons from environmental warriors - - - 2022
- Reframing our Worldview and Restoring Balance: weaving together stories, science & Star Wars - - - 2022
- Developing Environmental Connections: a path to stewardship for Earth Day - - - 2021
- Embracing Cultural Diversity - Native American Student Association (NASA) fair celebrating Native American Heritage month - Tahlequah - November 2020
- Warriors, Trees, and Water: Indigenous and Western Ways of Learning in University Geography Courses - University of Oklahoma Dept of Geography and Environmental Sustainability Studies - Norman, OK - 2019