Christine Rosenfeld

Titles and Organizations

Associate Professor of Geography and Geoinformation Science

Contact Information

Email: crosenfe@gmu.edu
Phone: (703) 993-4298
Mail Stop: 6C3
Office Location: Exploratory Hall, Room 2216

Biography

Christine Rosenfeld is an Associate Professor in the Geography and Geoinformation Science department at George Mason University. She received her doctorate in Cultural Studies from George Mason University, her MS degree in Geography from the Pennsylvania State University, and her BA degrees in Geography and Spanish from the Pennsylvania State University.

Education

  • PhD, Cultural Studies, GMU (2018)
  • MS, Geography, Penn State University (2012)
  • BA, Geography and Spanish, Penn State University (2010)

Research Interests

  • Cultural and historical geography
  • Political geography
  • Landscape analysis
  • Qualitative research

Research and Awards

Awards

  • The Virtual Library of Virginia Course Redesign Grant (2020, 2019) 
  • Outstanding Mason Core Award (2018, 2019) 
  • Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning “Thank a Teacher” Award (2017, 2019) 
  • Dissertation Completion Fellowship (2018)

Research

  • Rosenfeld, Christine. (2015). More Than Merely Transcription: An Analysis of Metatasks and Twitter Chat. Collections: A journal for Museum and Archives Professionals, 12(2), 199-206.
  • Ferriter, Meghan, Christine Rosenfeld, Carla Burgess, Siobhan Leachman, Victoria Leachman, Heidi Moses, Felicia Pickering, Megan Shuler. (2016). We Learn Together. Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals, 12(2), 207-226.
  • Rosenfeld, Christine. (June, 2020). Book review of Possessing Polynesians: The science of settler colonial whiteness in Hawai`i and Oceania by Maile Renee Arvin. Lateral: Journal of the Cultural Studies Association, 9(1).

Courses Taught

  • GGS 101: Major World Regions
  • GGS 103: Human Geography
  • GGS 301: Political Geography
  • GGS 380: Geography of Virginia
  • GGS 399/590: Spatial Justice