Dr. Christine V. Evans

Dr. Christine V. Evans,
Professor and Chairperson
Specialize in pedology, surficial processes, contaminants in terrestrial systemes, and anthropogenic impacts on the soil environment.
Office: Greenquist 331
Phone: (262) 595-2171
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Education

• Ph. D., 1987 Soil Genesis and Morphology, University of Wyoming
• M.S., 1984 Soil Genesis and Morphology, Purdue University
• B.S., 1976 Soil Science, Michigan State University

Professional Experience

• 6/00 – present, Professor and Chair of Geology, University of Wisconsin-Parkside
• 6/93 - 5/00 Associate Professor of Pedology, University of New Hampshire
• 10/87 - 6/93 Assistant Professor of Pedology, University of New Hampshire
• 9/84 - 10/87 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Wyoming
• 9/81 - 8/84 Graduate Research Assistant, Purdue University and Supervisor, National Soil Erosion Laboratory
• 5/78 - 8/81 Soil Scientist, State of Indiana
• 5/77 - 5/78 Supervisor, Soil Characterization Laboratory, Purdue University

Courses

• GEOL 103 Intro to Environmental Geology
• GEOL 301 Geomorphology
• GEOL 320 Soils
• GEOL 420 Glacial Geology
• GEOL 440 Contaminants in Terrestrial Systems
• GEOL 445 Environmental Sampling, Monitoring, and Assessment
• GEOL 470 Remediation Science and Technology
• GEOL 490 Lead Astray: Contamination in Urban Environments

Research Publications

Langley Turnbaugh, S.J., and C.V. Evans. In review. A Hierarchical Evaluation of Soil Quality in Disturbed Systems. Submitted to J. Soil and Water Cons.

Morton, L.S., C.V. Evans, G. Harbottle, and G.O. Estes. 2001. Pedogenic Fractionation and Bioavailability of U and Th in Naturally Radioactive Spodosols. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. in press.

Langley Turnbaugh, S.J., and C.V. Evans. 2000. A Radio-pedologic view of Ca/Al ratios in naturally radioactive soils. Soil Science 165 (10): 813-824.

Brannaka, L. K., and C. V Evans. 1997. Suitability of Non-hydric soils for wetland mitigation. Report to the New England Transportation Consortium, NETCR 5, Project #95-2, 53 pp. New England Transportation Consortium, Univ. of Conn., Storrs, CT.

Evans, C.V., L. S. Morton, and G. Harbottle. 1997. Pedologic assessment of radionuclide distributions: Use of a radio-pedogenic index. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 61: 1440-1449.

Evans, C.V. 1997. Anthraquic conditions in non-agricultural soils: A proposal and case study. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 61: 556-559.

Harbottle, G., and C. V. Evans. 1997. Gamma-Ray methods for determining natural and anthropogenic radionuclides in environmental and soil science. Radioactivity and Radiochemistry 8 (1): 38 - 46.

Evans, C.V., and D.L. Mokma. 1996. Sandy wet Spodosols: Water tables, chemistry, and pedon partitioning. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 60: 1495-1501.

Morton, L.S., and C.V. Evans. 1996. Soil radioactivity and the soil survey: Field data collection for series interpretations. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 60: 531-536.

Harbottle, G., and C.V. Evans. 1994. Applications of the Compton-suppression well counter to environmental research. Trans. Am. Nuclear Soc., 71:30-31.

Langley Turnbaugh, S.J., and C.V. Evans. 1994. A determinative soil development index for pedo-stratigraphic studies. Geoderma 61:39-59.

Strain, M.R., and C.V. Evans. 1994. Map unit development for sand- and gravel-pit soils in New Hampshire. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 58:147-155.

Evans, C.V., and W.A. Bothner. 1993. Genesis of altered Conway Granite (grus) in New Hampshire, USA. Geoderma 58: 201-218.

Freeland, J.A., and C.V. Evans. 1993. Genesis and profile development of Success soils, northern New Hampshire. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 57:183-191.

Evans, C.V., and D.C. Roth. 1992. Conceptual and statistical modes to characterize soil materials, landforms, and processes. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 56: 214-219.

Evans, C.V., and D.P. Franzmeier. 1988. Color index values to represent wetness and aeration in some Indiana soils. Geoderma 41: 353-368.

Evans, C.V., and D.P. Franzmeier. 1986. Saturation, aeration and color patterns in a toposequence of soils in north-central Indiana. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 50: 975-980.

Book Chapters

Evans, C.V., D.S. Fanning, and J.S. Short. 2000 . Human-Influenced Soils. Chap. 2 in R.B. Brown, J.L. Anderson, and J.H. Huddleston, eds., Managing Soils in a Growing Urban Area. Am. Soc. Agron. Monograph. pp. 33 – 67.

Evans, C. V., and J. A. Freeland. 2000. Ch. 11A Wetland soils of basins and depressions of glacial terrains. pp. 251-266. in Richardson, J.L., and M.J. Vepraskas (eds.). Wetland Soils: Their Genesis, Morphology, Hydrology, Landscapes, and Classification. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Mokma, D. L., and C. V. Evans. 1999. Spodosols. Chapter 6.9 of Pedology, L.P. Wilding, (ed.) In M.E. Sumner, (editor-in-chief), Handbook of Soil Science. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. pp. E307 – E321.

Evans, C.V. 1996. Preliminary Investigations of Hydric Soil Hydrology and Morphology in New Hampshire. In Wakely, J.S., Sprecher, S.W. and Lynn, W.C.,eds., Preliminary Investigations of Hydric Soil Hydrology and Morphology in the United States. Tech. Rpt., WRP-DE-13, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Exp. Stn., Vicksburg, MS.

Memberships and Professional Service

• Soil Science Society of America
• Geological Society of America
• Southeastern Wisconsin Lead Reduction Task Force
• Root-Pike Rivers Watershed Initiative Network