Faculty & Staff Profile

Kristina Walker
Associated Majors
Awards, Distinctions, and Honors
Outstanding Student in Teaching Award, Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, 2006
Associate Fellow of the Teaching Academy, Purdue University, 2007
Graduate School Excellence in Teaching Award, Purdue University, 2007
Honoree for the Celebration of Graduate Student Teaching, Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, 2006
Selected Publications
Walker.K.S., C.A. Bigelow, D.R. Van Scoyoc and Z.J. Reicher 2007. Above ground responses of three cool-season lawn species to varying annual nitrogen rates and application timings. Crop Sci. 47:1225-1236
Bigelow, C.A., and K.S. Walker. 2007. Golf ball roll distance: A field exercise to explore management factors affecting putting green speed. J. Nat. Res. Life Sci. Edu. 36:112-119.
Bigelow, C.A., K.S. Walker, and G.A. Hardebeck. 2007. Single fall applications of coated urea fertilizers produce a high quality Kentucky bluegrass turf. Applied Turfgrass Science Online Journal.
Educational Background
Bachelor of Arts, University Alabama in Huntsville, December 1999
Doctor of Philosophy, Agronomy, Purdue University, August 2008
Master of Science, Agronomy, Purdue University, May 2006
Certifications
Advanced Graduate Teaching Certificate, Purdue University Center for Instructional Excellence, 2006
Graduate Teaching Certificate, Purdue University Center for Instructional Excellence, 2005
Other Accomplishments
United States Golf Association Summer Intern, North-Central Region, 2005
Professional Memberships
Crop Science Society of America , since 2004
Gamma Sigma Delta, since 2005
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America , since 2003
Midwest Regional Turf Foundation, since 2002
Phi Kappa Phi, since 2004
Soil Science Society of America , since 2004
United States Golf Association, since 2003
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