EDUCATION
University of Washington, Seattle
Ph.D. in Earth and Space Sciences, Summer 2011
Dissertation: Longitudinal Glacial Profiles and Erosion in Active Landscapes
University of Maryland, College Park
B.S. in Physics with High Honors & Citation in Earth History, Winter 2003
Thesis: Effects of shaking on compaction of polydisperse granular media
APPOINTMENTS
Assistant Professor: 2013-Present
Department of Geosciences, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI
Postdoctoral Researcher: 2011-2013
Department of Geosciences, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany
Research & Teaching Assistant: 2004-2011
Department of Earth & Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Undergraduate Research Assistant: 2001-2003
Departments of Geology & Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
TEACHING
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
2015-2016 Wisconsin Teaching Fellow
o Fall 2014: 2 students + 1 URAP student
o Spring 2015: 2 students
University of Washington
o Introduction to Geological Sciences: Fall 2004, Winter 2006, and Winter 2010
o Geomechanics: Winter 2007
o Physical Processes of the Earth: Fall 2005
o Field Geology: Summer 2005
WORKSHOPS & SHORT COURSES
Encouraging Networks Between Geoscience and Geoscience Education: February 2015
Incorporated Research institutions for Seismology (IRIS), Arlington, Va.
Workshop for Early Career Geoscience Faculty: July 2014
University of Maryland, College Park.
Innovative Approaches to Teaching Sedimentary Geology, Geomorphology, and Paleontology: June 2014
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN.
University of Wisconsin System Faculty College: May 2014
University of Wisconsin-Richland.
Summit on the Future of Undergraduate Geoscience Education: January 2014
Jackson Geological Sciences, the University of Texas at Austin.
MYRES V: The Sedimentary Record of Landscape Dynamics: Summer 2012
Meeting of Young Researchers in Earth Science (MYRES), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Summer Institute on Earth-Surface Dynamics: Summer 2009
National Center for Earth-Surface Dynamics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Field Geology (non-matriculated student): Summer 2004
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico
AWARDS & HONORS
Marie A. Ferrel Fellowship, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, UW: 2007 & 2009
Harry Wheeler Fellowship, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, UW: 2008
Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Fellowship, Seattle Chapter: 2004-2006
Phi Beta Kappa: 2003
AFFILIATIONS, LEADERSHIP & SERVICE
National Association of Geoscience Teachers: 2013-Present
American Geophysical Union: 2005-Present
Geological Society of America: 2009-Present
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
University of Washington
PUBLICATIONS
Headley, R. M., and T. A. Ehlers (2014), Ice flow models and glacial erosion over multiple glacial-interglacial cycles, Earth Surface Dynamics Discussion, 2, 389–428, doi:10.5194/esurfd-2-389-2014.
Headley, R., E. Enkelmann, B. Hallet (2013), An examination of the interplay between glacial processes and exhumation in the St. Elias Range, Alaska, Geosphere, 9, 229-241, doi: 10.1130/GES00810.1. 2013.
Headley, R., G. Roe, B. Hallet, E. Waddington, and E. Rignot (2012), Spatial distribution of glacial erosion rates in the St. Elias range, Alaska, inferred from a realistic model of glacier dynamics, Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, F03027, doi:10.1029/2011JF002291.
Headley, R. M., G. Roe, and B. Hallet (2012), Glacier longitudinal profiles in regions of active uplift, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 317–318(0), 354-362, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2011.11.010.
INVITED TALKS & CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS
*Student Authors
University of Cincinnati, Dept. of Geology Colloquium, 27 Feb. 2015, Invited Talk.
West Virginia University, Dept. of Geology & Geography Colloquium, 22 Jan. 2015, Invited Talk.
University of Iowa, Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, 2 May 2014, Invited Talk.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dept. of Geoscience Weeks Lecture, 28 Mar., 2014, Invited Talk.
University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Department of Geosciences, Seminar, 26 Apr., 2013, Invited Talk.
University of Maryland, Department of Geology Geochemistry Seminar, 24 Apr., 2013, Invited Talk.
*Frievalt, K. R., *B. Liesch, R. Headley, and M. Borucki (2015), Spatial Variation of Sedimentary Properties and Depositional Processes Along a Recessional Moraine of the Lake Michigan Lobe, Geol. Soc. Abst. w/ Programs, 47(5), 89, 38-8.
*Schnabl, A. Q., *Z. P. Albert, and R. Headley (2015), Variation and Provenance of the Coarse Fraction Within a Lake Border Moraine Till of the Lake Michigan Ice Lobe, Geol. Soc. Abst. w/ Programs, 47(5), 89, 38-7.
Headley, R. (2015), A Proposal for Assessing Mathematical Attitude, Aptitude, and Success in Geoscience Students, Geol. Soc. Abst. w/ Programs, 47(5), 76, 26-4.
Headley, R. (2014), Preliminary Investigation into Spatial Variation of Sedimentary Properties and Depositional Processes for a Recessional Moraine of the Lake Michigan Lobe, Paper No. 137-15 presented at 2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, 19–22 Oct.
Headley, R. M., and T. A. Ehlers (2013), Variations in Glacial Erosion over Multiple Glacial-Interglacial Cycles, Abstract EP41B-0799 presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 Dec.
Headley, R. M., and T. A. Ehlers (2013), Variations in Glacial Erosion over Multiple Glacial-Interglacial Cycles: A Numerical Modelling Approach, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 15, EGU2013-7643, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, 7-12 Apr.
Headley, R. M., and T. A. Ehlers (2012), Quantification of Glacial Erosion with Shallow Ice Approximation and Thermally-Coupled, Stokes Flow Landscape Evolution Models, Abstract EP53D-1070 presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 Dec.
Roe, G., R. Headley, and J. Tomkin (2012), Glacier long profiles in regions of active uplift, and their role in orogen dynamics, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 14, EGU2012-6301, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, 22-27 Apr.
Headley, R. M., B. Hallet, G. Roe, and E. Waddington (2011), Spatial variation of glacial erosion rates in the St. Elias range, Alaska, inferred from a realistic model of glacier dynamics, Abstract EP43D-06 presented at 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 5-9 Dec. (oral presentation)
Headley, R., G. Roe, and B. Hallet (2010), Simple Solutions for the Steady-State Longitudinal Profiles of Glacially-Eroded Valleys, Abstract EP41A-0686 presented at 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 13-17 Dec.
Headley, R., and E. Enkelmann (2009), Detrital Thermochronology Reveals Efficiency of Glacial Erosion in the St. Elias Range, Alaska, Geol. Soc. Abstracts w/ Programs, 41(7), 305, 108-23.
Headley, R., B. Hallet, and E. Waddington (2008), Using bed conditions of the Seward/Malaspina Glacier system to investigate erosional and tectonic interplays in the St. Elias Mountains, Alaska, Eos Trans. AGU, 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T53B-1939.
Headley, R., B Hallet, E. Rignot, and S. Price (2007), Measurements of fast ice flow of the Malaspina Glacier to explore connections between glacial erosion and crustal deformation in the St. Elias Mountains, Alaska, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract C41A-0050.
Chapman, J. B., T. L. Pavlis, A. Barker, R. Headley, K. Ridgeway, A. Berger, J. Spotila, M. Vorkink, and R Bruhn (2007), Tectonics and structural evolution of the eastern St. Elias syntaxis, Alaska, Geol. Soc. Abst. w/ Programs, 39(6), 492, 181-23.
Headley, R., and B. Hallet (2006), Examining the spatial variation in glacial erosion rates and its potential relation to tectonics in the St. Elias range, southern Alaska, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract C33A-1253.
PERSONAL
Native English speaker, intermediate German (Common European Framework B2), advanced beginner Spanish. Interests include STEM outreach, running, hiking, and cycling.
University of Washington, Seattle
Ph.D. in Earth and Space Sciences, Summer 2011
Dissertation: Longitudinal Glacial Profiles and Erosion in Active Landscapes
University of Maryland, College Park
B.S. in Physics with High Honors & Citation in Earth History, Winter 2003
Thesis: Effects of shaking on compaction of polydisperse granular media
APPOINTMENTS
Assistant Professor: 2013-Present
Department of Geosciences, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI
Postdoctoral Researcher: 2011-2013
Department of Geosciences, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany
Research & Teaching Assistant: 2004-2011
Department of Earth & Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Undergraduate Research Assistant: 2001-2003
Departments of Geology & Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
TEACHING
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
2015-2016 Wisconsin Teaching Fellow
- Geomorphology (GEOS 301): Fall 2014
- Environmental Science: An Earth Resources Approach (GEOS 103): Fall 2013, Fall 2014
- Origins & History of the Earth (GEOS 102): Spring 2014, 2015
- Stratigraphy & Sedimentation (GEOS 355): Spring 2014
- Glacial Geology (GEOS 420): Fall 2013, 2015
- Independent Study (GEOS 499)
o Fall 2014: 2 students + 1 URAP student
o Spring 2015: 2 students
University of Washington
- Teaching Assistant: Department of Earth and Space Sciences
o Introduction to Geological Sciences: Fall 2004, Winter 2006, and Winter 2010
o Geomechanics: Winter 2007
o Physical Processes of the Earth: Fall 2005
o Field Geology: Summer 2005
- Facilitator at annual TA Conference: Graduate School
WORKSHOPS & SHORT COURSES
Encouraging Networks Between Geoscience and Geoscience Education: February 2015
Incorporated Research institutions for Seismology (IRIS), Arlington, Va.
Workshop for Early Career Geoscience Faculty: July 2014
University of Maryland, College Park.
Innovative Approaches to Teaching Sedimentary Geology, Geomorphology, and Paleontology: June 2014
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN.
University of Wisconsin System Faculty College: May 2014
University of Wisconsin-Richland.
Summit on the Future of Undergraduate Geoscience Education: January 2014
Jackson Geological Sciences, the University of Texas at Austin.
MYRES V: The Sedimentary Record of Landscape Dynamics: Summer 2012
Meeting of Young Researchers in Earth Science (MYRES), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Summer Institute on Earth-Surface Dynamics: Summer 2009
National Center for Earth-Surface Dynamics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Field Geology (non-matriculated student): Summer 2004
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico
AWARDS & HONORS
Marie A. Ferrel Fellowship, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, UW: 2007 & 2009
Harry Wheeler Fellowship, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, UW: 2008
Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Fellowship, Seattle Chapter: 2004-2006
Phi Beta Kappa: 2003
AFFILIATIONS, LEADERSHIP & SERVICE
National Association of Geoscience Teachers: 2013-Present
American Geophysical Union: 2005-Present
Geological Society of America: 2009-Present
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
- Environmental Studies Steering Committee: Fall 2014-present
- College for Kids: Exploring Environmental Sciences: Summer 2014
- Ad-hoc proposal reviewer for U.S. National Science Foundation 2013-present
Division of Earth Sciences, Surface Earth Processes Section - Session co-convener, AGU Fall Meeting 2013: Earth and Planetary Surface Processes
Glacier Processes on the Scales of Mountains and Orogens - Faculty Learning Community, Teaching and Learning Center: 2013-Present
- Environmental Pedagogy Faculty Reading Group: Fall 2013
University of Washington
- Student Representative, Erosion/Tectonics Faculty Search Committee: 2006-2007
- Founder and member, Rock’n Out, Earth and Space Sciences K-12 outreach: 2005-2011
- Featured in the American Museum of Natural History’s exhibition Moving Mountains: 2008
PUBLICATIONS
Headley, R. M., and T. A. Ehlers (2014), Ice flow models and glacial erosion over multiple glacial-interglacial cycles, Earth Surface Dynamics Discussion, 2, 389–428, doi:10.5194/esurfd-2-389-2014.
Headley, R., E. Enkelmann, B. Hallet (2013), An examination of the interplay between glacial processes and exhumation in the St. Elias Range, Alaska, Geosphere, 9, 229-241, doi: 10.1130/GES00810.1. 2013.
Headley, R., G. Roe, B. Hallet, E. Waddington, and E. Rignot (2012), Spatial distribution of glacial erosion rates in the St. Elias range, Alaska, inferred from a realistic model of glacier dynamics, Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, F03027, doi:10.1029/2011JF002291.
Headley, R. M., G. Roe, and B. Hallet (2012), Glacier longitudinal profiles in regions of active uplift, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 317–318(0), 354-362, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2011.11.010.
INVITED TALKS & CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS
*Student Authors
University of Cincinnati, Dept. of Geology Colloquium, 27 Feb. 2015, Invited Talk.
West Virginia University, Dept. of Geology & Geography Colloquium, 22 Jan. 2015, Invited Talk.
University of Iowa, Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, 2 May 2014, Invited Talk.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dept. of Geoscience Weeks Lecture, 28 Mar., 2014, Invited Talk.
University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Department of Geosciences, Seminar, 26 Apr., 2013, Invited Talk.
University of Maryland, Department of Geology Geochemistry Seminar, 24 Apr., 2013, Invited Talk.
*Frievalt, K. R., *B. Liesch, R. Headley, and M. Borucki (2015), Spatial Variation of Sedimentary Properties and Depositional Processes Along a Recessional Moraine of the Lake Michigan Lobe, Geol. Soc. Abst. w/ Programs, 47(5), 89, 38-8.
*Schnabl, A. Q., *Z. P. Albert, and R. Headley (2015), Variation and Provenance of the Coarse Fraction Within a Lake Border Moraine Till of the Lake Michigan Ice Lobe, Geol. Soc. Abst. w/ Programs, 47(5), 89, 38-7.
Headley, R. (2015), A Proposal for Assessing Mathematical Attitude, Aptitude, and Success in Geoscience Students, Geol. Soc. Abst. w/ Programs, 47(5), 76, 26-4.
Headley, R. (2014), Preliminary Investigation into Spatial Variation of Sedimentary Properties and Depositional Processes for a Recessional Moraine of the Lake Michigan Lobe, Paper No. 137-15 presented at 2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, 19–22 Oct.
Headley, R. M., and T. A. Ehlers (2013), Variations in Glacial Erosion over Multiple Glacial-Interglacial Cycles, Abstract EP41B-0799 presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 9-13 Dec.
Headley, R. M., and T. A. Ehlers (2013), Variations in Glacial Erosion over Multiple Glacial-Interglacial Cycles: A Numerical Modelling Approach, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 15, EGU2013-7643, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, 7-12 Apr.
Headley, R. M., and T. A. Ehlers (2012), Quantification of Glacial Erosion with Shallow Ice Approximation and Thermally-Coupled, Stokes Flow Landscape Evolution Models, Abstract EP53D-1070 presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 Dec.
Roe, G., R. Headley, and J. Tomkin (2012), Glacier long profiles in regions of active uplift, and their role in orogen dynamics, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 14, EGU2012-6301, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, 22-27 Apr.
Headley, R. M., B. Hallet, G. Roe, and E. Waddington (2011), Spatial variation of glacial erosion rates in the St. Elias range, Alaska, inferred from a realistic model of glacier dynamics, Abstract EP43D-06 presented at 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 5-9 Dec. (oral presentation)
Headley, R., G. Roe, and B. Hallet (2010), Simple Solutions for the Steady-State Longitudinal Profiles of Glacially-Eroded Valleys, Abstract EP41A-0686 presented at 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 13-17 Dec.
Headley, R., and E. Enkelmann (2009), Detrital Thermochronology Reveals Efficiency of Glacial Erosion in the St. Elias Range, Alaska, Geol. Soc. Abstracts w/ Programs, 41(7), 305, 108-23.
Headley, R., B. Hallet, and E. Waddington (2008), Using bed conditions of the Seward/Malaspina Glacier system to investigate erosional and tectonic interplays in the St. Elias Mountains, Alaska, Eos Trans. AGU, 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T53B-1939.
Headley, R., B Hallet, E. Rignot, and S. Price (2007), Measurements of fast ice flow of the Malaspina Glacier to explore connections between glacial erosion and crustal deformation in the St. Elias Mountains, Alaska, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract C41A-0050.
Chapman, J. B., T. L. Pavlis, A. Barker, R. Headley, K. Ridgeway, A. Berger, J. Spotila, M. Vorkink, and R Bruhn (2007), Tectonics and structural evolution of the eastern St. Elias syntaxis, Alaska, Geol. Soc. Abst. w/ Programs, 39(6), 492, 181-23.
Headley, R., and B. Hallet (2006), Examining the spatial variation in glacial erosion rates and its potential relation to tectonics in the St. Elias range, southern Alaska, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract C33A-1253.
PERSONAL
Native English speaker, intermediate German (Common European Framework B2), advanced beginner Spanish. Interests include STEM outreach, running, hiking, and cycling.
