Courses Taught
- GEOG 1112 Introduction to Weather and Climate
- GEOG 1112L Introduction to Weather and Climate Lab
- GEOG 1111K Introduction to Physical Geography
- GEOG 1102 World Regional Geography
- GEOG 1350K Introduction to Oceanography
Education
- Ph.D., Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
- B.A., Northwestern University
Research/Special Interests
Publications
*name changed from Headly to Hopkinson
Rudd, M.A., Moore, A.F.P., Rochberg, D. et al. Environmental Management, 62: 190. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-018-1051-4, 2018.
Orsi, AJ, Kawamura, K, Fegyveresi JM, Headly* MA, Alley, RB, Severinghaus, J. Differentiating bubble-free layers from melt layers in ice cores using noble gases, Journal of Glaciology, Volume 61, Issue 227, p. 585-594, 2015.
Severinghaus, JP, Beaudette R, Headly* MA, Taylor K, Brook EJ, Oxygen-18 of O2 Records the Impact of Abrupt Climate Change on the Terrestrial Biosphere, Science, 324:1431-1434, 10.1126/science.1169473 , 2009.
Petrenko, VV, Severinghaus JP, Brook EJ, Muhle J, Headly* M, Harth CM, Schaefer H, Reeh N, Weiss RF, Lowe D, Smith AM, A novel method for obtaining very large ancient air samples from ablating glacial ice for analyses of methane radiocarbon, Journal of Glaciology, 54:233-244, 10.3189/002214308784886135, 2008.
Ahn, J., M.A. Headly*, M. Wahlen, E.J. Brook, P.A. Mayewski, and K.C. Taylor, CO2 diffusion in polar ice: Observations from the Siple Dome ice core, Antarctica, Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 54, No. 187, 2008.
Headly*, M.A., Severinghaus, J.P., A Method to Measure Kr/N2 Ratios in Air Bubbles Trapped in Ice Cores, and its Application in Reconstructing Past Mean Ocean Temperature, Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 112, D19105, doi: 10.1029/2006JD008317, 2007.
Work Experience
- Lecturer, University of North Georgia, 2016 - present
- Editor, American Journal Experts, Athens, GA, 2012 - 2014
- Earth Science and Physical Science teacher, The Pennington School, Pennington, NJ, 2008 - 2010
- Research Assistant, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 2001 - 2008
Personal Information
Dr. Hopkinson's favorite thing about working at 91ÁÔÆæ is the feeling of community and personal connections among faculty and students. She also likes how each campus retains its unique character while being part of one institution.