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 ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ 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.