• Ph D, Geological Sciences, Harvard University, 1988
• MS, Geology, Brigham Young University, 1984
• BS, Geology, Brigham Young University, 1983

• Paleontological resources of Ragged Cave, neary Ely, Nevada, Humbolt National Forest, (2011 - 2011)

• Sustainable Rivers: Integrating Earth Science & Sustainability Across the Curriculum, National Science Foundation, (2015 - 2016)

Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.

• Pauli, Jonathan J., Moss, Wynne W., Manlick, Philip P., Fountain, Emily E., Kirby, Rebecca, Sultaire, Sean S., Perrig, Paula P., Mendoza, Jorge J., Pokallus, John J., and Heaton, Timothy T.. Examining the uncertain origin and management role of martens on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, 1257-1267. Vol. 29, Iss. 5 Conservation Biology, 2015. (DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12491)
• Dixon, E. E., Heaton, Timothy T., Lee, Craig C., Fifield, Terence T., Coltrain, Joan J., Kemp, Brian B., Owsley, Douglas D., Parrish, Eric, Turner, Christy C., Edgar, Heather H., Worl, Rosita R., Smith, David D., and Farmer, G. G.. Evidence of Maritime Adaptation and Coastal Migration from Southeast Alaska. In Kennewick Man: The Scientific Investigation of an Ancient American Skeleton, editors Douglas W. Owsley and Richard L. Jantz, 537-548. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2014.
• Heaton, Timothy. Mapping the Origins Debate: Six Models of the Beginning of Everything. In Reports of the National Center for Science Education, editors Glenn Kuban, 1-3. Vol. 33, Iss. 6 Oakland, CA: National Center for Science Education, 2013.
• Gilleland, Tom, Taylor, Steven S., Szukalski, Bernard, Deveny, Steve, and Heaton, Timothy. Caves Resources of the Schell Range and Northern Snake Range, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, White Pine County, Nevada, 257 pages. Sparks, Nevada: A report submitted to Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, 2012.
• Smith, Jane, and Heaton, Timothy. Tongass Site Inventory Record: Lawyer's Cave (PET-482), 20 pages. Petersburg, Alaska: Petersburg Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, 2012.

• Elected Fellow, National Speleological Society, 2005
• South Dakota Regents Award for Research, University of South Dakota, 2001