| Sam W. Heads | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 22, 1983 Northumberland UK |
| Residence | USA |
| Nationality | British |
| Institutions | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009- University of Portsmouth 2001-2009 |
| Alma mater | University of Portsmouth Ph.D, 2009; B.Sc. (Hons), 2004 |
| Doctoral advisor | Dr David M. Martill (University of Portsmouth) |
| Other academic advisors | Prof. Dr. Paul A. Selden (University of Kansas) |
| Spouse | Tina Louise Heads (1977- ) |
Sam W. Heads (born April 22, 1983 in Northumberland, UK) is a British entomologist and insect palaeontologist, a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society,[1] a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London and an Officer of the Orthopterists' Society.[2]
He received his training at the University of Portsmouth where he was awarded a B.Sc. (Hons) in Palaeobiology and Evolution in 2004 and a Ph.D. in Entomology in 2009. Dr. Heads is an authority on the taxonomy, systematics and palaeontology of Orthoptera.[3] He is based at the Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.[4]