He joined the faculty in the fall of 2009. Dr. Heath completed his MA in Economics at Youngstown State University in the fall of 2003 and in the spring of 2009 at West Virginia University he finished his PhD in Economics. His fields are monetary economics and international economics. His research empirically investigates financial linkages in the macroeconomy. At Valdosta State University, he teaches Principles of Macroeconomics and Money and Banking.