Siobhan is a geomorphologist with a particular interest in landslides. Siobhan holds a BSc, MSc, and PhD in Physical Geography from the University of Durham, UK, and completed a postdoc at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, working part-time for a geotechnical consulting firm. Her research focused on natural hazards, specifically understanding issues of slope stability and working to better forecast slope failure events.
1982-1992 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
1992-1999 Department of Meteorology and Applied Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University
1999-present Visiting Scholar, Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Sally Willig teaches Wetlands, Field Study of Puerto Rico's Ecology and Regional Field Ecology in the Master of Environmental Studies program with the aim of getting students into the field to better understand ecosystem processes and patterns. She also advises students concentrating in Environmental Biology, Resource Management, and Environmental Education and Advocacy, and finds great satisfaction in helping students achieve academic and professional goals. Sally has her AB in Geology from Princeton University and a PhD in Geology from the University of Pennsylvania.
