He teaches in the Department of Craft/Material Studies, where he is the Wood/Furniture Design Area Head. He earned his BFA from VCUarts in 2000 and his MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004. Heath has been an Artist-in- Residence at San Diego State University and Designed Objects Tasmania, in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Additionally, Heath has been a participating artist at Emma International Collaboration, in Ness Creek, Saskatchewan.