Morris Curriculum Vitae

Matthew RJ Morris

299 Everstone Dr SW, AB T2Y 4V2 Phone: (587) 435-7701 Email: [email protected]

EDUCATION

PhD Candidate, Ecology and Evolution, , Calgary, AB, current MSc, Environmental Genomics, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, 2011 BSc Honours Co-op, Marine Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, 2009 Bachelor of Religious Education, Bible College, Calgary, AB, 2006

GRANT FUNDING

 Killam Pre-Doctoral Scholarship of $11 000, four months funding, 2015  Killam Pre-Doctoral Research Allowance of $3000, 2015  Vanier CGS D of $150 000, 3 years funding, 2012-2014  Offered NSERC CGS D of $105 000, turned down for Vanier  $1500 Vanier top-up, Alberta Innovates, 2013  $1500 Vanier top-up, Alberta Innovates, 2012  Alberta Ingenuity Scholarship for $23 000, University of Calgary, 2010-2011  Northern Science Training Program Funding for $2950, University of Calgary, 2010  Alberta Conservation Association Grant in Biodiversity for $12 000, University of Calgary, 2010  NSERC CGS for $17 500, University of Calgary, Fall 2009  NSERC USRA for $4500, Dalhousie University, Summer 2007  NSERC USRA for $4500, Dalhousie University, Winter 2007  Olin Fellowship for $1000, Atlantic Salmon Federation, Summer 2007

ACADEMIC HONOURS AND AWARDS

 Animal Care Committee Service Scholarship for $1000, University of Calgary, 2014  Animal Care Committee Service Scholarship for $1000, University of Calgary, 2013  Alberta Graduate Student Scholarships for $3000, University of Calgary, 2010  Dean’s Research Excellence Award for $3000, University of Calgary, 2009  University Medal in Marine Biology, Dalhousie University, 2009  First Class Honours, Dalhousie University, 2009  Sir John William Dawson Essay Prize in Science and Religion, 1st place book prize for essay entitled “The complexity of a simple God: Aquinas’ response to Richard Dawkins,” Kings University-College, 2009  Sir John William Dawson Essay Prize in Science and Religion, 2nd place for essay entitled “Deconstructing Dover – A critique of Judge Jones’ Final Opinion,” Kings University-College, 2009

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 Aquaculture Oral Competition, 2nd place for $200, AUBC, 2009  Mainland North Volunteer Recognition Award, given by MLA Diana Whalen and Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly, 2008  2008 In-Course Scholarship for $2000, Dalhousie University, 2008  Hugh P. Bell Scholarship for $706, Dalhousie University, 2008  Vemco Scholarship in Marine Biology for $2500, Dalhousie University, 2008  Dr. Ming F. Li Memorial Prize for $1298, Dalhousie University, 2007  2007 In-Course Scholarship for $2000, Dalhousie University, 2007  2006 In-Course Scholarship for $2000, Dalhousie University, 2006  Shao Hua & Wen Hsiang Yoh Prize for $440, Dalhousie University, 2006  Dean’s List, Dalhousie University, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

 Morris M (2015) Review: “Process and providence: The evolution question at Princeton, 1845- 1929” by Bradley J. Gundlach. Reports of the National Center for Science Education. 35(2): 12.1- 12.3  Morris M (2014) Plasticity-mediated persistence in new and changing environments. International Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 2014: 416497.  Morris M, Richard R, Leder EH, Barrett RDH, Aubin-Horth N, and Rogers S (2014) Gene expression plasticity evolves in response to colonization of freshwater lakes in threespine stickleback. Molecular Ecology. 23: 3226-3240.  Morris M, and Rogers S (2014) The ecological genomics of phenotypic plasticity. In: Ecological genomics. Eds. C. Landry and N. Aubin-Horth. Advances in Experimental Medicine Volume 781. Springer. pp 73-105.  Morris M (2014) We know in part: James McCosh on evolution and Christian faith. Journal of the History of Biology. 47(3): 363-410.  Morris M, and Rogers S (2013) Overcoming maladaptive plasticity through plastic compensation. Current Zoology. 59(4): 526-536.  Morris M (2013) The complexity of a simple God: Aquinas’ response to Richard Dawkins. Axis Mundi. 2012-2013: 17 pp.  Morris M, Fraser DJ, Eddington J, and Hutchings JA (2011) Hybridization effects on phenotypic plasticity: experimental compensatory growth in farmed-wild Atlantic salmon. Evolutionary Applications. 4(3): 444-458.  Morris M, Fraser DJ, Heggelin A, Whoriskey F, Carr JW, O’Neil S, and Hutchings JA (2008) Prevalence and recurrence of escaped farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in eastern North American rivers. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 65: 2807-2826.

NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

 Rogers S, and Morris M (2014) Alberta fishes: A folding pocket guide to all known native and introduced species. Waterford Press.  The Social Justice League. Fall 2013. Bow Valley Life Newsletter. p. 29.  Creation care. 2013. Bow Valley Life Newsletter.  Alumni profile. Summer 2010. Evangel Newsletter, Alberta Bible College. p. 8

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 A-Salt! The effects of salt on life, climate, and industry: an elementary school curriculum. 2007. Aquatron, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. 69 pp.  Opening address. A Guide to Energy Efficiency for Religious Buildings in Nova Scotia. Climate Change Centre, Clean Nova Scotia. p. 3.

WEBSITES

 The James McCosh Project. jamesmccosh.wordpress.com (A site where users can easily access in electronic form the writings of James McCosh, former president of Princeton University, as well as find electronic versions of newspaper articles and book reviews. This is a work in progress).

SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS

 Morris M (2015) The cold never bothered me anyway: Using molecular tools to explore how a small fish became adapted to extreme temperatures. Speaker Series. Invited. March 13 2015.  Morris M, Rogers S, et al. (2015) Evolution of phenotypic plasticity in threespine stickleback. Killam Reception. Poster.  Morris M (2013) Can you spot the difference? Strategies for overcoming maladaptive plasticity. Bamfield Marine Science Center Speaker Series. Invited. July 4 2013.  Morris M, Leder E, Barrett R, Aubin-Horth N, and Rogers S (2011) Environmental genomics of phenotypic plasticity for temperature in threespine stickleback. American Fisheries Society, Seattle, WA. International conference.  Morris M, Leder E, Barrett R, Aubin-Horth N, and Rogers S (2011) Environmental genomics of phenotypic plasticity for temperature in threespine stickleback. Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution, Banff, AB. National conference. Poster.  Morris M, Fraser DJ, Eddington J, and Hutching JA (2010) The effects of farmed-wild hybridization on compensatory growth in Atlantic salmon. Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution, Quebec City, Quebec. National conference.  Morris M, Fraser DJ, and Hutchings JA (2009) Evidence for outbreeding depression based on compensatory growth in farmed/wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) hybrids. Atlantic Universities Biology Conference, Truro, NS. National conference.  Morris M, Fraser DJ, Heggelin A, Whoriskey F, Carr JW, O’Neil S, and Hutchings JA (2008) Prevalence and recurrence of escaped farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in eastern North American rivers. Canadian Committee on Freshwater Fisheries Research, Halifax, NS. National conference. (Co-op work)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Masters/PhD student, Rogers Lab, Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2009-present  Developed initial wet lab for Dr. Rogers.  Captured from the wild, bred, raised, and lethally sampled threespine stickleback at LESARC for a study on temperature-induced gene expression.  Reared Artemia to feed juvenile stickleback.

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Adjunct professor, Science and Christian Faith, Alberta Bible College, 2012, 2015  Wrote and taught weekly three-hour lectures on the varied relationships between science and Christian faith, with a focus on evolutionary biology. Topics included scientific and religious responses to Darwinism in the 1800s, modern evidences for evolution, Young and Old Earth Creationism, Intelligent Design, Theistic Evolution, New Atheism, and models of science/religion interactions. Weekly readings, papers, quizzes, and a final exam were assigned and graded.

Teaching assistant, Molecular Ecology, University of Calgary, Fall 2014.  Dr. Rogers and I, in collaboration with the University of Guelph, implemented a research activity for undergraduate students that would link molecular techniques with real world applications. Students sampled fish from different vendors in Calgary, had their samples sequenced at Guelph for the “species barcode”, and then uploaded their results to a database to determine whether the sample they had purchased was the advertised species. 7 of 18 samples were not as advertised. The results made UToday, CBC radio (the Calgary EyeOpener and the CBC HomeStretch) and CBC Evening News.

Teaching assistant, Genetics 311, University of Calgary, 2009, 2010, 2012  Taught ~100 students basic principles of genetics while overseeing their laboratory work, which included the use of live Drosophila and E. coli.

Research assistant/honours student, Hutchings Lab, Biology Department, Dalhousie University, 2007  Bred and raised Atlantic salmon alevins.  Implemented a growth experiment involving 450 Atlantic salmon parr from pure wild, farmed, and hybrid lines. Fed fish daily for four months, and periodically anaesthetized fish to measure length, mass, and morphology.

Biology and Education Coordinator, Aquatron, Dalhousie University, 2007  Responsible for the daily feeding/care of a variety of research organisms, including Atlantic salmon, American eels, haddock, Atlantic whitefish, various sculpin species, elephantfish, tilapia, lobsters, sea cucumbers, coral and tropical fish, Moina, rotifers, and Ankistrodesmus.  Sampled wastewater weekly for bacteria, ammonia, and nitrate.  Bred and reared zebrafish.  Wrote a curriculum on salt for jr high students.  Provided tours of the Aquatron for the general public.

Research assistant, Plankton Lab, Oceanography Department, Dalhousie University, 2006  Monitored oxygen, nitrate and sulphide levels at 70 m depth in the Bedford Basin on a weekly basis, using an In Situ UV Spectrophotometer (ISUS).  Acquired water samples from 70 m depth using Niskin bottles, in order to assess nitrate, oxygen and sulphide levels in the laboratory. This data was used to calibrate the ISUS.

Teaching assistant, Dynamics of Biological Oceanography, Dalhousie University, 2006  Created and implemented laboratory exercises for summer course, including water sampling and measurement using Winkler titrations and cadmium reduction columns.

Youth worker, Halifax Christian Church, Halifax NS, 2004-2009

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 For five years, my roommate and I ran a youth program three nights a week, two nights for sr. high students and one night for jr. high students. We averaged 15-40 students a night throughout these years. This was a paid position for the first two years, and a volunteer position for three years.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Peer reviewer  I have reviewed papers for Ecology, CJFAS, Molecular Ecology, Aquaculture Environment Interactions, PLoS One, and Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Creation care ministry leader, Rosscarrock Church of Christ, 2011-present  I currently lead a small group committed to reducing the environmental impact of churches within the Church of Christ movement in Alberta. Some highlights include dramatically reducing the waste associated with communion and coffee at Rosscarrock Church of Christ, planting and expanding a community vegetable garden, and teaming with Trout Unlimited during their annual fish rescue.

Pond life, Canyon Meadows School, 2012, 2013, 2014; Cochrane High School, 2013; New Heights School and Learning Services, 2014  Twice taken a camera-mounted microscope into grade two, three, and four classes at Canyon Meadows School in Calgary, connected the microscope to the SmartBoard, and given presentations on live microscopic pond life, including rotifers, Daphnia, Artemia, diatoms, mosquito larvae, and juvenile fish.

Darwin Dinner organizer, University of Calgary, 2012-2015  Responsible for advertising and registration for annual Darwin Dinner, for guest speaker Daniel Dennett (2012), Louis Bernatchez (2013), Graham Bell (2014), and Richard Lenski (2015).

Registration co-ordinator for CSEE (Canadian Society of Ecology and Evolution), 2011  Responsible for keeping track of registration, receipts, and monies for Canadian Society of Ecology and Evolution conference in Banff, AB.

PRESENTATIONS AS GUEST SPEAKER (PUBLIC OR INVITED)

 Discovering the Bible in a world of science, Rosscarrock Church of Christ, December 14 2014  Job and suffering, Deeper Life Camp, Pine Lake, August 23 2014  Evolution and Christian faith, Deeper Life Camp, Pine Lake, August 23 2014  Introduction to pond life, Canyon Meadows Elementary School, May 20 2014.  Hope for Creation, Rosscarrock Church of Christ, April 6 2014  Environmental degradation in two lectures, Alberta Bible College, March 25-26 2014  Science as work, New Heights School and Learning Services, Feb 18 2014  Courage, Alberta Bible College chapel service, Jan 30 2014  Phenotypic plasticity in fishes, Marine Fishes class, Bamfield, BC, July 2 2013  Good Seed Sunday, Rosscarrock Church of Christ, Calgary, April 21 2013  Creation Care Conference, Davenport Christian Church, Red Deer, April 12-14 2013

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 The evolutionary significance of phenotypic plasticity, EEB 601, University of Calgary, April 8 2013  Environmental degradation in two lectures, Global Perspectives, Alberta Bible College, April 2013  The history of evolution, Evolutionary Biology 401, University of Calgary, Jan 2013  Creation Groans, Bow Valley Christian Church, Calgary, June 2012  Anthropogenically-driven evolution, Red Deer River Watershed Alliance, Red Deer, May 2012  Good Seed Sunday, Bow Valley Christian Church, Calgary, April 2012  Anthropogenically-driven evolution, Sustainability Resources Ltd, Calgary, Feb 2012  Environmental degradation in three lectures, Global Perspectives, Alberta Bible College, April 2012  Phenotypic plasticity, Evolutionary Biology 401, University of Calgary, March 2012  On the single life, Rosscarrock Church of Christ, Calgary, Jan 2012  Phenotypic plasticity of fishes, Ecology of Fishes 527, University of Calgary, Jan 2012  Religious reactions to evolution, Introduction to Theology, Alberta Bible College, Oct 2011  Caring for creation, Fort Benton Christian Church, Fort Benton, Montana, Aug 2011  Phenotypic plasticity, Evolutionary Biology 401, University of Calgary, April 2011  A walk through the book of Job, Rosscarrock Church of Christ, Calgary, March 2011  Environmental genomics of adaptive phenotypic plasticity for temperature in threespine stickleback, EEB 601, University of Calgary, Nov 2010  Religious reactions to The Origin of Species, Introduction to Theology, Alberta Bible College, Oct 2010  Dominion and environmental ethics, Seven ‘C’s (a meeting of pastors and workers from the Churches of Christ in Alberta), Bow Valley Christian Church, Calgary, Fall 2010  Blessed are the pure in heart, Rosscarrock Church of Christ, Calgary, Summer 2010  Chaos and order in Genesis 1, Spring Conference, Halifax, NS, Spring 2010  What’s up with gross animals? Rosscarrock Church of Christ, Calgary, Spring 2010  Phenotypic plasticity work in the Rogers’ lab, Evolutionary Biology 401, University of Calgary, April 2010  Environmental genomics of adaptive phenotypic plasticity for temperature in threespine stickleback, EEB 601, University of Calgary, Feb 2010  The ecological and societal consequences of declining shark populations, Global Perspectives, Alberta Bible College, Fall 2009  On being an evangelical evolutionist, Introduction to Theology, Alberta Bible College, Fall 2009  Vanishing sharks, Krakow, Poland, Summer 2008

MEDIA COVERAGE

 Allford J. Graduate student writes pocket guide on Alberta fish. UToday. June 27 2014. http://www.ucalgary.ca/utoday/issue/2014-06-27/graduate-student-writes-pocket-guide- alberta-fish  Cannon S. Students use DNA markers to check labelling of fish products. UToday. October 23 2014. http://www.ucalgary.ca/utoday/issue/2014-10-23/students-use-dna-markers-check- labelling-fish-products

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 Visser-Niven G. Fish studies earn PhD candidate a Killam Scholarship. UToday. October 27 2014. http://www.ucalgary.ca/utoday/issue/2014-10-27/fish-studies-earn-phd-candidate-killam- scholarship  Cannon S. Some fish products mislabelled, DNA evidence suggests. UToday. December 3 2014. http://www.ucalgary.ca/utoday/issue/2014-12-03/some-fish-products-mislabelled-dna- evidence-suggests  Miller M. Fish products often mislabeled, suggests U of C undergrad study. CBC News. December 3, 2014. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/fish-products-often-mislabelled-suggests-u- of-c-undergrad-study-1.2859842  Bad fish. CBC Calgary Homestretch. December 3 2014. http://www.cbc.ca/homestretch/episode/2014/12/03/bad-fish/ [Dr. Rogers interviewed about fish mislabeling]  Fish fraud. CBC Calgary Eyeopener. December 5 2014. http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/Calgary/Audio/ID/2626673641/ [Dr. Hanner of University of Guelph interviewed about fish mislabeling].  Visser-Niven G. Renowned evolutionary biologist to speak at annual Darwin lecture. UToday. February 2 2015. http://www.ucalgary.ca/utoday/issue/2015-02-02/renowned-evolutionary- biologist-speak-annual-darwin-lecture [I am not mentioned in this, but this is the event I help coordinate]  Concerns regarding escaped farmed salmon in the wild. CBC Radio Nova Scotia. [Dylan Fraser interviewed about CJFAS paper]. 2009  Concerns regarding escaped farmed salmon in the wild. CBC Radio New Brunswick. [Dylan Fraser interviewed about CJFAS paper]. 2009.

CERTIFICATION

Pleasure Craft Operator Card PADI Open Water Scuba Certification Card Alberta Driver’s License WHMIS (2014) Biosafety Level One (2014) Spill Response Training (2014) Internet Animal User Training Protocol (2014)

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