MARCUS R. ROSS, PH.D. ADDRESS CONTACT Office: 120 Science Hall Email: [email protected] Dept. of Biology Phone: (434) 592-3459 Liberty University 1971 University Blvd. Lynchburg, VA 24502 EDUCATION Ph.D. Geosciences, University of Rhode Island, December 2006. Ph.D. Dissertation: “Richness Trends of Mosasaurs (Diapsida, Squamata) during the Late Cretaceous”, 197 pp. M.S. Paleontology, SD School of Mines and Technology, December 2002. M.S. Thesis: “Stratigraphy and Paleontologic Resources of the Lower Pierre Shale at Brown Ranch, Southwestern South Dakota”, 62 pp. B.S. Earth Science, Pennsylvania State University, May 1998. B.S. Thesis: “A Faunal Assemblage Study of the Peedee Formation, North Carolina, and Comparison with New Jersey Formations,” 18 pp. EXPERIENCE Associate Professor of Geology, Liberty University, 2005- present. Assistant Director, Center for Creation Studies, Liberty University, 2005-present. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY Courses Taught BIOL 495: Special Problems in Biology BIOL 371: Vertebrate Paleontology CRST 290: History of Life (residential) CRST 290: History of Life (LUO) ENVR 220: Physical Geology ENVR 221: Laboratory in Physical Geology ENVR 330: Energy Resources and Efficiency PHSC 210: Elements of Earth Science (LUO) PHSC 210: Elements of Earth Science (residential) PHSC 211: Elements of Earth Science Laboratory (residential) Research Activities Dinosaur systematics and baraminology Paleontological evaluation of the Flood/post-Flood boundary Collaboration on animal “kinds” for Ark Encounter project Investigation of mosasaur diversity, morphological trends, and extinction Oversight of development of multiple fossil displays for the LU Creation Museum. 1 Society Memberships Geological Society of America, 2000-present. Creation Biology Society, 1999-present. Creation Geology Society, 2008-present Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, 1998-2001, 2004, 2007-present. Lynchburg Gem and Mineral Society, 2008-2009. Fellow, Discovery Institute Center for Science and Culture, 1999-2004. Society and Professional Service Evaluation of new Allosaurus fossil donated to the Creation Museum. Christian Scholar’s Trip through the Grand Canyon with Answers in Genesis and Canyon Ministries, 2012. Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter project: estimation and description of created “kinds” taken aboard Noah’s ark. Conference Organizer for ORIGNS 2011, the CBS/CGS joint annual meeting, field trip, and lay conference Secretary, CGS, 2008-present Executive Council, BSG, 2007-2009 Master of Ceremonies, “All Creation Groans” 2007 BSG annual meeting Publication/Organization Review Service Andrews University Press Answers in Genesis Answers in Genesis Creation Museum Answers Magazine Answers Research Journal Apologia Educational Ministries Creation Biology Society Creation Geology Society Christianity Today Creation Ministries International Creation Research Society Quarterly Geology International Conference on Creationism Journal of Creation Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Lehigh University Press Netherlands Journal of Geosciences W.W. Norton Honors Thesis Committees Seth Beech, Biology, 2011-2012 (Chair) Erin Reynolds, Education, 2008-2009 Taylor Dodgen, Biology, 2007-2008 Brad Wilson, Business, 2007-2008 Michelle McConnachie, Biology, 2006-2007 2 University Service Organized the campus screening of Switch, including panel discussion among industry representative, working with the School of Business and other departments. Supported LU Athletics’ Think Green Initiative, March 2013. Established a weekly faculty luncheon for discussion of creation-relevant scientific research papers. LUO prospective faculty interview. April, 2012 Faculty workshop, “Noah’s Flood: Where Genesis Meets Geology”, August 2011. Collaboration with Mark Tinsley (LU Online) in content development for PHSC 210 including production of two videos. Summer 2011. Faculty Senator, Dept. of Biology/Chemistry, 2007-2010 Organized a pre-release viewing of Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed for LU Faculty, 2007. Guest lecture, CRST 390 (taught by Dr. David DeWitt) Intelligent Design and Darwin Year ad-hoc committee, 2008-2009 PUBLICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Peer-Reviewed and Edited Articles Ross, M.R., in prep. Geologic dating I and II. Lab manual for PHSC 211. 1) Dialogue on the post-Flood boundary: Marcus Ross and Tas Walker, in review. Journal of Creation, vol. 28, no. 1 (April 2014). 2) Ross, M.R., 2013. Letter to the editor, “Schism in Flood Geology”, Journal of Creation, vol. 27, no. 3, p. 46-47. 3) Garner, P.A., Wood, T.C., and Ross, M.R., 2013. Baraminological analysis of Jurassic and Cretaceous Aviale. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Creationism, 19 p. 4) Ross, M.R., 2013. “The Flood/post-Flood boundary”, Journal of Creation, vol. 27, no. 2, p. 43-44. 5) Ross, M.R., 2012. Using biostratigraphy and biogeography to evaluate the Flood/post- Flood boundary. Journal of Creation v. 26, no. 2, p. 82-87, with online supplement. 6) Ross, M.R., Hoesch, W.A., Austin, S.A., Whitmore, J.H., and Clarey, T.L., 2010. Garden of the Gods at Colorado Springs: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Sedimentation and Tectonics. Geological Society of America Field Guide 18. (This is also an official field trip, led by the authors, for the 2010 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Field Trip Series) 7) Ross, M.R., 2009. Charting the late Cretaceous seas: mosasaur richness and morphological diversification. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v 29, no. 2, p. 409-416. 8) Ross, M.R., and Fastovsky, D.E., 2006. Trans-Atlantic correlation of Upper Cretaceous marine sediments, Northeastern Geology and Environmental Science, v.28, no.1, p. 34-44. 9) Ross, M.R., and Nelson, P.A., 2006. A Taxonomy of Teleology: Phillip Johnson, the Intelligent Design community, and young-Earth creationism, in Darwin’s Nemesis: Phillip Johnson and the Intelligent Design Movement, InverVarsity Press, p. 261-275. 10) Ross, M.R., 2005. Who Believes What? Clearing up confusion about Intelligent Design and Young-Earth Creationism, Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 53, n. 2, p. 319-323. 11) Ross, M.R., 2004. Stratigraphy and Analytic Paleontology of Brown Ranch, Hermosa, South Dakota, South Dakota Academy of Science, v. 83, p. 163-181. 12) Nelson, P.A., and Ross, M.R., 2004. Problems with Characterizing the Protostome- Deuterostome Ancestor. PCID 3.1.3 3 13) Meyer, S.C., Ross, M.R., Nelson, P.A., and Chien, P., 2003. The Cambrian Explosion: Biology’s Big Bang, in Meyer, S.C. and Campbell, J.A., Darwinism, Design, and Public Education, Michigan State Press, p. 323-402, and Appendices C-E, p. 593-611. Abstracts and Professional Presentations 1) Beech, S., and Ross, M.R., 2012. A Preliminary (Re)Estimation of the Ark-borne Animals. Journal of Creation Theology and Science, Series B., vol. 2, p. 1. 2) Ross, M.R., 2011. Biogeography and Biostratigraphy: Coupled constraints on the placement of the post-Flood boundary. Journal of Creation Theology and Science, Series C, vol. 1, 5-6. 3) Ross, M.R., 2011. A creationist geological field trip of the Black Hills of South Dakota. ORIGINS 2011 conference (unpublished). 4) Wood, T.C., M. Ross, and P. Garner, 2011. Preliminary Baraminological Analysis of Jurassic and Cretaceous Avialae. Journal of Creation Theology and Science, Series B. 5) Wood, T.C., M. Ross, and P. Garner, 2011. Detecting Discontinuity in the Dinosauria using Baraminic Distance Correlation. Journal of Creation Theology and Science, Series B. 6) Ross, M.R., 2010. Integrative and approaches to Late Cretaceous marine biostratigraphy and biogeography. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Abstracts with Programs. 7) Ross, M.R., 2010. YEC geology in the classroom: Educational materials challenges and needs. Creation Geology Society Abstracts, p. 5-6. Available online at: http://www.cedarville.edu/event/geology/2010_proceedings.pdf 8) Ross, M.R., 2007. Twelve years in Athens: A creationist’s journey in geological education. Proceedings of the First Conference on Creation Geology, Cedarville University, p. 46. Available online at: www.cedarville.edu/departments/er/geology/abstractbook.pdf 9) DeWitt, D.A., Ross, M.R., and Deckard, Steve, 2007. Assessing student ideas on creation, evolution, and the age of the Earth. Proceedings of the First Conference on Creation Geology, Cedarville University, p. 21-22. Available online at: www.cedarville.edu/departments/er/geology/abstractbook.pdf 10) Ross, M.R., and Fastovsky, D.E., 2007. New tools to uncover trends in mosasaur richness and morphology: stratigraphically correlated assemblages. Second Mosasaur Meeting, Abstracts with programs, p. 38 Fort Hays State University, Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Kansas. 11) Ross, M.R., and Fastovsky, D.E., 2006. Resolving mosasaur (Diapsida, Squamata) extinction across the Atlantic. Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Abstracts with Programs vol. 38, n. 7, p. 401. 12) Nelson, P., and Ross, M.R., 2004. Problems with characterizing the protostome- deuterostome ancestor, Developmental Biology vol. 271, p. 601. 13) Ross, M.R., and Fastovsky, D.E., 2004. Quantitative Approaches to Late Cretaceous Shallow-Marine and Shelf Stratigraphy of Marine Vertebrates, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, vol. 24, n. 3 (supplement), p. 105A. 14) Ross, M.R., and Fastovsky, D.E., 2004. Refining Global Mosasaur Biostratigraphy, First Mosasaur Meeting, Abstract Book and Field Guide, p.68. 15) Ross, M.R., 2004. Mosasaurs: Baraminology, Biostratigraphy, and Boondoggle, Occasional Papers of the Baraminology