Amy Lovejoy Mork, Ph.D. 

Education

GRADUATE:
Kent State University, Kent, OH
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Cellular and Molecular Biology

Kent State University, Kent, OH
Degree: Master of Arts in Biological Anthropology

UNDERGRADUATE:
Pitzer College
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in English and World Literature

Research Interests

Medical Education

Publications

Book Chapters

 

Vinyard CJ, Wall CE, Williams SH, Mork AL, Garner BA, Melo LCO, Valenca-Montenegro MM, Valle YBM, Borstelmann de Oliveira MAB, Lucas PW, Schmitt D, Taylor AB, Hylander WL.  “The evolutionary morphology of tree gouging in marmosets.”  The Smallest Anthropoids: The Marmoset/Callimico Radiation.  Edited by Susan M. Ford, Leila M. Porter, Lesa C. Davis, New York: Springer, 2009.

 

Mork AL, Horton WE, Vinyard CJ.  A comparative analysis of the articular cartilage in the temporomandibular joint of gouging and non-gouging New World monkeys. Evolution of Exudativory in Primates.  Edited by Anne M. Burrows and Leanne Nash. New York: Springer, 2010.

Abstract Publications 

Mork AL, Wall CE, Williams SH, Garner BA, Johnson KR, Schmitt D, Hylander WL, Vinyard CJ. The biomechanics of tree gouging in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). American Journal of Physical Anthropology 126 (S40):153, 2005.

 

Mork AL, Horton WE, Vinyard CJ. Comparative histology of the mandibular condylar cartilage in gouging and non-gouging platyrrhines. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 132 (S44):174, 2007.

 

Vinyard CJ, Thompson CL, Stimpson CD, Mork AL, Armfield BA, Doherty AH, Wasserman HM, Jackson EM,  Horne WI. Masseter muscle strain during chewing in tufted capuchins (Cebus apella). American Journal of Physical Anthropology 132 (S44):239, 2007.

 

Vinyard CJ, Thompson CL, Stimpson CD, Mork AL, Armfield BA, Doherty AH, Wasserman HM, Jackson EM, Horne WI. A preliminary analysis of the relationship between masseter muscle strain and food properties during chewing in tufted capuchins (Cebus apella). 8^th International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology  Meetings, Paris. 2007.

 

Mork AL, Vinyard CJ. Ontogeny of cranial features associated with wide jaw gapes in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). American Journal of Physical Anthropology 135(S46):142, 2008.

 

Mork AL, Vinyard CJ. Heterochrony of cranial features associated with wide jaw gapes in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). American Journal of Physical Anthropology 138 (S48):194, 2009.

 

Mork AL, Vinyard CJ. Heterochrony of cranial features associated with wide jaw gapes in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal (FASEB). 24 (Supplement):449.4, 2010.

 

Mork AL, Vinyard CJ. Cross-sectional geometry of the mandible in neonatal marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). American Journal of Physical Anthropology 147 (S54):218, 2011.

 

Mork AL, Taylor AB, Vinyard CJ. Comparative analysis of masticatory apparatus features in neonatal common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) and cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus).  Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal (FASEB). 26 (Supplement):722.24, 2012.

 

Lovejoy Mork, A., D.F. Paulsen, B. Klement, L.E Wineski. Rotation and reorganization of dissection groups promotes professionalism and enhances cadaver based learning. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal (FASEB). 27 (Supplement):447.5, 2013.

 

Lovejoy Mork, A., D.F. Paulsen, B. Klement, L.E Wineski. Academic deceleration in a gross anatomy centered first-year integrated medical curriculum. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal (FASEB). 28 (Supplement):532.2, 2014.

 

Lovejoy Mork, A., B. Klement, D.F. Paulsen, L.E Wineski. Course remediation within a first-year integrated medical curriculum.  Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal (FASEB). 29 (Supplement):549.10, 2015.

Honors and Awards

American Association of Anatomists ($350)
AAA Student/Postdoctoral Travel Award
Graduate Student Travel Grant for Presentation
American Association of Anatomists Annual Meeting, 2011

 

Kent State University ($500)
Graduate Student Travel Grant for Presentation
American Association of Physical Anthropology Annual Meeting, 2011

 

American Association of Anatomists ($350)
AAA Student/Postdoctoral Travel Award
Graduate Student Travel Grant for Presentation
American Association of Anatomists Annual Meeting, 2010

 

Kent State University ($500)
Graduate Student Travel Grant for Presentation
American Association of Anatomists Annual Meeting, 2010

 

Kent State University ($500)
Graduate Student Travel Grant for Presentation
American Association of Physical Anthropology Annual Meeting, 2009

 

Kent State University ($500)
Graduate Student Travel Grant for Presentation
American Association of Physical Anthropology Annual Meeting, 2008

 

Kent State University ($500)
Graduate Student Travel Grant for Presentation
American Association of Physical Anthropology Annual Meeting, 2007

 

Kent State University ($500)
Graduate Student Travel Grant for Presentation
American Association of Physical Anthropology Annual Meeting, 2005