1. Curriculum Vitae
Mark Lawler, M.S.
33 Wigwam Drive, Pennellville, NY 13132
Phone: 315-668-7062 315-383-6596 email: lawlerm@sunyocc.edu
1. Academic Degrees
___ Cortland State 2001 Provisional Certification Program
MS Northern Arizona University 1992 Quaternary Sciences
BA Oneonta State 1988 Anthropology
AA Onondaga Community College 1985 Math/Science
2. Relevant Professional Experience
2009-Present Adjunct Online Geology Instructor, Geology Department
Excelsior College, Albany, New York
Instruction in Earth Science and Oceanography in an online environment using WebCT.
2009-Present Adjunct Online Geology Instructor, Geology Department
Minnesota School of Business, Richfield, Minnesota
Instruction in Earth Science and Environmental Issues in an online environment using
Blackboard LMS
2006-Present Adjunct Online Geology Instructor, Geology Department
West Hills College, Coalinga, California
Instruction in Physical Geology in a strictly online environment using the Blackboard
Learning Management System. Performed curriculum review of physical and historical
geology classes, as well as writing of Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) (Spring 08)
2002-Present Adjunct Instructor, Physical Sciences Department
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY
Instruction in introductory geology courses. Courses taught include Physical Geology –
lecture and lab, Oceanography, Environmental Geology, Historical Geology. Responsible
for creation and delivery of weekly lectures as well as an online course in historical
geology, Spring 2005. Provided students with several field related experiences.
Currently serving on the Distance Learning Advisory Committee.
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2. 2001-2002 Teacher, Alternative Middle School, Watertown, NY
Responsible for teaching science to eighth grade alternative students in a small
classroom setting. Designed, implemented and assessed curriculum based on state
standards. Curriculum consisted primarily of teaching Physical and Earth Science.
Provided instruction in non-science related subjects: social studies, health and home and
careers.
1996-Present Research Associate, Rochester Institute of Vertebrate
Paleontology, Rochester, NY
Responsible for conducting research in the area of Quaternary vertebrate paleontology.
Published results in peer reviewed publications. Presented results at professional
meetings.
1996-1999 Volunteer Naturalist, Centers for Nature Education,
Marcellus, NY
Responsible for leading guided walks at Baltimore Woods, a 140-acre nature center.
Presented public lectures and hands-on programs on a variety of natural history topics.
1992 Instructor, Anthropology Department, Northern Arizona
University, Flagstaff, AZ
Responsible for teaching introductory archaeology course to undergraduate students.
Created and delivered weekly lectures and exams.
1990-1992 Assistant Curator, Laboratory of Quaternary Paleontology,
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
Responsible for the curation of modern and fossil osteological and dung collections for
the Quaternary Science Program as well as the National Park Repository. Inventoried
current collections as well as cataloged new material into the lab. Maintained storage
equipment and supplies. Educated public about the collections and purpose of the LQP.
1992 Faunal Analyst, Navajo Nation Archaeology Department,
Window Rock, AZ
Analyzed fauna recovered from an archaeological site in Northeastern Arizona. Wrote in-
house report of results, which were included in an NNAD publication.
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3. 3. Licenses & Certifications
License to Collect or Possess, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
4. Professional Affiliations
Rochester Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology
Geological Society of America
American Quaternary Association
New York State Marine Educators Association
Academy of Process Educators
5. Publications
With Bax R. Barton and Donna Boyd. (1991)
A Preliminary Report on the Vertebrate Fauna from the North Point Site, Cedar Breaks
National Monument, Utah; pp. 46-50 in Bax R. Barton and Donna Boyd (eds.), The North
Point Site (42 IN 1210), Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah. GLG 698, Quaternary
Geoarchaeology, Fall, 1990, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ.
Review of Interdisciplinary Studies of the Hajny Mammoth Site, Dewey County,
Oklahoma, by Don G. Wyckoff, Brian J. Carter, Peggy Flynn, Larry D. Martin, Branley A.
Bronson and James L. Theler. (1993). Plains Anthropologist, Volume 39, Number 147.
Faunal Analysis of the Mud Wallow Site in The Mud Wallow Site: An Archaeological
Discovery at an Indian Health Services Water Line Project, Red Lake, Arizona. (1993).
Navajo Nation Archaeology Department Report Number 92-145.
With Jim I. Mead. (1994).
Skull, Mandible and Metapodials of the Extinct Harrington’s Mountain Goat (Oreamnos
haringtoni). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 14(4): 562-576.
Postcranial Morphology and Systematics of Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) from the
Late Pleistocene of Wyoming. Paludicola. Volume 1, Number 1. pp. 5-14 (1995)
In Progress:
Review of the Fossil Record of the Pleistocene of New York State
Teaching Science in the Online Environment (chapter in book on online teaching)
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4. 6. Presentations and Papers
With Jim I. Mead, David J. Meltzer and John Vogel. (1991)
Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Ratios of Late Pleistocene Ovis and Oreamnos
From the Grand Canyon, Arizona. Abstract Journal of the Arizona Nevada Academy
Of Science, Supplement: 28pp.
Northern Arizona Chapter of Sigma Xi, Flagstaff, AZ. (1991). Preview of Thesis
Research.
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Pittsburgh, 1995, New York, 1996
“Animal Bones and W hat they Can Tell Us.” (1998). Centers for Nature Education,
Marcellus, NY.
“Bones I have Known.” (2001). Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks, Tupper Lake,
New York.
Central New York Paleontological Group, Geneva, 2002
“Morphology and Allometry of Late Pleistocene Big Horn Sheep from Wyoming.” (2004).
Rochester Academy of Sciences, Fossil Division, Rochester, New York
“Teaching Geology in the Online Environment.” (2010). Summer Symposium,
Paleontological Research Institution’s Museum of the Earth, Ithaca, New York
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Workshop, Empire State College, Saratoga
Springs, New York, 2011
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