Faculty Profile
Callum Ross
Callum Ross, PhD, Associate Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy
Callum Ross, PhDAssociate Professor of
Oranismal Biology and
Anatomy
Dr. Callum Ross, Associate Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, received his bachelor's degree in Anthropology and Ancient History from the University of Auckland in New Zealand and his doctoral degree in Biological Anthropology and Anatomy from Duke University. Following postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa and Stony Book University in New York, he joined the faculty at Stony Book University, rising to Associate Professor in the Department of Anatomical Sciences. Dr. Ross was recruited to the Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy of the University of Chicago in 2004. Dr. Ross has authored over 45 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. Dr. Ross's research program in evolutionary morphology focuses on the biomechanics of the head, with special emphasis on the feeding apparatus. The feeding research seeks to document in vivo functioning of the feeding system using bone strain, electromyographic, videofluoroscopic and optico-kinematic techniques. These data are used to test hypotheses regarding the functional significance of variation in the morphology of the feeding system, as well as other systems in the skull. At present, Dr. Ross is participating in a collaborative research program on the ontogeny of alligator feeding. For more information on Dr. Ross's research activities and career, he recommends that you review two volumes of the Anatomical Record (281A, Evolution of Primate Sensory Systems, and 283A, Finite Element Modeling in Vertebrate Biomechanics) for which he was a guest Associate Editor.
