Mark Rose studies and teaches the social and policy bases of American life in the 20th Century. He is the author of more than thirty articles in such journals as the Journal of Urban History , Technology and Culture , the Journal of Policy History , and the Journal of Planning History . Rose’s book include Interstate: Express Highway Politics and Cities of Light and Heat: Domesticating Gas and Electricity in Urban America . For another book, The Best Transportation System in the World: Railroads, Trucks, Airlines and American Public Policy in the Twentieth Century, Rose served as Senior Author (with Paul Barrett and Bruce E. Seely) Rose’s research has been supported by grant agencies, including the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Science Foundation, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Rose’s current projects include a book-length study of the American city since 1945. And, in a second book-length project, Rose is at work on the politics of American banking since the 1960s.  Rose serves as an Associate Editor of Enterprise & Society; and with Pamela W. Laird and Richard R. John, Rose  co-edits "American Business, Politics, and Society," a book series published by the University of Pennsylvania Press.  Up to January 2011, the press has published two books in the series and three are in production; and another six are under contract.

Mark is active in several professional associations. Since 2000, he has held elected and appointed positions in the Business History Conference, the Organization of American Historians, the Society for American City and Regional Planning History, and the Urban History Association. Rose was also a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Urban History.  In 2008-2009, Rose had the honor to serve as president of the Business History Conference.