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Kenneth S. Rogerson

Professor of the Practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Sanford School of Public Policy
Box 90312, Durham, NC 27708-0312
176 Rubenstein Hall, Box 90312, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


Kenneth S. Rogerson is Professor of the Practice at Duke's Sanford School of Public Policy, and former Research Director of the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy at Duke University. He is currently the Director of Graduate Studies for the Sanford Master's of Public Policy Program and the Director of Duke's Policy Journalism and Media Studies Certificate Program. He has served as chair of the American Political Science Association’s Information Technology and Politics Section and the International Studies Association's International Communication Section.

Rogerson earned a PhD in Political Science at the University of South Carolina, where his research focused on international relations, international communications and media policy issues. In his dissertation, he examined the evolution of U.S. foreign information policy. He has a Masters of Arts degree in International Relations and a BA in Journalism and European Studies from Brigham Young University.

During his studies at the University of South Carolina Rogerson won the Excellence in Teaching Award, and the journal which he edited, Global Governance, was named the Best New Journal in the United States in Business, Social Sciences and the Humanities by the Association of American Publishers.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of the Practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy · 2018 - Present Sanford School of Public Policy
Director of Graduate Studies in the Sanford School of Public Policy MPP Program · 2018 - Present Sanford School of Public Policy
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society · 2018 - Present Duke Science & Society, Initiatives
Affiliate of the Duke Center for International Development · 2023 - Present Duke Center for International Development, Sanford School of Public Policy

Education, Training & Certifications


University of South Carolina, Columbia · 2000 Ph.D.
Brigham Young University · 1991 M.A.
Brigham Young University · 1990 B.A.