Rodney E. Rohde, Ph.D., SM(ASCP)CM, SVCM, is Regents' Professor, Texas State University System, university distinguished professor and Chair of the Medical Laboratory Science Program in the College of Health Professions at Texas State University, where he also serves as the Associate Director of the Translational Health Research Center. He holds certifications as a specialist in virology, specialist in microbiology and molecular biologist from the American Society for Clinical Pathology.

Rohde is considered a subject matter expert in rabies and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), as well as other public health and clinical laboratory topics. He has more than 30 years of experience, including a decade with the Texas Department of State Health Services–Zoonosis Control Division and Bureau of Laboratories and the CDC as a Visiting Scientist from 1992-2002.

His research interests include health care associated infections (HAIs), antimicrobial resistance and clinical/public health microbiology. He is an associate adjunct professor of biology at Austin Community College (30 years) where he teaches microbiology. He has published 150-plus research articles, abstracts, chapters, 2 books, and is a keynote presenter with 200-plus presentations at all levels. His books focus on MRSA and clinical considerations in rabies. He is a globally viral author and expert utilizing invited articles, TEDx talks, podcasts and interviews for science communication and translational health research literacy. The COVID-19 pandemic made “Doc R” the No. 1 quoted Texas State expert, conducting more than 200 interviews, webinars and workshops at the international and national level.

Find more information about Rohde and his projects on his website, on X @RodneyRohde and on YouTube.