For the past 17 years, in addition to teaching recreation courses at CCU, he has taught at the University of Mississippi, Missouri Western State College, Texas State University, and Shepherd College. Rockey has conducted research in college student gambling, fantasy sport participation, and tourism. He has presented 34 papers at national and international conferences and has nine publications in professional journals. Rockey also collaborated with Chris King in writing a chapter entitled “Sport Wagering” for Ahead of the Game: Understanding and Addressing College Gambling.