Dr. Rohde is Professor in the College of Health Professions, Chair for the Clinical Laboratory Science program and an Associate Dean of Research at Texas State University. Dr. Rohde previously spent a decade as a public health microbiologists and molecular epidemiologists with the Texas Dept. of State Health Services Bureau of Laboratories and Zoonosis Control Division. Dr. Rohde is an expert on MRSA and has received numerous awards, has over 50 published research articles and abstracts and in was invited as a 2016 TEDx presenter.