Kyle resident Rodney E. Rohde was awarded his Ph.D. in the College of Education (Adult Professional Community Education, APCE) on August 13, 2010, from Texas State University.
Rohde’s dissertation was entitled “Methicillin Resistant Stapylococcus Aureus (MRSA): Knowledge, Learning, and Adaptation.” MRSA is a rapidly growing threat in the realm of antibiotic resistant organisms found in the healthcare arena and general public. Rohde’s dissertation examined individuals in the general public who have had MRSA and how they acquire knowledge and learn about their condition.
Rohde graduated with honors from Smithville High School in 1985 and received his B.S. (microbiology) and M.S. (biology-virology) with honors from Texas State (formerly SWT) in 1990 and 1992, respectively. He is also certified as a Specialist in Virology, Specialist in Microbiology, and Molecular Biology/Pathology from the American Society for Clinical Pathologists (ASCP).
Currently, Rohde and his wife Bonnie (Smithville class of 1990, daughter of Allen and Diantha Lee) and children, Haley and Landry, reside in Kyle. Rohde is an associate professor in the Clinical Laboratory Science Program at Texas State and an associate adjunct professor of biology at ACC in Austin.
