Dr. Richard Rogers

Associate Professor
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Dr. Richard Rogers

Associate Professor

Criminal Justice & Consumer Sciences

Cushwa Hall 2175

phone: (330) 941-3543

rlrogers02@ysu.edu

Bio

Richard Rogers is Associate Professor in Crimional Justice and teaches courses in statistics, research methods, terrorism, and management.

Research Interests

Rogers is principal investigator for the Frames of Misinformation, Extremism, and Conspiracism project, which tracks trends in social media and discussion forums. Rogers is also a co-PI for GuinFit, a cooperative agreement with the CDC that promotes nutrition and physical activity in the greater Youngstown area. There are other interests in applications of management theory, social problems especially related to health issues, and the historical sociology of American religious movements.

Teaching Interests

Statistics, research methods, terrorism, management

  • Education

    • 1996

      Ph D, Sociology

      Princeton University

      Dissertation/Thesis Title — "A Testimony to the Whole World: Evangelicalism and Millennialism in the Northeastern United States, 1790-1850"

    • 1983

      BA, Sociology

      University of Illinois at Chicago

  • Professional Positions

    • 2018 -

      Youngstown State University

      Associate Professor

    • 2015 - 2023

      Walden University

      Continuing Faculty (adjunct)

    • 2012 - 2018

      Youngstown State University

      Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice

    • 2005 - 2011

      Southern Wesleyan University

      Associate Professor

    • 2004 - 2006

      RDE Services

    • 1999 - 2004

      Merrill Lynch & Co., Global Private Client Group, Business Intelligence Department

      Vice President

    • 1987 - 1999

      Merrill Lynch & Co., U.S. Private Client Group, Management Decision Support and Analysis Department

      Internal Consultant; Senior Marketing Analyst; Assistant Vice President

  • Intellectual Contributions

    • 2023

      "Student perceptions of school resource officers"

      S. Garstka, R. Rogers, J. Hazy, P. Wagner

      Criminal Justice Perspectives, volume 10, issue 1, p. 24-40

    • 2023

      "Spiritual warfare and the Apocalypse: The religious framing of political violence among the American new right"

      R. Rogers

      IGI Global, p. 1449-1468

    • 2022

      "COVID-19 information sources and misinformation by faith community"

      R. Rogers, N. Powe

      Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, volume 59

    • 2021

      "Spiritual warfare and the Apocalypse: The religious framing of political violence among the American new right"

      R. Rogers

      IGI Global, p. 85-104

    • 2020

      "Religiosity and veteran mental health compared with nonveterans"

      R. Rogers

      Occupational Medicine, volume 70, issue 6, p. 421-426

    • 2020

      "Racial variations in work-related stress among police officers"

      G. Repasky, R. Rogers, C. Bellas, G. Frissora

      Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, volume 18, issue 2, p. 167-183

    • 2018

      "Minority status and spirituality among police officers: Blacks and women in a metropolitan department"

      R. Rogers

      Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, volume 3, issue 1, p. 1-8

    • 2010

      "The urban threshold and the Second Great Awakening: Revivalism in New York State, 1825-1835"

      R. Rogers

      Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, volume 49, issue 4, p. 694-709

    • 2010

      "Habilitative therapy among preschool children: Regional disparities in the early intervention population"

      R. Rogers

      Research in the Sociology of Health Care, volume 28, p. 177-195

    • 2009

      "Cultural factors influencing AIDS-related attitudes and behaviors in the Third World: Ethnicity and religion in Guyana"

      J. Hubbard, R. Rogers

      Race/Ethnicity: Multidisciplinary Global Contexts, volume 3, issue 1, p. 97-114

    • 2004

      "“A bright and new constellation”: Millennial narratives and the origins of American foreign missions"

      R. Rogers

      William Eerdmans, p. 39-60

    • 1999

      "Millennialism and American culture: The Adventist movement, 1831-1851"

      R. Rogers

      Comparative Social Research, volume 13, p. 105-126

    • 1992

      "The role of elites in setting agendas for public debate: A historical case"

      R. Rogers

      Routledge, p. 234-247

  • Public Service

    • 2023 - 2023

      Other
      Mahoning County Sheriff's Office

    • 2023 - present

      Member
      Youngstown State Consortium of Community Health