Rob Duke

Biography

Rob Duke is an assistant professor belongs to the department of Justice from the university of Alaska Fairbanks.

Research Interest

Dr. Duke is Coordinator of the Graduate Program. He has a B.A. in criminal justice from Chapman University; and, a Masters and Doctorate in Public Administration from the University of Southern California (USC); he is also a certified urban planner. He specializes in Justice theory and practice, urban and infrastructure planning, public administration, and developing the philosophy and practice of institutions in public organizations. Dr. Duke retired in 2011 after 26 years of public service in California where he served as a police officer in the Los Angeles area. While in LA, he worked various specialty units including K-9, Gangs, Community Policing, and Field Training. He left Southern California at Detective rank and became a Chief of Police in Northern and Central California for 16 years. Along the way, he was a City Manager and managed a regional waste water authority. He and his wife have looked forward to raising three daughters and a German Shepherd in Alaska for some time. They are now living that dream.