Joy Rohde

About the Author

Joy Rohde is a distinguished historian and scholar whose work illuminates the intricate intersections of science, policy, and national security in modern America. With a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, she has held prestigious fellowships at institutions such as the Miller Center of Public Affairs and the Society of Fellows in the Humanities at Columbia University. Rohde's research delves into how Cold War anxieties reshaped intellectual pursuits, particularly through the lens of social science's entanglement with military objectives. Her acclaimed book, Armed with Expertise: The Militarization of American Social Research during the Cold War (American Institutions and Society), offers a compelling analysis of how government funding and secrecy influenced academic inquiry, revealing the profound impacts on democratic institutions and ethical boundaries in research. Currently, she teaches history and public policy at the University of Michigan, where she continues to explore the legacies of militarized knowledge production in contemporary society.