Duke Leadership Academy Scholars Profile

Jason DeRousie

Title: Assistant Dean of Academic Programs and Student Affairs
Location:
Senior Management Area: Sanford School of Public Policy
Class Year: 2024

Bio:
Jason leads the Academic Programs and Student Affairs team in the Sanford School of Public Policy. This team supports degree programs and public policy students in the undergraduate PPS major, three (soon to be four) professional master's programs, and the PhD programs in Public Policy and Environmental Policy. He also manages school-wide tasks related to course evaluations, schedule planning, adjunct faculty hiring, and assessment among other things. Jason has been working in higher education for over 20 years at both public and private institutions and has professional experience in admissions, advising, academic and co-curricular assessment, and data analysis. Prior to joining the Sanford School at Duke, he spent 11 years at NC State University, the last six of which were spent overseeing curriculum, academic programs, and scheduling for the Poole College of Management. He has a Master of Public Policy from Duke Sanford and also holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education from Penn State University and a bachelor's degree in political science from Kenyon College. Jason's professional and research interests have primarily focused on higher education policy, access and equity, and student success.