Roger J. Huston, Ph.D.

Bio

Roger Huston, Ph.D., is Adjunct Faculty at Regent University. Roger is the founder and principal consultant of Faith Works Consulting, a management consulting and leadership coaching company. He has spent the past two decades serving in educational leadership positions, including as the Assistant Vice President for Strategic Relations and Rural Advancement at Campbell University, the Dean of the School of Business and Leadership at Kentucky Christian University, and as the Director of Testify, a religious education nonprofit organization. Roger enjoys working with faith-based human service organizations, higher education institutions, social enterprises, and congregations. He serves as a board member for Love Thy Neighborhood, a faith-based nonprofit organization that focuses on urban mission programs for young adults in Louisville, Kentucky. He was also previously a member of the Iowa Board of Athletic Training and the Des Moines Area Religious Council.

Dr. Huston graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.A. with Honors in Religion from Simpson College. He then earned a Master of Arts in Religion from Yale University. Dr. Huston also holds a Master of Public Administration from Iowa State University and a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Delaware. His dissertation explored organizational paradox theory on matters related to faith-based nonprofit management, such as belonging, learning, organizing, and performance. Most recently, Dr. Huston earned an M.Ed. in Higher Education Leadership from Harvard University.

Dr. Huston has written and presented on topics such as faith and work, faith and policy, higher education leadership, and nonprofit management. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of business, computer science, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, leadership, management, marketing, political science, and public policy. His research interests include nonprofit management and leadership, organizational theory and behavior, social impact and entrepreneurship, social and education policy, religion and public policy, and religion and public life.

Credentials

Ph.D. in Public Policy, University of Delaware

M.Ed. in Higher Education Leadership, Harvard University

M.A. in Religion, Yale University

MPA, Iowa State University

B.A. in Religion, summa cum laude, Simpson College