Joe Bock (academic)

Joseph "Joe" G. Bock
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
In office 1986–1992
Personal details
Born	October 18, 1957
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Susan Lyke
Children	2
Residence	Acworth, GA
Alma mater	American University University of Missouri
Profession	Politician, College Administrator
Website	http://joebockforcongress

Joseph "Joe" Bock is a professor with Kennesaw State University's Department of Political Science and International Affairs and a former Missouri state representative.

Bock served in the Missouri House of Representatives as a Democrat for three terms, starting in 1986 after he defeated a sitting Republican representative.

Bock then directed Catholic Relief Services programs in Haiti, Bosnia, Thailand, and other countries and served as Vice President of the American Refugee Committee.

After challenging Congresswoman Jackie Walorski in the 2014 elections, Bock left his position as director of global health training for Notre Dame's Eck Institute for Global Health to accept a position as the director of the International Conflict Management program at Kennesaw State University, where he has been since August 2015.

Dr. Bock holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Social Work from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a PhD from the School of International Service of American University.

Bock researches in the area of violence prevention, and has published three books.

His humanitarian work has included directing Catholic Relief Services’ programs in Pakistan and Jerusalem/West Bank/Gaza Strip, and overseeing programs in Bosnia, Croatia, Guinea, Iraq, Kosovo, Liberia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Pakistan, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Thailand, and Uganda while serving as vice president at American Refugee Committee. In 2010, he took a two-month leave from Notre Dame to serve as American Refugee Committee’s country director in Haiti following its devastating earthquake.

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