Joe Bock (academic)

Joe Bock
Member of the
Missouri House of Representatives
In office
1986–1992
Personal details
Born
Joseph G. Bock

(1957-10-18) October 18, 1957
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSusan Lyke
Children2
Residence(s)Columbia, Maryland
Alma materUniversity of Missouri (BSW, MSW)
American University (PhD)
ProfessionProfessor

Joseph G. Bock is an American academic and politician, who is currently a professor with Kennesaw State University's Department of Political Science and International Affairs. A member of the Democratic Party, Bock served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1986 to 1992 and was his party's nominee against Jackie Walorski in 2014.

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.