Roger Caruth

Marketing Researcher

Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesDirector20-25 years

Available for FreelanceOpen to New Opportunities

About

Roger Caruth attended Clark Atlanta University, receiving a B.A. in Mass Communications and an M.P.A. in International Administration and Development, and went to John Marshall Law School where he received a Juris Doctor degree with an emphasis on Entertainment, Business and Technology law in 1999. He then went on to pursue doctoral studies and received a Ph.D. from Howard University in 2013.   Dr. Caruth is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Strategic, Legal and Management Communication (SLMC) of the Cathy Hughes School of Communications.  He has taught at Morgan State University in the Strategic Communications Department, Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business and Queens College, and Political Science Department, both a part of the City University of New York system, and Georgia Perimeter College in the Department of History and Political Science.  He was a Research Fellow in the Annenberg School for Communication at University of Pennsylvania from 2014-2017. Dr. Caruth utilizes interdisciplinary approaches to cultivate effective communications strategies through theory and practice incorporating diverse and interdependent traditional, social, digital and emerging media.  Dr. Caruth ’s research focus includes the use of information communications technology (ICT) tools, specifically social media, to improve the quality and standard of life of communities of color. Areas of research include: policy, law, education, politics, health, economics, and culture.   As a volunteer and active community member in Washington D.C., he serves on the Board of H Street Main Street a non-profit that has played a key part of the revitalization efforts of the H Street Corridor in the District of Columbia, and The Caribbean Tourism Organization Foundation supporting individuals who are nationals of CTO member countries interested in pursuing studies in tourism, hospitality and foreign language training. Past boards and commissions including: The Mayor’s Advisory Commission on Caribbean Community Affairs, Caribbeana Communications, serves as a member of the local Alcohol and Beverage Licensing Committee for ANC 6A located in Ward 6 and Upliftment Jamaica.