Joseph Roche is the Director of Research at the School of Education. He leads the Science & Society research groups and coordinates international research projects on science communication, informal learning, citizen science, public engagement, and higher education science. He is the Principal Investigator of GlobalSCAPE — a European Commission funded research project exploring the global state of science communication.

Joseph has an undergraduate degree in physics, a masters in higher education, a PhD in astrophysics, an associate certificate in graphic design, and a special certificate in academic practice. He has worked at NASA and is a visiting scholar at Harvard. He is the author of the textbook Essential Skills for Early Career Researchers.