Dr. Rooks is an applied cultural anthropologist who has more than twenty years of experience in program development, administration and evaluation. He has worked with nonprofit, community based agencies, state agencies, policy and research institutes, and civil rights law firms. He specializes in research design and qualitative research methods.

Dr. Rooks served as a member of the National Research Advisory Consortium (NRAC) for the White House Commission on Asian Pacific Islanders, which consulted on health, mental health and community health issues in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. He is a recognized expert on multiracial issues, and has served on the boards of several nonprofit agencies.

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