Jared Del Rosso is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology & Criminology at the University of Denver. He joined the University of Denver in 2012.

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Prior to joining DU, Jared spent a decade in New England, at Brandeis University (B.A., 2003), Boston College (Ph.D., 2012), and the University of New Hampshire (Lecturer, 2011-12).

At DU, Del Rosso has studied the politics of torture in the U.S. His scholarly articles and first book, Talking About Torture: How Political Discourse Shapes the Debate (Columbia University Press, 2015), reveal the forms of denial and acknowledgment used in debates about waterboarding, force feeding, and other forms of torture that the U.S. employed during the war on terror.

A new book on the sociology of denial, Denial: How We Hide, Ignore, and Explain Away Problems, was published by NYU Press in July 2022.

In addition to this research, Del Rosso has over a decade of teaching experience in a range of areas, including denial, violence, social theory, and the environment. His courses involve a mix of lectures, small and large group discussions, exercises, simulations, and pedagogical games. He is currently a Faculty Fellow of Teaching & Learning with DU's Office of Teaching and Learning.

Beyond this work, Del Rosso has volunteered with several environmental organizations in Colorado, including Denver Field Ornithologists, the High Line Canal Conservancy, and 350 Colorado. He is a birder and native wildflower enthusiast, who dabbles in nature writing.