from Middlebury College in 1973, where he studied under Professor Murray Dry,[1] and then attended graduate school at the University of Chicago, where he completed an M.A.

His doctoral dissertation examined "The dilemma of citizen action: representation and bureaucracy in local health politics."

Morone has taught at Brown University since 1982 and is a professor of political science and urban studies.

[3] Morone edited the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law from 1989 to 1994.

Along with Rogan Kersh, Morone completed a college textbook on American government titled "By the People" with Oxford University Press in 2012.