Dr. Duane Rousselle graduated from the Electronic Game Design program at NBCC in Miramichi. He went on to complete an honour's degree in Sociology at the University of New Brunswick where he received the prestigious lieutenant governor's medal for distinction in scholarship. He then completed a Master's degree in Sociology from Queen's University and the University of New Brunswick, after which he finished two PhDs (Trent University and the European Graduate School). His research area was in clinical psychoanalysis, and he now practices as a psychoanalyst in Toronto, Ontario.

He has published numerous books and articles in his field. Today he teaches university courses in political, cultural, and psychoanalytic theory.