Gerberding was a professor at Colgate University, and at UCLA, where he was chairman of the political science department.
dʒˈɜːbɜːdɪŋ wʌzɐ pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ æt kˈɑːlɡeɪt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, ænd æt jˌuːsˌiːˌɛlˈeɪ, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl sˈaɪəns dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt.