About
Toni Kempler Rogat serves as Associate Professor and Associate Department Head in the Department of Educational Studies at Purdue University's College of Education, where she also coordinates undergraduate research initiatives.
Her academic credentials include:
- Ph.D. in Education and Psychology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2006)
- M.S. in Developmental Psychology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2002)
- B.A. in Elementary Education with Psychology from Goucher College (1998)
Dr. Rogat's research program investigates motivational dynamics in collaborative learning environments, with particular emphasis on how cognitive, socio-emotional, and regulatory processes shape student engagement in inquiry-based science contexts. Her work bridges educational psychology and STEM education to develop frameworks for measuring productive disciplinary engagement during complex learning tasks.
Analysis of her publication trajectory reveals consistent focus on collaborative group dynamics since 2006, with recent work expanding into science identity formation and curriculum-specific motivational responses. Her 2022-2024 publications demonstrate methodological evolution toward observational measures of engagement in authentic STEM tasks.
Dr. Rogat leads externally funded research projects including an NSF grant developing multidimensional engagement frameworks (2017-2021), a Clifford B. Kinley Trust study on engagement norm fluctuations (2021-2022), and Spencer Foundation research on inquiry curriculum implementation (2017-2018).
She directs research teams examining how teachers' autonomy-supportive practices and curricular features influence students' sustained motivation and identification as science learners, with implications for STEM persistence.
