Rebecca Rogers

Dr. Rebecca Rogers is a Professor of Education at the University of Missouri - St. Louis (UMSL), affiliated with the College of Education. She specializes in literacy studies, teacher learning, and critical discourse analysis, emphasizing socio-political contexts of education. Her work bridges critical discourse studies with ethnography and has been translated into Spanish. She directs the Burnett Literacy Clinic and collaborates on grant-funded projects, including a cohort program for literacy specialists in St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS).

Educational Background: Dr. Rogers holds a PhD, MS, MA, and BA in Education from the University at Albany, State University of New York.

Research Interests: Her work focuses on literacy research, social justice education, discourse analysis, lifespan learning, community-based learning, and teacher preparation. She has authored seven books and over seventy-five articles, including award-winning texts like A Critical Discourse Analysis of Family Literacy Practices (2003), which received the Ed Fry Book Award.

Professional Contributions: Rogers served as past-president of the Literacy Research Association (LRA), program chair for conferences focused on social transformation through literacy, and chair of the National Council of Research on Language and Literacy (NCRLL). She also served on the St. Louis Public Schools Board (2009-2013). As a Fulbright Scholar, she taught at the Universidad de San Martín in Argentina.

Awards: She was honored with the Fulbright Scholar award in 2009 and the Ed Fry Book Award for her 2003 publication. Her scholarship is widely cited in journals like Reading Research Quarterly and Anthropology & Education Quarterly.

Community Engagement: A member of Educators for Social Justice (ESJ), she co-founded alternative learning networks promoting educational equity. She designs programs like the school-based literacy clinic to prepare pre-service teachers and collaborates on innovative teacher-training initiatives.