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Patrick is the Patrick Wolfe Miller Family Professor of Statistics and Computer Science at Purdue University’s Department of Statistics within the College of Science. He is actively engaged in researching educational psychology, focusing on student motivation, classroom environments, and teaching effectiveness. His email is patrick@purdue.edu.

• Position: Professor of Statistics and Computer Science
• Institution: Purdue University
• Department: Department of Statistics
• Contact: patrick@purdue.edu

Patrick’s research spans educational psychology, student motivation, and teaching effectiveness, particularly in early childhood and K-12 settings. His work investigates how classroom environments shape academic engagement, with emphasis on self-determination theory, mastery goal structures, and inquiry-based learning. He has published extensively on math anxiety, science literacy, and teacher-student dynamics.

His recent publications examine the interplay between student motivation, classroom climate, and instructional quality. Themes include self-regulated learning, achievement goal theory, and developmental educational outcomes. Articles span methodologies from observational studies to generalizability analyses, focusing on kindergarten to middle school contexts.