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Dr. Reenay R. H. Rogers, Professor of Education, serves as the Associate Dean of the College of Education and the Chair of the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of West Alabama. More recently, she has assumed the role of Executive Director of the Center for Rural Education.
Dr. Rogers has previously served as the Director of Assessment and Evaluation for the College of Education. In this capacity she has developed new assessment instruments, managed the College’s data collection, analysis and evaluation. She has played a key role in the revision of the Quality Assurance Plan and the Professional Dispositions Handbook.
From 2012 to 2020, Dr. Rogers was involved with Project Engage, a Minority Science and Engineering Improvement grant from the U. S. Department of Education. Project Engage aimed to increase the number of minorities in undergraduate STEM majors. As a principal investigator and co-director, she was responsible for data evaluation and budget management.
More recently, she has collaborated on Project REACh, Residencies for Educating Alabama’s Children where she serves in the capacity of internal evaluator. Dr. Rogers is also the Principal Investigator on a National Science Foundation grant, Implementing Novel STEM Practices in Rural Education (INSPIRE) for the support of developing math and science teachers.
Dr. Rogers holds a Ph.D. in Instructional Leadership with an emphasis in Instructional Technology, a master's degree in Secondary Science Education, and a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from The University of Alabama. Dr. Rogers has taught masters’ and doctoral level courses such as methods in teaching science, educational statistics, educational research, educational technology, and quantitative research. Dr. Rogers taught various high school sciences including Biology, AP Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and AP Physics for over twelve years before moving to UWA. Research interests include online education, technology integration for enhanced student achievement, and STEM education. She has published journal articles on professional learning networks, lecture capture, using wikis in instruction, coding, and developing an online self-efficacy scale. Additionally, she has co-authored a book on rural STEM education, has two book chapter publications, numerous technology-focused conference presentations, and has served as a peer reviewer for the International Society of Technology in Education, American Education Research Association, Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment Conference, the Florida Educational Technology Conference, and more.