Dr. Rogala graduated from the MA/CAS program in art conservation at Buffalo State College of the State University of New York and received her PhD in preservation studies from the University of Delaware. She has authored and coauthored papers on materials behavior, paint analysis, and research methodology, including a monograph on the materials and techniques of Abstract Expressionist painter Hans Hofmann for The Artist’s Materials book series from the Getty Conservation Institute. Dr. Rogala is a Fellow of the American Institute for Conservation; she works as a paintings conservator at the Smithsonian’s Museum Conservation Institute with a focus on the conservation and technical study of modern and contemporary artworks and artists’ materials. Dr. Rogala participates in the cultural heritage training of federal law enforcement agencies.