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Dr. Carlton Fong

  • Associate Professor - Curriculum And Instruction
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Biography and expertise

Dr. Carlton J. Fong is an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator in the Postsecondary Student Success in Learning, Literacy, and Mathematics Program within the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Dr. Fong examines the motivational, psychological, and instructional factors that influence success, achievement, and persistence in postsecondary education, primarily using research synthesis, meta-analysis, secondary data, interventions, and survey development.

Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Educational Psychology

University of Texas at Austin, 2014

Master's Degree

MA in Educational Psychology

University of Texas at Austin, 2011

Bachelor's Degree

BA in Linguistics and Cognitive Science

Univ of California, Berkeley, 2008

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Seo, Eunjin (Principal), Fong, Carlton Jing (Co-Principal). How Do Peers Signal the Culture of Innate Brilliance? Microdynamic Video Analyses of Peer Interactions Signaling Fixed Mindset, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $16000. (Submitted: October 2023, Funded: January 2024 - 2025). Grant.
  • Fong, Carlton Jing, Acee, Taylor W. Psychosocial Interventions to Improve Postsecondary Student Mathematics Attainment: A Meta-Analysis Exploring What Works and for Whom, National Science Foundation, Federal, $481895. (Submitted: October 2022, Funded: September 1, 2023 - August 30, 2026). Grant.
  • Patall, Erika (Principal), Awad, G (Co-Principal), Fong, Carlton (Co-Principal), Aguilar, C (Co-Principal), Cokley, K (Co-Principal), Bancroft, C (Co-Principal), McKay, T (Co-Principal), Daniel, Kristy L (Co-Principal), Pituch, K (Co-Principal). Supporting Student Agency in Undergraduate Biomedical Education, National Institute of Health, Federal, $3263404. (Funded: August 15, 2023 - August 14, 2028). Grant.
  • Fong, Carlton Jing. A Person-Centered Investigation of Student Intrapersonal Development: Profiles of Academic Engagement, Motivation, and Self-Regulation Within Deeper Learning School Contexts, American Educational Research Association & American Institutes for Research, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $25000. (Submitted: February 2020, Funded: November 2020 - July 2022). Grant.
  • Fong, Carlton Jing, Seo, Eunjin. Refining the attuneAI Project: An AI Literacy Intervention for STEM Students, Texas State University (Research Enhancement Program), Texas State University, $21040. (Submitted: 2025, Funded: 2026 - 2027). Grant.
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  • Fong, C. J., Owens, S. L., Segovia, J. W., Hoff, M. A., & Alejandro, A. J. (2022). Indigenous cultural development and academic achievement of Tribal community college students: Mediating roles of sense of belonging and support for student success. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000370
  • Fong, C. J., Gonzales, C., Hill-Troglin Cox, C., & Shinn, H. B. (2022). Academic help-seeking and achievement of postsecondary students: A meta-analytic investigation. Journal of Educational Psychology, 114. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000725
  • Fong, C. J., Kremer, K. P., Hill-Troglin Cox, C. M., & Lawson, C. A. (2021). Expectancy-value profiles in math and science: A person-centered approach to cross-domain motivation with academic and STEM-related outcomes. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2021.101962
  • Snyder, K. E., Fong, C. J., Painter, J. K., Pittard, C. M., Barr, S. L., & Patall, E. A. (2019). Interventions for academically underachieving students: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Educational Research Review, 28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2019.100294
  • Fong, C. J., Alejandro, A. J., Krou, M. R. S., Segovia, J., & Johnston-Ashton, K. (2019). Ya’at’eeh: Race-reimaged belongingness factors, academic outcomes, and goal pursuits among Indigenous community college students. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2019.101805
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Distinguished Alumni Early Career Award, College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin. 2025 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Richard E. Snow Award for Early Contributions, American Psychological Association, Division 15: Educational Psychology. 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award in Scholarly/Creative Activities, College of Education, Texas State University. 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Excellence Award in Scholarly/Creative Activities, Texas State University. 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: APS Rising Star Award, Association for Psychological Science. 2021
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  1. Editorial Review Board Member

    Psychological Bulletin

  2. Editor

    Review of Educational Research

  3. Editorial Review Board Member

    Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

  4. Editorial Review Board Member

    Contemporary Educational Psychology

  5. Editorial Review Board Member

    Review of Educational Research

  6. Editorial Review Board Member

    Journal of Educational Psychology

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