Biography
Dr. Carlton J. Fong is an Associate Professor in the Postsecondary Student Success in Learning, Literacy, and Mathematics Program within the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. He completed his Ph.D. and M.A. in Educational Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin and his B.A. in Cognitive Science from the University of California, Berkeley. He also completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in higher education and teaching development. Dr. Fong examines the motivational, psychological, and instructional factors that influence success, achievement, and persistence in postsecondary education, primarily using research synthesis and meta-analytic techniques.
Research Interests
Psychosocial, motivational, and self-regulatory factors, sense of belonging, help-seeking, meta-analysis and research synthesis, instructional strategies and feedback, community college students and developmental math, QuantCrit
Teaching Interests
Quantitative methods, research methodology, motivation/self-regulation, assessment & evaluation