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Dr. Agustin Garcia

  • Grant Specialist - Strategic Initiatives
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Biography and education

Dr. Agustín J. García is a Transfer Navigator within the Transfer Center at Texas State University. He completed his Ph.D. in Postsecondary Student Success with a concentration in Learning from Texas State University, his M.S. in Kinesiology with a specialization in Sport and Exercise Psychology from the University of North Texas, and his B.A. in Psychology from Texas State University. Dr. Garcia examines the psychosocial and socio-ecological factors influencing the academic success of postsecondary students at both two- and four-year institutions.

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Suh, E. K. J., Wu, N., Garcia, A. J., Oelschlegel, C. P., & Armstrong, S. L. (2022). (Un)voicing a field’s expertise: A two-pronged citation and language analysis. Journal of Praxis in Higher Education, 4(2), 90–121.
  • Garcia, A. J., Fong, C. J., Harper, K. L., & Littlefield, T. D. (2025). Is Academic Advising a Game-Changer for Student Belonging? A Mixed Methods Study on Community College Athletes of Color. New Directions for Higher Education, 2025(29), 57–66. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/he.20525
  • Kremer, K. P., Fong, C. J., & Garcia, A. J. (2024). The role of multiple measures in community college developmental mathematics. Community College Review, 52(4), 484–500. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/009155212412591
  • Fong, C. J., Garcia, A. J., & Kundu, D. (2023). A socio-ecological outcome investigation of the student engagement, achievement, and satisfaction of Latino men in community college developmental mathematics. Community College Journal of Research and Practice. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/10668926.2022.2132433
  • Garcia, A., Fong, C. J., & Regalado, Y. M. (2023). Motivational, identity-based, and self-regulatory factors associated with academic achievement of U.S. collegiate student-athletes: A meta-analytic investigation. Educational Psychology Review.
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Doctoral Student of the Year, College of Education, Graduate College. May 2025 - Present
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Division 15 Outstanding Graduate Student Poster Award, American Psychological Association. 2021 - Present
  1. Member

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  2. Treasurer

    Texas Academic Advising Network

  3. Chair

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