Carlton Fong

Dr. Carlton J. Fong is a tenured faculty member in the College of Education at Texas State University. As a scholar-activist at the intersection of educational psychology and higher education, Dr. Fong uses a sociocultural lens to study motivational and affective factors influencing postsecondary student engagement, achievement, and persistence. Specifically, he examines the motivation factors associated with feedback and the psychosocial development of community college students. He is also an expert in meta-analysis and research synthesis on topics related to psychosocial and motivation factors in postsecondary contexts.