🚨 One issue in school belonging research is we don't have a good definition for it yet! It is MUCH MORE than just positive relationships. This MUST READ paper puts forth a much needed framework for defining school belonging with important implications for research & practice

I am excited to share the next session in the APA Division 15 Public Scholarship Series with you. I will be moderating this timely conversation hosted by the Early Career Educational Psychologists (ECEP) Committee. 🗓️ Friday, June 6 | 🕐 1PM EDT 🔗vcu.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

I’m very excited to have co-guest edited this special issue in Educational Psychologist - Toward Equity in Educational Psychology: Including Students with Disabilities in Research and Theory Check it out! tandfonline.com/toc/hedp20/60/…

Loving the Italian food at il vecchio in Monterey, CA!

New era loading. #TXST x #BackThePac See you in 2026, Pac-12 Conference!

AERA Motivation SIG AERA Division C Our special issue keeps growing with Christina Bauer et al.’s paper on the Brilliance-Belonging Model, illuminating how cultural beliefs about intellectual ability create inequities through their impact on students’ sense of belonging. Open-access paper: doi.org/10.1007/s10648…

🛑and read this free open access paper on the Brilliance–Belonging Model, which shows how cultural beliefs about ability lead to inequitable outcomes in education through perceptions of belonging and other downstream psychological mechanisms!

Proud to have served on the Texas State University Run to R1 presidential committee this past year to promote doctoral student success and elevate our research endeavors! 𝙺𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝙳𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚜𝚜𝚎 The Graduate College

Had an amazing lunch at Leroy and Lewis Barbecue with Carlton J. Fong! It was my first time at a Michelin ⭐️ restaurant and I already can’t wait to come again. Truly grateful for such a delicious meal with my advisor!

Beyond Behaviorism: Why Motivation Matters insidehighered.com/opinion/views/…

Co-authored with Katie Muenks, our Inside Higher Ed piece "Beyond Behaviorism: Why Motivation Matters" is out! We reject behaviorist principles & argue that understanding the science behind motivation is crucial for supporting student learning insidehighered.com/opinion/views/… AERA Motivation SIG

Surprised that psychologists are still having the same arguments about whether what happens inside people's heads matters for choices and success? I am! But fortunately Carlton J. Fong and Katie Muenks are here to reiterate the overwhelmingly convincing case that motivation matters!

Excited for our Inside Higher Ed piece highlighting my research on college student motivation. A perfect read for "Back to School" and supporting student success! 🎓📚 Texas State University College of Education at TXST TXST News 𝙺𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝙳𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚜𝚜𝚎 Michael O'Malley The Graduate College Texas State Admissions

In an Inside Higher Ed piece, AERA members drmuenks and Carlton J. Fong write that understanding the science behind motivation is crucial for supporting student learning. insidehighered.com/opinion/views/…

🚨 Thrilled to share that part of my dissertation, co-authored w/ Carlton J. Fong, is now published in Journal of College Student Retention! We examined what predicts GPA for community college athletes. 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/152102… Texas State University College of Education at TXST AERAEducation&Sport AERA Motivation SIG

"A return to behaviorism essentially disregards the last 50 years of psychological research emphasizing the important role students’ cognition, emotion and motivation plays in the classroom."

This seems a really important piece. A return to behaviourism is not in the interests of teachers or students. Beyond the shallow and simplistic populism, the research is strong that hurling away decades of knowledge in this field is not sound policy. insidehighered.com/opinion/views/…

ICYMI: Carlton J. Fong, Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction at Texas State University, explores why motivation is essential for supporting student learning. insidehighered.com/opinion/views/…