Research Interests

Economics of Higher Education
University-Community Engagement
Assessment and Accreditation

Education

BA in International Studies, West Virginia University

BA in Philosophy, West Virginia University

MA in Higher Education,  Student Affairs, and International Education, University of Maryland

Ph.D in Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education, Michigan State University

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis, East Tennessee State University, August 2023 – Present

Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Education Leadership, Management, and Policy, Seton Hall University, August 2021-August 2023

Program Coordinator, Assessment & Academic Services – College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, July 2020 – August 2021

Courses Taught

ELPA 6450: Leadership Studies. East Tennessee State University.

ELPA 6453: Ethics in Educational Leadership. East Tennessee State University.

ELPA 7810: Educational Statistics. East Tennessee state University.

ELPA 6810: Theories of Administration. East Tennessee State University.

ELPA 7813: Research in Educational Leadership. East Tennessee State University

Selected Publications

Garton, P., Grimm, A., & Kim, S. (2024). A developmental model for international students and multiple ecologies. New Directions in Higher Education, 1-11. 10.1002/he.20487

Garton, P. (2023). Universities and gentrification: The effects of anchor institution initiatives on rates of neighborhood change. Research in Higher Education, 64, 987-1010. 10.1007/s11162-023-09733-y

Wawrzynski, M. & Garton, P. (2023). Language and the cocurriculum: The need for decolonizing out-of-classroom experiences. Higher Education.

Garton, P., Wawrzynski, M., Lemon, J., & Naik, S. (2022). Relational student engagement in cocurricular spaces: Evidence from a South African university. Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 10(1), 65-76.

Garton, P. (2022). Types of anchor institution initiatives: An overview of university urban development literature. Metropolitan Universities, 33(1), 85-105.

Garton, P., Grimm, A., & Kim, S. (2021). Spanning systems and ecological fluidity: A revised ecological development model for international students. Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 13(5), 218-231.

Garton, P. & Wawrzynski, M. (2021). Student engagement and social change: Collective leadership development in South Africa. Journal of College Student Development, 62(1), 90 – 106.

Garton, P. (2019). #Fallism and alter-globalisation: South African student movements as multi-institutional responses to globalisation. Globalisation, Societies and Education, 17(4), 407 – 418. 10.1080/14767724.2019.1590803.