OiYan Poon

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Dr. OiYan Poon is an Associate Professor Affiliate in the School of Education at Colorado State University and Visiting Faculty at the University of Maryland, College Park. Her research focuses on the racial politics of college access and selective admissions, affirmative action, and Asian Americans.

Before pursuing her Ph.D. at UCLA, Dr. Poon worked in multicultural affairs and Asian American student services at George Mason University and at the University of California at Davis, where she also served as a comprehensive review reader for undergraduate admissions.

Experience

  • 2020–present
    Associate Professor Affiliate, Colorado State University, School of Education
  • 2019–2020
    Associate professor, Colorado State University, School of Education
  • 2017–2019
    Assistant Professor, Colorado State University, School of Education
  • 2012–2017
    Assistant Professor, Loyola University Chicago, School of Education

Education

  • 2010 
    UCLA, Education

Grants and Contracts

  • 2021
    Test-Optional Policies in Admissions
    Role:
    Co-Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • 2019
    Hack the Gates: Reimagining College Admissions
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Joyce Foundation
  • 2018
    Inside the Black Box: How Race-Conscious Admissions Works
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Spencer Foundation

Honours

Outstanding Research Award, American Educational Research Association – Research on the Education of Asian Pacific Americans Special Interest Group; 2019 Engaged Scholar Award, Association for Asian American Studies; 2016 Association for the Study of Higher Education-Council for Ethnic Participation Dr. Mildred Garcia Junior Exemplary Scholarship Award

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