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
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2020–presentAssociate Professor Affiliate, Colorado State University, School of Education
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2019–2020Associate professor, Colorado State University, School of Education
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2017–2019Assistant Professor, Colorado State University, School of Education
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2012–2017Assistant Professor, Loyola University Chicago, School of Education
Education
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2010UCLA, Education
Grants and Contracts
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2021Test-Optional Policies in Admissions
- Role:
- Co-Principal Investigator
- Funding Source:
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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2019Hack the Gates: Reimagining College Admissions
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding Source:
- Joyce Foundation
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2018Inside 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
- Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.
- Website
- @spamfriedrice
- Article Feed
- ORCID
- Joined
