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Associate Professor, Educational Leadership&Policy
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Faculty Research Associate, Utah Education Policy Center
Professional Service
- Genealogy.
Peer Reviewer.
12/2021 - present
- Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership.
Editorial Board Member.
12/2021 - 11/2023
- University Council for Educational Administration.
Executive Committee.
11/2021 - present
- University Council for Educational Administration.
Role: Co-founder and Facilitator.
Special Interest Group: Asian American & Pacific Islander Scholars in Educational Leadership, Organizations, and Policy.
09/2021 - present
- University Council for Educational Association, AAPI SIG.
Role: Co-Founder and Facilitator.
UCEA Special Interest Group: Asian American & Pacific Islander Scholars in Educational Leadership, Organizations, and Policy.
09/2021 - present
- American Educational Studies Association.
Critics' Choice Book Award Selection Committee.
03/2021 - 03/2022
- Journal of Educational Administration.
Peer Reviewer.
01/2021 - 12/2021
- Vanderbilt University.
Role: Advisory Board member.
Supporting Instructional Growth in Mathematics (SIGMa): Enhancing Urban Secondary Teachers' Professional Learning through Formative Feedback (NSF-funded project, PI: Ilana S. Horn).
06/2019 - 06/2019
- University Council for Educational Administration.
Plenum Session Representative.
11/2018 - 11/2021
- Educational Administration Quarterly.
Associate Editor.
02/2018 - 12/2021
- Leadership in Education, Section of Frontiers in Education.
Editorial Board, Review Editor.
02/14/2017 - present
- University Council of Educational Administration; American Educational Research Association, Division A.
Role: Faculty Mentor .
David L. Clark Graduate Student Research Seminar in Educational Leadership and Policy.
01/2017 - 04/2017
- University Council for Educational Administration.
Role: Member.
Annual Convention Rubrics Committee.
01/2017 - 04/2017
- University Council of Educational Administration.
Role: Member.
Annual Convention Reviewer Rubrics Committee.
12/2016 - 02/2017
- University Council of Educational Administration.
Role: Member.
Equity Committee
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11/2016 - 11/2017
- University Council of Educational Administration.
David L. Clark Graduate Student Research Seminar in Educational Leadership and Policy, Faculty Mentor and Proposal Reviewer.
11/2016 - 04/2017
- Race Ethnicity & Education.
Peer Reviewer.
05/2015 - present
- University Council on Educational Administration.
Role: Member.
Barbara L. Jackson Scholar Network Advisory Committee.
05/2015 - present
- University Council on Educational Administration.
Role: Plenum Session Representative.
Representative for University of Utah on organization's governance body (Plenum Session).
11/20/2014 - 09/2017
- University Council on Educational Administration.
Program Committee for 2015 Annual Convention in San Diego, CA.
11/20/2014 - 11/23/2015
- Review of Educational Research.
Role: Peer Reviewer.
peer reviewer of new and revised submissions.
11/01/2014 - present
- Educational Administration Quarterly.
Peer Reviewer .
08/01/2014 - present
- Journal of Critical Thought and Praxis.
Peer Reviewer.
06/01/2014 - present
- American Educational Research Journal.
Editorial Board, Section on Social and Institutional Analysis.
11/2013 - 12/2015
- American Educational Research Journal.
Peer Reviewer, Section on Social and Institutional Analysis.
10/2013 - present
- Utah Afterschool Network.
team facilitator at leadership institutes.
08/2012 - 08/2014
- University of Washington College of Education.
Associated Students of the College of Education
Faculty Council Representative.
09/2009 - 06/2010
- Quest Church.
Faith and Race Seminars - co-planner, presenter, and facilitator.
01/2009 - 06/2011
- University Council on Educational Administration.
peer reviewer, paper discussant, and session chair for annual meetings, 2008-present.
09/2008 - present
- University of Washington College of Education.
Associated Students of the College of Education
Board Member.
09/2008 - 06/2009
- American Educational Research Association.
annual conferences - peer reviewer, session chair, paper discussant.
09/2007 - present
- University of Washington College of Education.
New Student Mentor.
09/2007 - 06/2011
- University of Washington College of Education.
Educators for Social Justice
Officer.
09/2007 - 06/2008
Internal Service
- Women of Color Academics.
Panelist and member,
09/2017 - present.
University service.
- Ph.D. Admissions Committee.
09/2015 - present.
Department service.
- University Teaching Committee.
Member,
08/15/2015 - 05/2018.
University service.
- Undergraduate Degree Development Committee.
Member,
10/01/2014 - 12/2014.
College service.
- "What Can I Do? An action-oriented dialogue about Ferguson and beyond," co-sponsored by College of Social Work and College of Education. Participants from across University and community members.
Planner and Facilitator,
08/15/2014 - 09/30/2014.
University service.
- Ed.D. Program Capstone Development.
Program Development ,
11/2013 - 12/2015.
Department service.
- Director of Graduate Studies.
08/2022 - present.
Department service.
- Inclusive Design/Design Justice Work Group.
College of Education Co-Facilitator,
10/2021 - 05/2022.
University service.
- Curriculum Update, Ph.D. in Educational Leadership & Policy.
08/2021 - present.
Department service.
- Retention, Promotion, and Tenure (RPT) Departmental Advisory Committee.
Chair,
08/2021 - 08/2022.
Department service.
- Retention, Promotion, and Tenure (RPT) College Advisory Committee.
08/2021 - 08/2022.
College service.
Community Partnership
- Nourishing Leadership Team Capacity for LGBTQ+ Inclusion with the Welcoming Schools Curriculum.
02/2022 - 09/2023
- Leadership and Inquiry for Turnaround, Planning Team.
07/2016 - 06/2018
- Utah Education Policy Center, Bridgeworks Speaker Series.
01/2016 - 12/2017
- Faith & Race Seminar, Presenter/Planning Team (2011) and Group Facilitator (2009), Quest Church, Seattle, WA .
09/2009 - 06/2011
Honors & Awards
- Social Justice and Transformation Award, University of Utah
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University of Utah College of Education,
04/2023
- Jay D. Scribner Mentoring Award (Nominated)
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UCEA,
11/2022
- Literati Awards, Highly Commended Paper, Journal of Educational Administration.
Emerald Publishers,
12/2020
- College of Education Teaching Award.
College of Education, University of Utah,
05/2019
- Early Career Teaching Award.
University of Utah Early Career Teaching Award,
05/2019
- Outstanding Reviewer, for peer reviews conducted for American Educational Research Journal - Section on Social and Institutional Analysis.
American Educational Research Association,
04/16/2015
- Doi Doctoral Dissertation Fund, awarded $1000.
University of Washington College of Education,
06/2010
In the Media
- https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/02/08/wasatch-front-educators-are-mostly/. 02/09/2024.
- https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2023/06/13/lets-not-surrender-our-schools/. 06/13/2023.
- Faircloth, S., Mackey, H., O’Brien, C., Watson, T., & Yoon, I. (Producers & Hosts), Nash, J.B., & Byrne-Jiménez, M. (Executive Producers). “Café UCEA Live at the Convention” [audio podcast episode]. In Café UCEA. University Council for Educational Administration. 11/2021.
- Yoon, I.H. (Producer & Host), Nash, J.B., & Byrne-Jiménez, M. (Executive Producers). (2021, September 13). “Experiences of Asian Americans Informs Leadership Preparation, Equity, and Inclusion” (No. 2) [audio podcast episode]. In Café UCEA. University Council for Educational Administration. 09/13/2021.
https://cafe-ucea.captivate.fm/episode/experiences...
- Yoon, I.H. (2021, June 2). Learn the history of inequality so we can build a better future [Commentary]. The Salt Lake Tribune, A7. 06/02/2021.
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2021/06/...
- Beachum, F. (Host). (2021, April). “Dare to be: Critical conversation about Asian discrimination with Dr. Jessica Liu and Dr. Irene Yoon” [video podcast episode]. In Education for the 21st Century. Lehigh University. 04/2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34LDr9yCzxk
- King, J. (2017, December 27). Experts: Racism exists in your school and few teachers are trained to handle it. Deseret News. 12/27/2017.
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900006386/expe...
- The Voice: Highlights from 2017. 12/20/2017.
https://vialogues.com/vialogues/play/41989
- The Voice: featuring Irene Yoon. "Trading Stories: Middle-Class White Women Teachers and the Creation of Collective Narratives about Students and Families in a Diverse Elementary School". 09/13/2017.
https://vialogues.com/vialogues/play/40085
- Michael, A., & Bartoli, E. (2014). What White Children Need to Know About Race [Theme Article]. Independent School Magazine, Summer issue. 07/2014.
http://www.nais.org/Magazines-Newsletters/ISMagazi...