Lisa Yiu, Ph.D. Rm 213, Runme Shaw Building, Faculty of Education, Pokfulam Rd, The University of Hong Kong (852)

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1 Education Ph.D. Lisa Yiu, Ph.D. Rm 213, Runme Shaw Building, Faculty of Education, Pokfulam Rd, The University of Hong Kong (852) Stanford University, International and Comparative Education. Dissertation Committee: Jennifer Adams, Prudence Carter, Francisco Ramirez Dissertation: Integration in China s Public Schools: Citizenship, Schooling, and Rural Migrant Youth in Urban China M.A School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Social Anthropology (Merit), Thematic Focus: Chinese Culture and Society Los Angeles Unified District Intern Program. Los Angeles, CA. California Professional Clear Single Subject Teaching Credential (Chemistry) B.S Stanford University, Chemistry (Distinction), Interdisciplinary Honors in Education. Employment/ Professional Appointments Hong Kong University, Faculty of Education, 2017-present Assistant Professor in Division of Policy, Administration and Social Sciences Education Stanford University, Graduate, Lecturer, Gender, Education, and Development University Supervisor, Stanford Teacher Education Program Stanford University, Graduate, Visiting Scholar University of Hong Kong, Wah Ching Center for Research on China, Research Associate Publications Peer-Reviewed Articles and Invited Chapters Yiu, Lisa. Forthcoming. Teacher Quality, Diversity, and Migrant Students. Routledge International Handbook of Teacher Quality and Policy, edited by Motoko Akiba and Gerald LeTendre. Routledge Press (invited chapter) Yiu, Lisa. Forthcoming. Policy Limitations for Rural Migrants Education in Shanghai. In Rural Education in China s Social Transition, edited by Gerard Postiglione and Peggy Kong. Routledge Press: Studies in Chinese Education and Society. (invited chapter) Lisa Yiu, Pg. 1

2 Yiu, Lisa. Forthcoming. Migration and Education. Routledge Handbook of Chinese Culture and Society. Routledge Press, edited by Kevin Latham. Routledge (invited chapter) Yiu, Lisa The Dilemma of Care: A Theory and Praxis of Citizenship-based Care for China s Rural Migrant Youth. Harvard Educational Review. 86(2), Yiu, Lisa and Jennifer Adams Reforming Rural Education: Understanding Teacher Expectations for Rural Youth. China Quarterly. 216: Edited Journal Volume Yiu, Lisa and Yun Luo, Guest Editors. Forthcoming. Special Issue on China s Rural Education: Chinese migrant children and left-behind children, Chinese Education and Society. Academic Honors and Fellowships 2014 Small Grant Award from Association of Asian Studies China and Inner Asia Council Awarded for research costs to expand dissertation study on integration of rural migrant children to Beijing (Direct cost: $1,300) Harvey Fellowship Awarded to Christian students who are pursuing graduate studies at premier universities and demonstrate potential to impact systemic structures in their field (Direct cost: $16,000/year) Fulbright Scholarship Awarded to conduct dissertation fieldwork on the integration of rural migrant children in Shanghai public schools (Direct cost: $20,750) Stanford Dissertation Grant in Chinese Studies Declined full award due to Fulbright funding. Received $4000 research stipend to pilot and administer school survey to in Shanghai for dissertation (Direct cost: $33,000, declined) U.S. Department of Education Grant for Training in International Databases One of 40 participants selected nationwide to attend training on National Center for Education Statistics International Databases Stanford Center for East Asian Studies Fellowship Awarded to conduct pre-dissertation research on rural migrant children s integration in Shanghai public schools (Direct cost: $5,017) Stanford Graduate Fellowship Awarded to students pursuing Stanford doctorate with intellectual potential to conduct seminal research (Direct cost: $33,000/year). Lisa Yiu, Pg. 2

3 2004 Rotary Foundation s Academic Year Ambassadorial Scholarship Awarded for M.A. Social Anthropology study at School of Oriental African Studies, University of London (Direct cost: $25,000) Phi Beta Kappa Professional Experience University Supervisor for Stanford Teacher Education Program Prepare and evaluate prospective teachers of Secondary Chemistry in the areas of content knowledge, curriculum planning, pedagogical technique and classroom management Program Evaluation Consultant on National College Advising Corps project, Evaluation and Assessment Solutions for Education (EASE). Evaluate impact of college advisers on the percentage of first-generation, low income high school students who apply and gain acceptance to college, using quantitative and qualitative methods Research Training Consultant on The Effects of State Teacher Reforms (Guopei) on Student Achievement in Rural China project for Rural Education Action Program (REAP), Stanford and Chinese Academy of Sciences, rural Shaanxi, China. Provided educational consultation on research design and data analysis for policy-action research project. Leadership duties: created and implemented data collection strategies; designed two observational instruments to measure the quality of: 1) teacher trainings, 2) teaching in rural classrooms; conducted training workshops on protocols, coding, and field data collection to economists Research Training Consultant on Integration of Rural Migrant Children in Beijing Public School Project, Youth Foundation, Hong Kong. Conducted research training on classroom observations, student interviews to examine school integration processes Research Assistant, Boarding for 10 Million, Rural Education Action Project, Stanford Graduate. Designed and implemented a child survey to assess the condition of government-sponsored boarding schools and their impact on primary-aged student development in rural Shaanxi, China. Analyzed survey results to assess whether the negative impact of boarding schools on child development may offset the benefits of residential education. Teaching Experience Undergraduate and Graduate 2017 Lecturer for Gender, Education and Development, Stanford Graduate 2015 Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Survey Research, Stanford Graduate Provided feedback and graded student surveys, managed student concerns, held office hours. Lisa Yiu, Pg. 3

4 2015 Teaching Assistant for Education, Gender and Development, Stanford Graduate Co-planned and co-led class discussion; facilitated a weekly 60-min section to promote understanding on the relationship between education, gender and development in cross-cultural contexts; advised students in developing research proposals Teaching Assistant for World, Societal, and Educational Change: Comparative Perspectives, Stanford Graduate Conceptualized, designed and taught curriculum in a weekly 60-min section to promote understanding of the relationship between education and societal development from a cross-national perspective. Key topics: globalization, nation-building, women, equity, citizenship Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Data Analysis and Interpretation, Stanford Graduate Led a weekly 60-min section to encourage active learning and conceptual understanding of descriptive and inferential statistics. 2009, 2011 Teaching Assistant for Urban Education, Stanford Graduate Led two weekly 60-min sections to encourage active learning, processing and synthesis of concepts. Supervised undergraduates on choosing a feasible topic, selecting research design and appropriate literature, and completing the quarter term paper. 2009, 2010 Teaching Assistant for Politics, Policymaking and Schooling around the World, Stanford Graduate Delivered lecture and facilitated class discussion on policymaking using case study methodology. Graded term essays and student participation, managed student concerns, held office hours. High School Chemistry Lead Teacher, Abraham Lincoln High School, Los Angeles, CA. Taught five classes of General, Honors and lower-level Chemistry to inner-city students (grades 9-12). Actively participated in school planning committee to raise high school graduation rate (50%). Led Science Department professional development to increase student scores and teacher collaboration Chemistry Teacher, Granada Hills High School, Granada Hills, CA. Taught General and Advanced Placement (AP) Chemistry to suburban students (grades 9-12). AP Chemistry Exam pass rate: 75% of 20 students (2001), 88% of 40 students (2002). Recipient of student-nominated 11 th grade Teacher of the Month International Teaching 2009 English Teacher, Stanford University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Taught English to Chinese migrant teachers in a joint research partnership English Teacher, CEO Global Ltd/China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, Beijing, China. Taught English to Chinese rural migrant children in summer camp. Lisa Yiu, Pg. 4

5 2002 English Teacher, Educational Services Exchange with China, Zhenjiang, China. Learned and applied educational techniques to teach English-as-a-Second-Language. Taught Basic and Advanced level conversational English to Chinese university professors. Invited Talks and Guest Lectures Academic Engagement of Rural Migrant Children in Beijing Schools. Invited lecture at Wah Ching Centre of Research on Education in China, Hong Kong University. Dec What is an Effective Classroom Management System? Perspectives from a US Teacher. Invited lecture at East China Normal University, Shanghai, China. Sept Selected Conference Presentations Quality Teaching for Migrant Children: Academic Diversity and High-Stakes Testing in Urban China. Paper presented at World Congress of Comparative Education Societies conference, Beijing Normal University. August Migrant Children s Educational and Family Strategies in Shanghai. Paper presented at Rural Education Development in China conference, Wah Ching Centre of Research on Education in China, Hong Kong University. October Social Change and School Integration in Urban China. Paper presented at annual meeting of the North American Chinese Sociologists Association in San Francisco. August Access and Equity for Rural Migrants in Shanghai. Paper presented at annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association in Philadelphia. April Educational Opportunity in Urban China: Migrant Youth s Access to Public Schools in Shanghai. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, Toronto, Canada. March Citizens without Benefits: The Social Consequences of Non-Citizenship Status for China s Migrant Adolescents. Invited paper at Stanford/Berkeley Immigration Conference sponsored by Stanford University and UC Berkeley. February Illegality and Belonging in Shanghai Schools: The Consequences of Non Citizenship Status for China s Migrant Adolescents. Invited paper at Illegality, Youth, and Belonging: International symposium sponsored by Harvard Graduate, University of Oxford and affiliated institutes, Harvard University. October Integrated Schooling in Post-Socialist China: Stratification within Schools. Paper presented at annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association in San Francisco. May Educational Aspirations of Migrant Children. Paper presented at Ninth Graduate Seminar on China jointly sponsored by Chinese University of Hong Kong and Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation Asia-Pacific Center for Chinese Studies in Hong Kong. Jan Lisa Yiu, Pg. 5

6 Determinants of Teacher Expectations in Rural China. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, Charleston. March Academic Community Service 2015-present Journal Reviewer for Modern China, Journal of Development Studies 2016 Judge for Social Impact Case Competition of Business Association of Stanford Served on judge committee to select Stanford team with best business solution to social issue presented by The School Fund, an international education nonprofit Organizing Committee Member for Rural Education Forum: Educating Rural and Migrant Children in China under Rapid Changes and Urbanization, University of Hong Kong Served on organizing committee to select keynote speakers and panelists for a Knowledge Exchange Forum between NGOs, academics and practitioners. Served as panel discussant to provide paper feedback and facilitated thoughtful discussion among panelists and audience Diversity Recruitment Co-Chair, Students of Color Research Network, Stanford Graduate 2009 Graduate Student Coordinator, Graduate Student Council, Stanford Graduate Co-led an undergraduate-graduate student partnership to establish a Stanford-funded mentoring program and increase racial diversity among future academic faculty. Recruited graduate students of color to mentor undergraduate students of color. Professional Memberships American Educational Research Association World Council of Comparative Education Societies Comparative and International Education Society Association of Asian Studies Languages Chinese Mandarin (Advanced in speech, writing and reading) Spanish (Proficient in speech, writing and reading) Lisa Yiu, Pg. 6