Associate Professor
My community-engaged research draws on critical theories and mixed methods to understand the roles of public schools and nonprofit organizations in youth development. I am especially interested in equity-oriented and youth-led approaches to program improvement and education reform. My current research projects focus on racial disparities in the school-to-prison pipeline, restorative justice, and participatory action research with young people.
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About Yolanda Anyon
My community-engaged research draws on critical theories and mixed methods to understand the roles of public schools and nonprofit organizations in youth development. I am especially interested in equity-oriented and youth-led approaches to program improvement and education reform. My current research projects focus on racial disparities in the school-to-prison pipeline, restorative justice, and participatory action research with young people.
| Present | Associate Professor, San Jose State University ‐ Social Work | |
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Disciplines
Grants
| 2021 | California Multitiered Systems of Support |
| University of California, Los Angeles | |
| Subaward from the Center for Transformational Schools | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $252,000 | |
| 2019 | Engaging marginalized youth in action research to define a “healthy” social media diet that promotes equity |
| University of Denver | |
| Professional Research Opportunities for Faculty | |
| Role: Consultant for Jimenez, C. & Schofield-Clark, L. | |
| $45,000 | |
| 2019 | Messaging school-based restorative practices to increase implementation uptake |
| The Barton Institute for Community Action | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator with Wiley, K. | |
| $15,000 | |
| 2019 | Sankofic journey to inclusive and affirming early care and learning environments for Black children |
| University of Denver | |
| Public Good Fund, Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning | |
| Role: Consultant for Wiley, K. | |
| $15,000 | |
| 2019 | Scoping, scaling, and benchmarking school-wide restorative practices |
| Denver Public Schools | |
| Division of Student Equity and Opportunity | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator with Wiley, K. | |
| $66,000 | |
| 2019 | The effects of engaging students in media-rich participatory action research with young people from economically distressed neighborhoods |
| University of Denver | |
| Dean’s Award for Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | |
| Role: Consultant for Schofield-Clark, L. & Jimenez, C. | |
| $5,000 | |
| 2018 | Assessing the implementation of restorative practices in schools |
| The Barton Institute for Community Action | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $4,000 | |
| 2018 | Civic engagement through the voices of Latinx youth |
| Corporation for National and Community Service | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator with Nicotera, N., McBride, A. & Pritzker, S. | |
| $100,000 | |
| 2018 | Creating schools within schools? A mixed-methods study of in-school discipline strategies and racial stratification in educational opportunity |
| The Spencer Foundation | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator with Wiley, K. | |
| $50,000 | |
| 2018 | Tools to benchmark the implementation of school-wide restorative practices |
| Denver Public Schools | |
| Division of Student Equity and Opportunity | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $80,000 |
Honors and Awards
- Excellence in Mentoring PhD Students Award
- Graduate School of Social Work 2021 Faculty Career Champion
- Career and Professional Development 2019 Public Impact Fellow
- Office of Research and Graduate Education 2019 Public Good Faculty of the Year
- Center for Community Engagement & Service Learning 2016 Excellence in Teaching Award
- Graduate School of Social Work 2016