Poon Wai-Yin

Pro-Vice Chancellor/ Vice President
Chinese University of Hong Kong

Professor Poon Wai-Yin Isabella obtained the BSc in Mathematics (1983) and MPhil in Statistics (1985) from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Ph.D in Biostatistics (1987) from the University of California at Los Angeles, and MBA with Distinction (1996) from the University of Hull. Professor Poon is at present a Professor at the Statistics Department of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Pro-Vice Chancellor/ Vice President of the University, responsible for education. Professor POON’s research interests focus on structural equation modeling, influence analysis, categorical data, ranking data, data with misclassification as well as applications of statistical methods in psychology, educational psychology and behavioral sciences.

Professor Poon has passionate interests in enhancing teaching and learning.  She has designed and led the implementation of many large-scale teaching-related projects and institutional researches that support the development as well as quality enhancement of teaching and learning in higher education. Professor Poon was one of the two professors in the higher education sector of Hong Kong who were conferred the Award for Teaching Excellence launched by The University Grants Committee of Hong Kong in the inaugural year 2011.