Tracy Poon Tambascia

Tracy Poon Tambascia is a Professor of Clinical Education in the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California. Her areas of interest include international higher education, higher education policy, issues that affect the practice of student affairs, and minority student success in higher education. She teaches courses for doctoral students and chairs dissertations. Tambascia is active in publishing and research. She has served on numerous invited panels, presented at national conferences, and holds various editorial roles with national higher education journals and publications. Prior to this faculty role, Tambascia worked in student affairs administration. She has also served on the Board of Directors and Region VI Board for NASPA. Tambascia earned her Ed.D. in educational leadership from the University of Southern California, a M.A. in psychology from California State University, Los Angeles, and a B.A. in psychology from Occidental College.

Publications

Culturally-Aligned Mentorship of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Graduate Students and Educational Leaders
Culturally-Aligned Mentorship of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Graduate Students and Educational Leaders
Tracy Poon Tambascia, Mary Ho, Lily Parker, Jonathan Wang. © 2023. 19 pages.
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are part of a diverse community. However, this community's complexity and diversity are often overlooked due to the model...
Building Cultural Capital and Workforce Skills for Immigrants Through Adult Education in the United States
Building Cultural Capital and Workforce Skills for Immigrants Through Adult Education in the United States
Tracy Poon Tambascia, Emma Diaz. © 2021. 22 pages.
In the United States, adult education has provided an avenue for immigrants needing basic language acquisition and skills for employment. Immigrants contribute to a diverse...
Letters to My 25-Year-Old Self: Lessons Learned in a Changing Higher Education Environment
Letters to My 25-Year-Old Self: Lessons Learned in a Changing Higher Education Environment
Tracy Poon Tambascia. © 2021. 8 pages.
This chapter on leading equitable and inclusive change in higher education takes the form of three letters the author writes to her 25-year-old self. The epistolary style lends...