Associate Director
University of Missouri at Kansas City
A career educator, Dr. Poos is currently the Associate Director in the Institute for Urban Education (IUE). As Associate Director, Dr. Poos is responsible for teacher pathway programs, community partnerships and engagement, and student support. Dr. Poos has experience in both k-12 and higher education. Having started his career in education as a middle and high school social studies teacher, Dr. Poos then moved into school counseling before going into academia and higher education.
Dr. Poos has particular expertise in high school pipeline programming and teacher recruitment having spent the last 5 years involved in GYO design and implementation. As well, Dr. Poos’s research focuses on issues related to the historical and social context of schooling. In particular, Dr. Poos is interested in the history of urban education, urban teacher preparation, social justice education, and diversity and educational equity. Dr. Poos has written and published broadly in these areas and has presented his work around the country.
Dr. Poos has long been committed to work around equity and justice in education and the community at large. Most notably, Dr. Poos has been involved in Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity (National SEED Project: https://nationalseedproject.org/about-us/about-seed) programming and has served on the board of directors for the AdHoc Group Against Crime and currently sits on the board of directors for the Center for Conflict Resolution.
A GYO Agenda for Justice and Equity
Friday, February 16, 2024
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST