OUR TEAM
RISES institute is comprised of members with excellent expertise and experience in the fields of education, quality assurance, educational management, psychology, infomatics and international relations

DIANE OLIVER, Ph.D
Member of Scientific Board
Dr. Diane Oliver has a Ph.D. in Education, specializing in higher education administration and leadership. She began studying higher education in Vietnam in 2000 when she was Deputy Director of the Vietnam Center at Texas Tech University. She has taught masters and doctoral courses in higher education administration at three U.S. universities. As a Fulbright Scholar in Vietnam from August 2012 to January 2013, she conducted 24 workshops on topics including strategic planning, institutional effectiveness and program review, active learning and classroom assessment techniques, and critical thinking and decision making at universities and colleges in Hai Phong, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, My Tho, Vinh Long, and Can Tho. She also conducted seminars on writing research proposals and evaluating research articles at universities in Ho Chi Minh City. She has authored and co-authored with Vietnamese colleagues three journal articles and three book chapters on higher education in Vietnam.