Learn from the best

Learning cohorts in Oregon State's adult and higher education doctoral program are led by world-class faculty, who are known for their research, expertise and innovation.

Oregon State faculty researchers are published nationally and internationally in top tier, peer-reviewed, educational journals.

Program faculty

Gloria Crisp, Ed.D.

Gloria is a professor in the adult and higher education program. Her research, supported by the National Science Foundation, the Association for Institutional Research and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, is focused toward studying the relationship between promising and high impact programs and students’ academic success outcomes at colleges and universities.

Jon Iftikar, Ph.D., J.D.

Jon is an assistant professor of practice whose research, grounded in critical perspectives, focuses on race and racism in higher education. He teaches courses in Asian American Studies, College Composition, Student Affairs, and Educational Leadership. Jon holds a J.D. in Critical Race Studies from UCLA and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has also worked as an academic advisor and distance program coordinator.

Bach Mai Dolly Nguyen, Ph.D.

Dolly is an assistant professor in the adult and higher education program. Her research examines how categorization reveals, maintains, and mitigates inequality in education, with particular attention to racial and organizational classifications. In combination, these areas of research have manifested in studies on minority serving institutions, ethnic stratification, and organizational behavior.

Tenisha Tevis, Ph.D.

Tenisha is an associate professor in the adult and higher education program. Her research focuses on underserved students’ transition to college, the role administrators play in facilitating this process and how social contexts impact educational outcomes. Her research interest includes sociology of education, school composition, college entrance exams, degree expectations, and first generation students.