Bethany Alden-Rivers

Dr. Bethany Alden-Rivers has worked in higher education for more than 23 years, serving as an academic administrator and faculty member. Before joining College for Financial Planning, Bethany served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO and as Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Chief Assessment Officer, also at Lindenwood University. Prior to joining Lindenwood, Bethany served as Associate Provost for Academic Effectiveness and Student Success at Southeast Missouri State University; Assistant Vice President for Teaching and Learning at Utah Valley University; and Head of Teaching and Learning Development at the University of Northampton, UK. Bethany has taught courses in accounting, management, statistics, digital instruction, research methods, and leadership for multiple institutions across three different countries: China, the UK, and the USA.

In 2013, she was recognized as a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy for excellence in teaching. Bethany holds a PhD in Adult Learning, Assessment, and Performance and a Master of Research Methods (MRes) from the Institute of Educational Technology at The Open University, UK; she also holds an MBA and BS in Finance from Missouri State University. Bethany has a portfolio of published scholarly work and has collaborated on several large grant-funded research projects with UK and EU partners. She served as a visiting researcher at the Institute of Pedagogy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden and at the University of Turku, Finland during 2010-2011. Her research interests include reflective learning, epistemological development, learning analytics, and social innovation. Bethany holds credentials in project management, leadership coaching, college and university planning, and is a peer reviewer for the Higher Learning Commission.