Dr. Thao Luong
Interim Associate Program Manager, Undergraduate Business Programs
Details
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College: The Business School
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Department: The Business School
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Campus: Saigon South Campus Vietnam
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thao.luong3@rmit.edu.vn
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ORCID: 0000-0002-3932-9423
About
Thao is a hospitality trainer (CHT) and educator (CHE) certified by the Educational Institute of the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLEI). In nearly a decade of working in the service industry, Thao held different positions in Saigontourist Group, where she was mainly in charge of devising and implementing strategies of professional development for over 200 middle managers and supervisors within the company’s properties across Vietnam.
Awards & recognition:
- Doctoral Research Fellowship (DRF), Awarded by Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Nomi, Japan)
- Doctoral Research Fellowship (DRF), Awarded by Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Nomi, Japan)
- Teacher of Distinction, Awarded in 4 consecutive years (2012-2015) by Vietnam-USA Society English Training Service Center (VUS)
- Griffith Award for Academic Excellence (Top 5% Students), Awarded by Griffith University (QLD, Australia)
Awards & recognition:
- Doctoral Research Fellowship (DRF), Awarded by Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Nomi, Japan)
- Doctoral Research Fellowship (DRF), Awarded by Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Nomi, Japan)
- Teacher of Distinction, Awarded in 4 consecutive years (2012-2015) by Vietnam-USA Society English Training Service Center (VUS)
- Griffith Award for Academic Excellence (Top 5% Students), Awarded by Griffith University (QLD, Australia)
Research fields
- 3505 Human resources and industrial relations
- 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
Academic positions
- Interim Associate Program Manager
- RMIT Vietnam
- Undergraduate Business Programs
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 15 Feb 2024 – Present
- Lecturer (Human Resources Management)
- RMIT Vietnam
- Management
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 15 Feb 2023 – Present
- Doctoral Research Fellow
- Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
- Nomi Shi, Japan
- 2019 – 2022
Non-academic positions
- Vice Principal
- Saigontourist Hospitality College
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 2016 – 2019
- Corporate T&D
- Saigontourist Group
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 2012 – 2015
- HR Specialist
- Department of Health HCMC
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 2011 – 2012
- Management Trainee (Training & Development)
- FrieslandCampina (Netherlands)
- Amersfoort, Netherlands
- 2008 – 2009
- Management Trainee
- PepsiCo International
- , United States
- 2007 – 2008
Teaching interests
- Human Resources Management
- Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
- Managing People for the Future
- Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
- Managing People for the Future
Research interests
- Positive psychology
- Flow (psychology)
- Online Learning & Teaching
- Innovative HR practices
- Teacher Education
- Hospitality and Tourism Education
- Flow (psychology)
- Online Learning & Teaching
- Innovative HR practices
- Teacher Education
- Hospitality and Tourism Education