Dr. Jayne S. Werner was an American scholar and educator, and one of the leading experts on the contemporary history & politics of Viet Nam. She earned her bachelor’s degree in political science at the University of Pittsburgh in 1966, and her PhD. from Cornell University in 1976. She was a co-editor of the Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars (BCAS) from 1976 to 1980. Dr. Werner was affiliated with Columbia University from 1981 to 2015, ultimately as a research scholar at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute (2010-2015). At the time of her death, she was also Professor Emerita of political science at Long Island University.