Thoughtful teaching for curious students.
Admissions Counseling · Test Preparation · Research & Writing Support · Lecturing
BASED IN APELDOORN · WORKING ACROSS THE NETHERLANDS AND INTERNATIONALLY
Whether I am working with a student applying to college or graduate school, preparing for standardized tests, undertaking a major research project, or teaching a university course, my approach begins in the same place: understanding the students in front of me. What are their goals and challenges? What will help them engage, learn, and grow? From there, I aim to build the skills, confidence, and intellectual toolkit they need not only for the task at hand, but for whatever comes next.
How I support students
ADMISSIONS COUNSELING
Finding your academic home.
The college and graduate school admissions landscape can feel overwhelming, particularly for international students and families navigating multiple educational systems. I help you get oriented, develop an appropriate strategy, and identify universities where you will thrive.
University selection & admissions strategy
College essays & personal statements
Application review & interview preparation
TEST PREPARATION
Building confidence through preparation.
There is no shortage of SAT, ACT, and GRE advice: The challenge is knowing what applies to you and where to focus your resources. I help you prepare in a way that fits your strengths and areas for improvement, so you can achieve the score that best supports your goals.
SAT | ACT | GRE preparation
Individualized study plans
Test-taking strategy & skill development
RESEARCH & WRITING
The greatest challenge in a research project is rarely the writing itself, but everything that comes first: Defining the question, gathering and analyzing data, and crafting a coherent argument. From there, I'll help you stay on track from first outline to final submission.
From idea to evidence to argument.
IB Extended Essays
Bachelor's & Master's theses
Research design, writing & revision
Meaningful educational decisions begin with asking the right questions.
My teaching and lecturing practice
Alongside my work with individual students, I teach in classrooms and across university, executive-education, and organizational settings. My approach centers on making complex ideas and research accessible, fostering critical thinking and genuine discussion, and creating safe learning environments in which students can be intellectually challenged.
Areas of expertise
Organizations & Management: Organizational culture · leadership · equitable people practices & processes · responsible management
Gender, Diversity & Inclusion: Gender and work · diversity and inclusion · workplace inequality · work-life compatibility · work-family policies
Political Science & International Relations: International security · political institutions · international relations
Research & Academic Practice: Qualitative research methods · research design · academic research and writing
Explore my teaching
I teach undergraduate and graduate students, executive-education participants, and professional audiences, both in person and online.
Interested in working together? I welcome enquiries about course and guest teaching, thesis supervision, executive education, and workshops and training for organizations.
Meet Nora
“I don’t believe in helping students get into any top university. I believe in helping them find their university.”
I believe good teaching begins with understanding the student in front of me. My education at Wellesley College, doctoral study and teaching at Columbia University, work as a researcher at ETH Zurich, and later work as a lecturer and thesis advisor at the University of St. Gallen have shaped my belief that students thrive when they are challenged intellectually, taken seriously, and supported as individuals.
Wellesley College, BA · Columbia University, PhD · ETH Zurich · University of St. Gallen
Nearly two decades across teaching, research, mentoring & advising
Pull up a chair.
Good work often begins with a conversation. What do you have in mind? Let’s explore whether working together makes sense.
Prefer email? nora@norakeller.com