TEACHING & LECTURING
Good teaching makes room for curiosity.
As a teacher, I make complex ideas and research accessible, foster critical thinking and genuine discussion, and create a learning environment where curiosity can flourish. I teach across university, executive-education, and organizational settings, with expertise spanning organizational culture and leadership, gender and diversity, political science and international relations, and social-science research and academic practice.
What I teach
My teaching draws on an interdisciplinary background spanning political science, organizational research, gender and diversity, and social-science methods. Alongside my academic work, I draw on nearly a decade of applied research, consulting, commissioned studies, and training with organizations. I am particularly interested in helping students see how academic theories and evidence connect to the institutions, organizations, and social structures that shape their lives.
Areas of expertise
Organizations & Management: Organizational culture · leadership · equitable people practices and 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
Selected teaching experience
I provide structure, research, and judgment while helping the student build the confidence and independence to make thoughtful decisions about their own academic life.
University courses
University of St. Gallen
Inclusive Leadership – How Do We Lead Teams in the Future?
Instructor of Record · MA · 2023 & 2024Inclusive Leadership of Diverse Teams
Instructor of Record · MA · 2020–2022Family Politics
Instructor of Record · BA · 2020
Columbia University
Conceptual Foundations of International Relations
Instructor · MA · SIPA · 2015Introduction to International Relations
Instructor of Record · BA · 2014
Executive education
& coaching
University of St. Gallen
Aiming Higher Women’s Leadership Programme
Lecturer & Writing Coach · 2019–2024Successful through Diversity and Inclusion
Lecturer · 2023–2025BA & MA Thesis Supervision
Leadership · diversity · organizations · social policy · 2019–2025Academic Writing Coaching
Undergraduate · graduate · executive education · 2019–2025
Workshops, trainings & talks
Alongside academic teaching, I have worked with organizations and companies to translate research into practice through workshops, training, and talks on a wide range of subjects.
Workplace culture
Workplace culture analysis
Employee focus groups
Equitable people practices and processes
Diversity & inclusion
Unconscious bias training
Inclusive leadership workshops
The future of DEI
DEI, algorithms and AI
Work-life compatibility
Parental leave
Part-time work and leadership
Organizational support for fertility and family planning
Formats include guest lectures, workshops, facilitated sessions, corporate training, and keynote or invited talks.
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