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Debra A. Noumair is Professor of Psychology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, and Founder & Director of the Executive MA Program in Change Leadership (XMA) within the Department of Organization and Leadership. She actively engages in teaching, consulting, coaching, and research, focusing on systems psychodynamics applied to organizational change. Her work emphasizes systemic thinking, addressing covert dynamics in social systems, and advancing underrepresented groups through executive coaching and systemic barrier analysis.
- B.A., Boston University
- Ed.M. & Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
Professor Noumair’s research integrates systems psychodynamics with organizational development, creating frameworks like X-Ray Vision to analyze group and organizational dynamics. She has co-authored seminal texts including Organization Development: A Process of Learning & Changing and co-edited the Research in Organization Change and Development book series. Her collaborations span private, public, and nonprofit sectors globally, with leadership programs in the U.S., Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
Her scholarly contributions include foundational work on inclusive leadership, social identity dynamics, and behavioral science applications in organizational settings. She serves on editorial boards for journals such as The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science and Organisational and Social Dynamics, and sits on the Academic Board of Mind Gym, an international behavioral science firm.
- Teachers College Teaching Award (2020, 2022)
- Fellow, A.K. Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems
As a core faculty member in the Consulting & Coaching for Change Program (Oxford Said Business School & HEC-Paris) and director of executive education globally, she bridges academic theory with practical organizational transformation. Her teaching philosophy emphasizes co-creation of learning environments that foster personal and professional growth.
