Julia Nentwich

Prof. Dr. Julia Nentwich is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Psychology at the University of St. Gallen (HSG), affiliated with the OPSY-HSG department. Her work focuses on gender dynamics in organizations, qualitative research methods, and discursive psychology. She co-leads the non-tenured faculty group and teaches courses on organizational psychology, gender, and diversity. Nentwich's research explores gender practices in management, resistance to organizational change, and inclusive leadership strategies. She has held visiting researcher positions at the Norwich Business School (UK) and serves on editorial boards for journals like Gender: Zeitschrift für Kultur und Gesellschaft and Gender in Management.

Her academic contributions emphasize empirical studies of gender socialization in early childhood education, workplace inclusion initiatives, and the intersection of gender with professional roles. Notable projects include Leaders for Equality and Gender in the nursery, which investigate gender norms in childcare and corporate environments. Nentwich has received the Summa Cum Laude award for her doctoral thesis from the University of Tübingen and actively reviews for leading journals in organizational and gender studies.

Teaching activities span undergraduate and graduate levels, covering topics like climate change psychology, gender identity, and qualitative research design. She coordinates HSG's Gender Studies program and collaborates with international research networks such as EGOS Standing Working Group Gender and Diversity. Nentwich's recent work addresses male advocacy in gender equality, resistance to diversity policies, and the discursive construction of leadership roles.