Described as a practical thinker and thinking practitioner, Nadja Alexander is recognized as a global thought leader in mediation (Who’s Who Legal). Through her scholarship, she has pioneered systems and models for international comparative mediation law and theory. A prolific writer, Nadja’s research work is used internationally in the context of legal and institutional reform, mediator professionalization initiatives and mediator training and education. In the course of her dispute resolution career, she has been engaged variously as policy adviser, practitioner, researcher and trainer in more than 40 countries. Nadja has won numerous awards for her writing and training/teaching in the field.
Nadja is a foundation member of the International Advisory Board of the United Nations Global Mediation Panel, a Lead Academic for the APEC ODR Collaborative Framework, and sits on the mediation advisory board of the Vienna International Arbitration Centre (VIAC) and the Standing List of Chairpersons for the Panel of Experts under the UK-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.
Qualification
- Ph.D. (Dr. Jur.), Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
Courses Taught in SMU
- Professional Mediation Skills
- International Mediation Law and Practice
- Cross-border mediation: Professional Skills and Practice
Research Areas / Areas of Specialisation
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- International Private Law of Mediation
- International and Comparative Mediation Law and Practice
- Cross-cultural Dispute Resolution
- Mediation Advocacy
- Dispute Resolution
- Comparative Law
