People

Prof Karin S. Moser, PhD

Welcome to my Lab!

I am a Social and Organisational Psychologist and University Professor with an international career in academia as well as in consulting, executive education, coaching, and expert advisory with public and private sector organisations as well as governments. I am also an experienced executive leader, with a proven track record up to C-level.

Multilingual in English and German (bilingual/native), and French (fluent), and a Swiss National, I hold a PhD in Social Psychology and a MSc in Psychology, Computer Science, and Social Anthropology, as well as a Swiss Baccalaureate and a US High School Diploma.

My Expertise and my Passions

My expertise focuses on cooperation, communication, and decision-making at work. I am passionate about understanding the conditions for prosocial behaviour and social sustainability in groups and organisations, with in depth knowledge about the impact of digitalisation, intercultural differences and social norms, and knowledge sharing and expertise transfer on performance, motivation, and wellbeing at work.

Favouring an interdisciplinary approach, I draw on concepts in organisational and social psychology, and behavioural and cognitive science, with a wide range of methods, from experimental studies, surveys, and interviews to workplace interventions. My goal is always a high transfer value and benefit for corporate and public sector practice and leadership.

My research is widely published in leading academic and practitioner outlets, and has received international recognition, multiple awards, and honorary professorships. I secured extensive funding from industry and research councils, collaborating closely with corporate, public sector, and non-profit clients through research, consulting, advisory, and executive training. My research has featured in major international media such as BBC, Financial Times, Wired Magazine, and NZZ.

Known for my collaborative approach to teamwork, leadership, and mentoring, with a proven record of excellence in collaboration with private and public sector organisations, in executive teaching, supervision, impactful research, strategy development, and academic leadership.

Academic Appointments include

University of Queensland, School of Psychology, Australia, Honorary Professor
University of Bern, Switzerland, Affiliate Professor, Continuing and Executive Education
Swiss Distance University, Full Professor in Social and Organisational Psychology
LSBU Business School, London, UK, Full Professor in Organisational Behaviour
Founder and Director of the London Centre for Business and Entrepreneurship Research LCBER
University of Cambridge, Winton Centre for Risk & Evidence Communication, Affiliate Professor
University of Singapore, NUS Business School, Centre on AI Technology for Humankind, Affiliate Professor
London Metropolitan University, School of Business and Law, UK, Honorary Professor
Co-Founder and Steering Group Centre for Organisational Studies, Roehampton University London, UK
Roehampton University London, UK, Associate Professor in Social and Organisational Psychology
Aston Business School, UK, Visiting Professor, Work and Organizational Psychology Group
University of Göttingen, Germany, Endowed Research Chair Social and Economic Psychology (C3)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA, Senior Visiting Fellow (Prof. Joe McGrath), Social Psychology
University of Zurich, Assistant Professor in Social Psychology, Switzerland
ETH Zurich, Senior Lecturer in Work Psychology & CI InnoSwiss consortium on Knowledge Management, Switzerland
University of St. Gallen, Lecturer, Research Institute for Organizational Psychology, Switzerland
Dresden University of Technology and University of Trier, both in Germany, Doctoral Research Fellow
University of Bern, Switzerland, Research Associate in a SNSF Project on Gender Equality

Academic Leadership and Service include

President, Swiss Distance University, Switzerland
Founder and Director London Centre for Business and Entrepreneurship Research LCBER, UK
Lead Digital Economy Research Group, LSBU Business School, UK
Dean of Research & Enterprise and Executive Leadership, LSBU Business School, UK
Head of Department for Management, Marketing and People, LSBU Business School, UK
Co-Founder and Steering Group Centre for Organisational Studies, Roehampton University London, UK
Member University Ethics committee, Roehampton University London, UK
Member of the University Equality Commission, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Member of professorial appointment committees at various universities (continuously since 2002), with chairing and decision-making responsibilities for hiring new professors since 2016