© Marie Ohlms

Dr. Marie Ohlms

Assistant Professor

Consulting and Training for Organisations (BFO)

Organizational and Business Psychology

Fliednerstraße 21
48149 Münster

E-Mail: marie.ohlms@uni-muenster.de

Research interests

Dr. Marie Ohlms conducts research at the intersection of industrial and organizational psychology, digitalization, and human-computer interaction. Her research focuses on the digitalization of the workplace and personnel selection, with a particular emphasis on gamification and game-based assessment. In addition, she investigates how AI-supported decision-making and AI-supported coaching must be designed to foster trust and acceptance and ensure efficient and effective human-AI collaboration. Another focus of her research is on reducing bias and discrimination in organizations and promoting diversity to create inclusive and resilient work environments.

  • Digitalization in recruitment, aptitude testing, and the workplace
  • Gamification and game-based assessment
  • AI-supported coaching in work-related contexts
  • Human-AI collaboration and AI-based decision-making
  • Bias and discrimination in recruitment
  • Candidate reactions

  • Curriculum Vitae

    Education

    01/2022 – 04/2024
    University of Ulm: Dr. phil. – Psychology
    Dissertation:

    10/2019 – 11/2021
    University of Ulm: M.Sc Psychologie – 1.1 (with honors)

    09/2015 – 04/2019
    Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences: B.Sc. in Business Psychology – 1.1 (with honors)

    Professional Experience

    Since 09/2026
    University of Münster: Assistant Professor, Consulting and Professional Development for Organizations, Organizational and Business Psychology, Prof. Dr. Guido Hertel

    02/2024 – 08/2026
    Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg: Research Associate (Postdoc), Work and Organizational Psychology, Prof. Dr. Markus Langer

    12/2021 – 02/2024
    University of Ulm: Research Associate, Work and Organizational Psychology, Prof. Dr. Klaus Melchers

  • Grants

    2027–2029
    Playfully Toward the Dream Job: Development of a Theoretical Foundation for Game-Related Assessment Research in Personnel Selection and Assessment Using Self-Determination Theory
    Funded by the DFG
    Role: Project Leader
     
    2025–2028
    AngstVRei, a virtual reality application for anxiety relief in schools
    Funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BFTR). Collaborating partners: Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT; Saarland University—University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine—Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy; Pfeffermind Consulting GmbH, Artificial Rome GmbH
    Role: Project Leader
     
    2026–2030
    GAEPIS, Gamification Applied to Personnel Assessment with Social Impact
    Project Leader: Pedro Ramos Villagrasa, University of Zaragoza
    Role: Collaboration Partner
     
    2026
    Development of the innovative seminar “AI Literacy: Skills for a Reflective Approach to Artificial Intelligence” for psychology students
    Funded by the Study Proposal Budget Committee (SVB) at the University of Freiburg
    Role: Co-applicant
     
    2025–2026
    Conducting a study to develop a structured interview guide for measuring diversity competence and sensitivity
    Funded by Forum Assessment e. V. (www.forum-assessment.de)
    Role: Project Leader

  • Awards

    2022-2024
    Doctoral Fellowship from the German National Academic Foundation