Dr. Marie Ohlms

I conduct research in the field of personnel selection and assessment, as well as the workplace, with a focus on digitization in these areas. In my dissertation I focused on gamification and game-based assessment in personnel selection. Furthermore, I am interested in initiatives aimed at minimizing bias and discrimination in human resources in general, and in personnel selection in particular, in order to increase diversity in work teams. Additionally, I investigate how AI-based decision-making and AI-based coaching need to be designed to foster trust and acceptance to ensure efficient and effective human-AI collaboration.

Curriculum Vitae:

Since 2024  Postdoctoral Researcher at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

2022 - 2024 Doctoral Student at Universität Ulm

2022 - 2024 PhD scholarship from the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes

2019 - 2021 M. Sc. Psychology, Universität Ulm

2015 - 2019 B. Sc. Business Psychology, Hochschule Osnabrück

 

My research interests:

-        Digitalisation in personnel selection and assessment and the workplace

-        Gamification and game-based assessment 

-        Bias and discrimination in personnel selection and assessment

-        Applicant reactions

-     AI-based decision-making and AI-based coaching

 

 

     My most recent publications:

Ohlms, M. L., Melchers, K. G., & Lievens, F. (2025). It’s just a game! effects of fantasy in a storified test on applicant reactions. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 74(1), Article e12569. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12569 

Ohlms, M. L., & Melchers, K. (2025). Are games always fun and fair? A comparison of reactions to different game-based assessments. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 33(1), e12520. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsa.12520 

Ohlms, M. L., & Melchers, K. G. (2025). Do applicant reactions to gamified cognitive ability tests differ between high- versus low-stakes settings? Journal of Intelligence, 13(3), 33. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence13030033 

Kanning, U.P. & Ohlms, M. L. (Eds.) (2025). Digitale Personalauswahl und Eignungsdiagnostik. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-68211-1 

 

For recent publications see my Google Scholar

Kontakt:
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg 
Institut für Psychologie 
Engelbergerstraße 41 
D-79106 Freiburg 
Abteilung: Wirtschaftspsychologie