M.Sc. Marie Ohlms
Since 2022 | Doctoral scholarship of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes | |
Since 2022 | PhD at Ulm University in cooperation with Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences (Prof. Dr. Uwe Kanning) | |
2019 - 2021 | M.Sc.-Studies of Psychology at Ulm University | |
2015 - 2019 | B.Sc.-Studies of Business Psychology at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences |
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Marie Ohlms
Research Assistant
Research Interests
- Gamification and game-based assessment in personnel selection
- Applicant reactions
- Personnel selection
- Challenges of digital teaching
Publications
Journal Atricles (peer-reviewed)
Ohlms, M., Voigtländer, E., Melchers, K. G., & Kanning, U. P. (in press). Is gamification a suitable means to improve applicant reactions and convey information during an online test? Journal of Personnel Psychology.
Ohlms, M. L., Melchers, K. G., & Kanning, U. P. (2023). Can we playfully measure cognitive ability? Construct-related validity and applicant reactions. International Journal of Selection and Assessment. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsa.12450
Kanning, U. P. & Ohlms, M. (2021). Hochschullehre in Zeiten von Corona. Wirtschaftspsychologie, 23(2), 44-55.
Ohlms, M., & Kanning, U.P. (2021). On the higher education teaching management in the corona crisis. Application-Oriented Higher Education Research (AOHER), 6(3), 69–72.
Book Chapter
Ohlms, M., & Kanning, U. P. (2022). Auswirkungen der Corona-Pandemie auf die Hochschullehre – Was sich Dozierende und Studierende zu Pandemiezeiten sowie langfristig wünschen [Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Higher Education - What Lecturers and Students Need during the Pandemic and in the Long Term]. In Krämer, M., Dutke, S., & Lindhaus, M. (Eds.), Psychologiedidaktik und Evaluation XIV (pp. 35-44). Shaker Verlag.
Conference Contributions
Ohlms, M. L., Melchers, K. G., Kanning, U. P., & Voigtländer, E. (2023, September 13–15). Kann Gamification mehr als nur die Bewerbendenreaktionen zu verbessern? Nutzung des Gamification-Ansatzes zur Vermittlung von Informationen während des Assessments [Can gamification do more than just improve applicant reactions? Use of the gamification approach to convey information during the assessment]. In J. M. Basch, & H. Lingel (Chairs), Digitalisierung in der Personalauswahl: Neue Trends und Erkenntnisse [Symposium]. 13th Conference of the Division of Industrial, Organizational and Business Psychology of the German Psychological Society, Kassel, Germany.
Schäpers, P., Ohlms, M. L., Braunreuther, A., & Krumm, S. (2023, September 12–15). Faire Auswahlinstrumente? Die Identifizierung von Geschlechterstereotypen in simulativen Auswahlinstrumenten - eine Inhaltsanalyse [Fair selection instruments? The identification of gender stereotypes in simulation-based selection instruments - a content analysis. In J. C. Büttner, & D. Vesper (Chairs), Ungleichheit am Arbeitsplatz und bei Auswahlverfahren [Symposium]. 13th Conference of the Division of Industrial, Organizational and Business Psychology of the German Psychological Society, Kassel, Germany.
Schäpers, P., Ohlms, M. , Braunreuther, A., & Krumm, S. (2023, September 24–27). Alte Rollenmodelle in der Personalauswahl? Ein Kodierschema zur Identifizierung stereotyper Geschlechtsannahmen in simulativen Auswahlinstrumenten [Old role models in personnel selection? A coding scheme for identifying stereotypical gender assumptions in simulative selection instruments]. In S. Detel, & P. Schäpers (Chairs), Biases in Assessments [Symposium]. 17th Conference of the Division of Differential Psychology, Personality Psychology and Psychological Diagnostics, Salzburg, Austria.
Ohlms, M. L., Braunreuther A., Krumm, S., & Schäpers, P. (2023, May 24–27). Are our selection instruments actually free of stereotypes? Development of a coding scheme to detect gender stereotypes in situational judgement tests [Conference Presentation]. 21st EAWOP Congress, Katowice, Poland.
Ohlms, M. L., Melchers, K. G., & Kanning, U. P. (2023, April 19–22). Can we Playfully Measure Cognitive Ability through a Game-based Assessment? [Conference Presentation]. 38th Annual SIOP Conference, Boston, USA.
Ohlms, M. L., Melchers, K. G., & Kanning, U. P. (2023, April 19–22). Game-Related Assessments in Personnel Selection - The Recruiters’ Point of View [Poster Session]. 38th Annual SIOP Conference, Boston, USA.
Ohlms, M., Melchers, K., & Kanning, U. P. (2022, September 10–15). Game-Based Assessment of Cognitive Ability – Validity and Applicant Reactions [Conference Presentation]. 52nd Congress of the German Psychological Society, Hildesheim, Germany. https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/dgps2022/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DGPsKongress2022_Abstractband_20220926.pdf
Kanning, U. P., & Ohlms, M. (2022, September 10–15). Hochschullehre in Zeiten der Corona-Pandemie – Erfahrungen und Erwartungen von Dozierenden und Studierenden [University Teaching in Times of the Covid-19 Pandemic - Experiences and Expectations of Lecturers and Students] [Poster Session]. 52nd Congress of the German Psychological Society, Hildesheim, Germany. https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/dgps2022/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DGPsKongress2022_Abstractband_20220926.pdf
Ohlms, M., & Kanning, U. P. (2022, May 27–28). Auswirkungen der Corona-Pandemie auf die Hochschullehre - Was sich Dozierende und Studierende zu Pandemiezeiten sowie langfristig wünschen [Effects of the Corona Pandemic on Higher Education - What Lecturers and Students Need during the Pandemic and in the Long Term] [Conference Presentation]. 14. Tagung für Psychologiedidaktik und Evaluation, Münster, Germany.
https://www.uni-muenster.de/imperia/md/content/psyipbe/vorlaufiges_tagungsprogramm.pdf