Anna Straetmans, M.Sc. Psychologie
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Hardy Welsch
E-Mail: anna.straetmans
Anna is a researcher and PhD candidate at FernUniversität in Hagen. She holds a Master’s degree (M.Sc.) in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy from the University of Kassel. Her research explores how universities communicate diversity, and how these messages and policies impact students’ perceptions and sense of belonging – among marginalized and non-marginalized groups. Using experiments and qualitative methods, she aims to understand both institutional and student perspectives on diversity, with the goal of promoting educational equity in higher education.
Funding
From January 2024 to March 2026, her doctoral research is funded by the Program for female professorship of the German Federal Republic and States (Professorinnenprogramm III des Bundes und der Länder).
Peer-reviewed Publications
Straetmans, A., & Rohmann, A. (2025). Botschaften der Vielfalt?! Eine Analyse der Diversitätsleitbilder staatlicher Universitäten in Deutschland. Zeitschrift Für Hochschulentwicklung, 20(2). https://doi.org/10.21240/zfhe/20-2/13
Presentations
Straetmans, A. (2024, September). Botschaften der Vielfalt?! Eine Analyse der Diversitätsleitbilder von Universitäten in Deutschland und deren Auswirkungen auf Studierende aus marginalisierten und nicht-marginalisierten Gruppen. Diversity und Diskriminierungsschutz weiterdenken – Tagung des Diversity Research Institute, Göttingen, Germany.
Straetmans, A., & Rohmann, A. (September). Messages of Diversity?! An Analysis of Diversity Mission Statements at Public Universities in Germany. GfHf-Conference, Hagen, Germany. (accepted, unable to attend due to illness)
Straetmans, A., & Rohmann, A. (2024, November). Who’s in? Exploring how diversity rationales shape definitions of diversity. Symposium on Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace, Hagen, Germany
