Freya Grimme

Professional Experience

Since 04/2023: Research Associate, Department of Occupational, Organizational and Social Psychology, Technical University of Braunschweig

04/2021 - 02/2022: Training as a career coach, TU Braunschweig

03/2020 - 03/2023: Student Assistant, Department of Occupational, Organizational and Social Psychology, Technical University of Braunschweig

06/2021- 09/2021: Student Assistant, Diversity Coordination Office Technical University of Braunschweig

08/2019- 10/2019: Internship, Personal Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in the field of PSC Wer Hannover (NH-D/F)

10/2018- 07/2019: Training as a group coach for international students, Technische Universität Braunschweig

University Education

10/2017 - 03/2023: Psychology (Master of Science), Technical University of Braunschweig

• Master’s thesis topic: Network behaviour and career success- How FLINTA* use their social capital.

02/2022- 06/2022: Erasmus+ semester abroad as part of the M.Sc.Psychologie, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

10/2017- 09/2020: Psychology (Bachelor of Science), Technical University of Braunschweig

• Bachelor thesis topic: Operationalization of gender in German-speaking research.

Volunteer Work

02/2018 - 02/2024: Youth consultant, Youth consultation mondo X

Courses

Seminar: PERFORM- Training & Transfer (Master)

Seminar: Career Coaching (Master)

Seminar: SCOUT - Program to support and network international students (cross-degree program) until 2024
 

Journal Paper

Grimme, F. & Kauffeld, S. (2025). Netzwerke, die wirken: Schlüssel zum Erfolg von Frauennetzwerken. PERSONALquarterly, 77 (2), 25-31

Conference contributions

Grimme, F., Ritter, M., & Kauffeld, S. (2024a). Welche Position nehmen Frauen in formellen und informellen Wissensnetzwerken im MINT-Bereich ein? Paper presented at the 53rd DGPs Congress, Vienna, Austria

Grimme, F., Ritter, M., & Kauffeld, S. (2024). What position do women occupy in formal and informal knowledge networks in the STEM sector? Paper presented at the 44th INSNA Conference Sunbelt, Edinburgh, UK.

Ritter, M., Grimme, F., & Kauffeld, S. (2024). Bridging boundaries: Exploring knowledge transfer in STEM through inter- and intraorganizational networks. Paper presented at the 44th INSNA Conference Sunbelt, Edinburgh, UK.

Grimme, F., Wittner, B., Kauffeld, S. (2023). Networking behavior and Career Success-How do women use their social capital in formal networks?. Paper presented at 7th European Social Networks Conference (EUSN), Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Wittner, B., Huemer, A.K., Grimme, F., Wende, A, Klauke, F. &, Kauffeld, S. (2020). Entwicklung eines Instruments zur Operationalisierung von Gender in der deutschsprachigen Forschung. Vortrag auf der Konferenz „Queere und feministische Perspektiven für die Psychologie“, Bochum.