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Lena Knappert is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Management and Organization, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She holds a PhD in International Human Resource Management from ESCP Europe (Berlin, 2014). Her research focuses on workplace diversity and inclusion, with a multiactor and context-sensitive approach. She teaches courses on Diversity and Inclusion, Performance Management, and Psychological Foundations of Managing People.
- PhD: International Human Resource Management, ESCP Europe (Berlin, 2014)
- Previous positions: Assistant Professor at Tilburg University and Ozyegin University, and management consultancy roles in Germany and Singapore.
Her research explores topics such as refugee integration, inclusive leadership, and organizational inequality. Key publications include work in Political Psychology and Human Resource Management Review.
Awards: Top Downloaded Article (Political Psychology, 2021), Best Reviewer Award (Academy of Management Discoveries, 2021).
Teaching and supervision: She mentors PhD and Master’s students and offers workshops on diversity and inclusion. Notable datasets include the TakeCareBnB study on refugee integration.
Grants include IXAnet funding for D&I masterclasses and research support from the German Research Fund and European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology.



