Personal profile

About

Florian Sichling is a social worker from Germany. He received his Ph.D. from the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago in 2015. His research examines the transition to adulthood of disadvantaged immigrant and minority youth in the U.S. and Germany. Prior to pursuing his doctorate, Dr. Sichling gained practical experience working with Turkish immigrant youth in West Germany and as an anti-racist organizer in East Germany. As an assistant professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Dr. Sichling teaches undergraduate courses and serves as an MSW student advisor.

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Education/Academic qualification

School of Social Service Administration, PhD, University of Chicago

… → 2015

School of Social Service Administration, MA, University of Chicago

… → 2007

Social Work, BA, Lutheran University of Applied Sciences for Social Work

… → 2003

Research Interests

  • Minority Youth Development
  • Transition to Adulthood
  • Inequality
  • Comparative Research
  • Social Policy
  • Immigration and Immigration Integration
  • International Social Work
  • Immigrant Youth
  • Youth Development
  • Longitudinal Data Collection & Analysis
  • Interviews
  • Languages: English
  • German
  • and Cross-National Comparative Research

Disciplines

  • Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Social Work