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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 practice experience working with Turkish immigrant youth in West Germany and as an anti-racist organizer in East Germany.
As an associate professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Missouri – St. Louis, Dr. Sichling teaches graduate policy and research methods courses and serves as an MSW student advisor.
He currently serves on the Board of Trustees at the Wyman Center in St. Louis.
During the fall semester of 2023 and spring semester of 2024, Dr. Sichling will be on leave from UMSL to be a visiting professor at the University of Vienna (Austria).
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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
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The true colors of the chameleon: identities of Bosnian youth in the United States
Sichling, F., Taylor, M. & Karamehić-Muratović, A., 2025, In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 51, 15, p. 4057-4073 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Frontline Politics: Street-Level Organizations, Family Unification and the Right to Asylum in Germany
Sichling, F., 2024, In: Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice. 26, 1, p. 64-80 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adventure and Spiritual Restoration: Older Adult Motivations for Undertaking a Pilgrimage on El Camino de Santiago
Nelson-Becker, H., Pickard, J. G. & Sichling, F., 2023, In: Journal of Gerontological Social Work. 66, 6, p. 822-838 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Perceptions of Parents’ Mental Health and Perceived Stigma by Refugee Youth in the U.S. Context
Karamehic-Muratovic, A., Sichling, F. & Doherty, C., 2022, In: Community Mental Health Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Perceptions of Bosnians in St. Louis
Sichling, F., Karamehić-Muratović, A., Vamas, E. & Muratović, E., Sep 2021, In: International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 84Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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