Benjamin-Samuel Schlueter

Benjamin-Samuel Schlueter serves as a Research Associate (Postdoctoral Researcher) at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) in Rostock, Germany, affiliated with the Laboratory of Population Dynamics and Sustainable Well-Being. This laboratory operates under the MPIDR's research structure focused on demographic trends and societal well-being implications.

His research spans Demography, Population Dynamics, Health Demography, and Family Demography, with specific emphasis on mortality patterns and sustainable well-being. A core focus examines the impact of parental death—particularly cancer-related—on youth development, addressing vulnerabilities in family systems and health outcomes through demographic and public health lenses.

His 2025 JAMA Network Open publication on youths experiencing parental cancer death exemplifies his work at the intersection of demography and oncology. This research highlights critical subfields including child mortality trajectories, grief processes in adolescents, and longitudinal family dynamics following bereavement, reflecting broader trends in health demography and life-course analysis.

As part of the Laboratory of Population Dynamics and Sustainable Well-Being, Schlueter contributes to interdisciplinary investigations into how demographic shifts—including mortality, fertility, and migration—interact with societal sustainability and individual well-being across diverse populations.