Dorothee Guggisberg

Dorothee Guggisberg is the Dean of the Lucerne School of Social Work at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. She holds an Executive Master of Public Administration from the University of Bern and has extensive experience in social work education and management.

• Education: Executive Master of Public Administration (2009), University of Bern
• NDK in Social Sciences Research (2002-2003), University of Zurich
• Diploma in Social Work (1986), Bern University of Applied Sciences

Research Interests focus on Migration, Integration, Social Assistance, and Organizational Development. Her work explores systemic poverty prevention, housing market challenges, and community-based social practices.

Publications include analyses of Swiss social services, labor market integration, and housing precarity, with interdisciplinary keywords spanning Social Policy, Community Development, and Public Administration.

Mandates include membership in the Eidgenössische Koordinationskommission für Familienfragen (EKFF) (2012-2024) and the board of the Asylorganisation Zürich (AOZ) (since 2018). She has held leadership roles in Caritas Bern, social statistics committees, and housing advocacy groups.