Florian Sichling

Florian Sichling is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, specializing in cross-national comparative research on immigrant youth transitions in the U.S. and Germany with expertise in longitudinal data analysis and social policy implications.

His academic credentials include:

• PhD in Social Service Administration from the University of Chicago (2015)
• MA in Social Service Administration from the University of Chicago (2007)
• BA in Social Work from the Lutheran University of Applied Sciences for Social Work (2003)

Dr. Sichling's research centers on Minority Youth Development and Transition to Adulthood through critical examinations of inequality, immigration integration, and social policy across national contexts. His methodological approach combines longitudinal data collection with in-depth interviews to analyze how neighborhood contexts and social networks shape immigrant youth outcomes, particularly among Bosnian, Syrian, and Mexican-origin populations.

His 24+ publications reveal consistent thematic focus on refugee youth housing, mental health stigma, identity formation, and policy responses to migration crises, with recent work emphasizing cross-cultural comparisons between American and German contexts.

As an educator, Dr. Sichling teaches undergraduate social work courses and advises MSW students while maintaining active scholarly engagement through journal reviewing since 2003, demonstrating sustained commitment to advancing knowledge in immigrant youth development.