Sören Kliem

Prof. Dr. Sören Kliem is a full professor of Social Sciences (W2, tenured) at Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena (University of Applied Sciences). He specializes in criminology and psychology, focusing on prevention programs for teen dating violence (TDV), domestic violence, and early childhood interventions. His research spans 130+ peer-reviewed articles, with an h-index of 35 and over 6,100 citations.

• Affiliations: Head of teaching evaluation in Social Work program, former interim professor at University of Brunswick (2016–2018), and lead researcher at the Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony (KFN, 2015–2019).
• Education: PhD in Clinical Psychology (summa cum laude, 2015) and Diplom in Psychology (2010) from TU Braunschweig.
• Research: Leads projects like ProKindLang (BMBF-funded) and evaluates interventions for disadvantaged families. Collaborates with institutions like Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and the German Institute for Employment Research.

Key Research Areas: Longitudinal studies on home visiting programs, domestic violence during pandemics, and right-wing extremism among youth. His work bridges criminology, psychology, and public health.

Awards: 2021 Research Award from EAH-Jena, multiple scholarships including German Academic Scholarship Foundation, and recognition for methodological contributions in criminology.

Grants: Secured funding from BMBF for projects like ProKindLang and SoLawi-Gun. Collaborates in the RaDiGe research network.