Who we are

The people involved in the Youth Report

in the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research at the University of Luxembourg

Prof. Dr. Robin Samuel
Associate professor in Youth Studies
(+352) 46 66 44 9362
Prof. Dr. Helmut Willems
Professor for sociology
(+352) 46 66 44 9362
Dr. Anette Schumacher
Postdoctoral Researcher
(+352) 46 66 44 9744
Dr. Andreas Heinz
Research Scientist
(+352) 46 66 44 9746
Andreas Heinen
Research (and development) specialist
(+352) 46 66 44 9559
Dr. Caroline Residori
Research (and development) specialist
(+352) 46 66 44 9695
Dr. Sandra Biewers Grimm
Postdoctoral Researcher
(+352) 46 66 44 9557
Biewers Grimm, Sandra
Ph.D., pedagogue, Postdoctoral Researcher in the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research at the University of Luxembourg.
Research interests: non-formal and informal education, youth work, child and youth services, organisations and quality as well as qualitative research methods.
Heinen, Andreas
Graduated sociologist, Research (and development) specialist in the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research at the University of Luxembourg.
Research interests: youth research, youth policy research, youth reporting as well as qualitative research methods.
Heinz, Andreas
Ph.D., economist, Research scientist in the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research at the University of Luxembourg and head of the Luxembourgish contribution to the international WHO twin study Health Behaviour in School-aged Children.
Research interests: health and well-being of adolescents, health inequality, international comparative health research and survey methods.
Meyers, Christiane
Graduated pedagogue / DEA sociology, Research (and development) specialist in the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research at the University of Luxembourg.
Research interests: non-formal and informal learning, social and political participation, youth work as well as social engagement.
Residori, Caroline
Ph.D., sociologist, Research (and development) specialist in the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research at the University of Luxembourg.
Research interests: socio-economic inequalities, health, well-being, youth sociology and life cycle sociology.
Samuel, Robin
Prof., Ph.D., sociologist, Associate professor in Youth Studies and Head of the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research at the University of Luxembourg.
Research interests: Well-being, health, social inequality, sustainability and research methods.
Schembri, Emanuel
M.Sc. Sport Sciences, Research (and development) specialist in the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research at the University of Luxembourg.
Research interests: sport and exercise in childhood and adolescence, public health, health and wellbeing, sport and exercise therapy in oncology as well as sports medicine.
Schobel, Magdalena
Master of Arts, Research (and development) specialist in the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research at the University of Luxembourg.
Research interests: well-being and health of children and young people, national identities, migration and qualitative research methods.
Schomaker, Lea
M.Sc. Social Sciences, Social Scientist, Research (and development) specialist in the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research at the University of Luxembourg.
Research interests: social inequality, youth unemployment and NEET status, education systems and educational transitions, welfare state research.
Schulze, Tabea
M.A., Cultural and educational scientist, Research (and development) specialist in the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research at the University of Luxembourg.
Research interests: health, well-being, cultural identity and qualitative research methods.
Schumacher, Anette
Ph.D., Psychologist, Postdoctoral Researcher in the Centre for Childhood and Youth Research at the University of Luxembourg.
Research interests: non-formal education, transition, evaluation and young carers.
Willems, Helmut
Prof., Ph.D., sociologist, Professor for sociology at the University of Luxembourg.
Research interests: youth research, migration research, research on violence and conflict.