Laura Tach is an American professor of policy analysis and management and sociology at Cornell University. She is the co-director with Rachel Dunifon of Cornell Project 2Gen, a research initiative supporting disadvantaged caregivers and children.[1] In collaboration with the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, Tach studies the relationship between opioid abuse and child maltreatment. The study was funded by a multi-year grant from the William T. Grant Foundation.[2] Tach has studied the relationship between "microenvironments", or the neighborhood blocks where one resides, affect educational success.[3]
She earned a PhD at Harvard University.[4]