Laura Tach

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]

  1. ^ "Laura Tach". Cornell College of Human Ecology. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Cornell awarded $650,000 grant to fight opioid abuse". Ithaca Journal. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  3. ^ Campbell, Alexia Fernández (23 May 2016). "Neighborhoods Can Shape Success, Down to the Level of a City Block". The Atlantic. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  4. ^ https://sociology.cornell.edu/laura-tach