Laura Tach Explained

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]

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Notes and References

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