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Ann Easterbrooks is a Professor in the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study & Human Development at Tufts University. She has held this position since 2003, previously serving as Associate Professor (1991-2003) and Assistant Professor (1985-1991). Her work focuses on developmental thriving in infants, young children, and parents through a bioecological framework.
- PhD: Developmental Psychology, University of Michigan (1982)
- MS: Developmental Psychology, University of Wisconsin (1978)
- BA: Developmental and Child Clinical Psychology, University of Washington (1976)
Her research interests include resilience, maternal depression, parent-child emotional availability, emotion regulation, child maltreatment, and the impact of relationships on child development. She leads major studies such as the Massachusetts Healthy Families Evaluation (randomized controlled trial assessing home-visiting programs for young parents) and the Toddler Development Project (examining internationally-adopted toddlers' adaptation).
Collaborations involve Tufts School of Medicine and University of Massachusetts Medical School on childhood obesity prevention. She emphasizes translational research to inform policies and programs enhancing family well-being.
