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Tama Leventhal is a Professor and Chair of the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study & Human Development at Tufts University, with a joint appointment in the Department of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning. She holds a PhD in Developmental Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University (1999) and a BA in Psychology from Colgate University (1991).
Her research focuses on the intersection of child development and social policy, particularly examining how neighborhood and housing contexts influence children, youth, and families. Key interests include poverty, immigrant families, and the effects of housing policies on child well-being. She co-directs the Housing and Children's Healthy Development Study, a large-scale experimental and non-experimental project.
- Affiliations: Co-Director, Housing and Children's Healthy Development Study; Chair, University-Based Child and Family Policy Consortium; Board Member, Council on Contemporary Families.
- Grants: Over 11 grants funded since 2013, including studies on housing trade-offs, Head Start programs, and STEM education for Mexican-origin children.
- Awards: William T. Grant Scholar, Foundation for Child Development Young Scholar, and HUD Postdoctoral Urban Scholar.
Her work bridges academia and policy, with over 55 publications in journals like Child Development and Health Affairs. Recent research highlights include experimental evidence on housing vouchers and the role of neighborhood resources in STEM pathways for immigrant youth.
