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.

[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.