Tamara Goldman Sher, Ph.D. (November 9, 1962) is a licensed clinical psychologist and professor at The Family Institute at Northwestern University.

In 2011, Sher left IIT as a full professor to join The Family Institute at Northwestern University as their vice president for research.

[15][17][18] In addition, she is on the editorial board of the APA Journal of Family Psychology,[14] a member of the National Institute of Health's Behavior Change Consortium,[4] and sits on the Clinical Oversight Committee for the Cancer Wellness Center.

Working out of labs at both the Illinois Institute of Technology and Rush University Hospital, Sher's team recruited 160 participants (approximately 35% minorities, 30% women) in which one member suffered from a cardiovascular event (e.g., myocardial infarction, bypass graft surgery, angioplasty).

Using a short term couples intervention strategy designed to optimize relationships and reduce interpersonal stress, the team focused on three areas of change: exercise, weight management, and compliance with lipid-lowering medication.