Discipline(s):
Sociology, Demography, Public Policy
Area(s) of Expertise:
Contextual Effects on Well-Being, Urban Policy, Neighborhoods & Housing, Poverty and Inequality, Family Instability & Complexity
E-Mail:
tach@wharton.upenn.edu
Background:
Laura Tach is a sociologist who studies the consequences of neighborhood inequality and housing policy for individual and collective well-being. She received her M.A. in sociology and her Ph.D. in social policy from Harvard University. Laura’s dissertation examines the social consequences of housing policies that deconcentrate poverty by replacing public housing projects with mixed-income developments. She used a variety of methods – quantitative and spatial analyses of secondary datasets, archival research on neighborhoods, and in-depth interviews with residents – to examine the social dynamics of economically integrated neighborhoods. She has also studied the causes and consequences of complex family structures. As a Health and Society Scholar, Laura will study the health effects of housing policy. In particular, she will examine the effect of urban housing policies on neighborhood health environments and resident health behaviors, and the broader implications of housing interventions for population health. In 2012, she will join the Department of Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University.
Journal Articles:
Click here for a list of Laura Tach's available publications in PubMed.
