Cornell University

What are the impacts of different welfare-to-work interventions on the children of former recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 20 years later, and how do impacts vary by gender and age of exposure to the policy changes?

The partnership will respond to increasing rates of opioid abuse and child maltreatment in low-income, rural communities in upstate New York.

Tach has accumulated experience mentoring seven doctoral students in a formal mentoring capacity, serving on committees, supervising research assistantships and collaborating with students on research projects.

How do unstable and complex family structures affect adolescents’ well-being?

Do scholarship programs that provide academic and social supports help high-achieving, low-income students enroll in and graduate from flagship colleges?

This award will support further development and testing of a survey instrument to assess differences in youth’s mentoring experiences.

Does the quality of the home, school, and community settings of rural adolescents affect subsequent levels of mental health and physiological stress?

To what extent are grandparents involved with their grandchildren, how does this involvement change during adolescence, and what are the implications of grandparent involvement for youth?

How does poverty affect youth development in rural areas? What physical and psychosocial factors in children’s homes and communities explain why some children do well while others do poorly?