Tama Leventhal

How do housing contexts—including physical qualities, affordability, residential stability, and ownership—influence the cognitive, behavioral, and social development of economically disadvantaged youth?

How do students’ changing relationships with parents, teachers, and peers influence their math/science achievement and course taking? How do these influences shift over time and within contexts defined by their level of economic disadvantage, race/ethnicity, and immigration ...

This project addresses several issues related to adolescent development in neighborhood contexts.