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Sr. Fellow Bill Harris Promotes Action to Change the Outcomes of Traumatized Children

Tisch Senior Fellow Bill Harris co-authored "Opportunities to Change the Outcomes of Traumatized Children."

This initiative of OhioCanDo4Kids aims to inform policy makers and the public about the costs and consequences of child maltreatment.

Faculty Profile

Richard Lerner

Richard Lerner
Professor, child development

WHY TUFTS: “Tufts has a great liberal arts tradition and is making a difference in the world for individuals, communities and civil society more
generally.

Having the opportunity to work at an institution that has this traditional excellence and yet this commitment, this pillar, to application to real world service is just an enormous opportunity, a great gift.”

CURRENT RESEARCH: Groundbreaking work on the nature of positive development among adolescents. Several longitudinal studies are underway exploring how adolescents develop in positive ways and how this development is juxtaposed with risk behaviors (alcohol, drug use, unsafe sex, delinquency, etc.) often seen during this period.

LATEST BOOK: Liberty: Thriving and Civic Engagement Among America’s Youth

AFTER-HOURS: “I like to spend time with my kids and my wife, who is a professor at Boston College. I also jog everyday and do crossword puzzles.”