Rebecca Fauth, PhD, MS 

Rebecca Fauth, PhD, MS is a Research Associate Professor at Tufts University co-directing the Tufts Interdisciplinary Evaluation Research (TIER) group. She is a developmental psychologist and applied statistician specializing in research and evaluation of social policies and programs on children and families. Rebecca has methodological expertise in mixed methods research, evaluation design, and research-practice integration and has substantive expertise in the influence of poverty, neighborhoods, community, and family contexts on children’s health and development and family well-being. She is principal investigator (PI) on several evaluations focused on home visiting and other dual-generation family support programs and community-wide place-based initiatives. As part of HARC, Dr. Fauth co-develops trainings and webinars, provides technical assistance and mentorship, co-facilitates the network of learning communities, and supports other activities to promote learning and use of innovative methods. She also works to support the refinement and use of the Precision Paradigm for home visiting research.