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Tovah P. Klein
Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology
Director of the Barnard College Center for Toddler Development
Tovah P. Klein, adjunct associate professor of psychology and director of the Barnard College Center for Toddler Development, joined the faculty in 1995.
At the Barnard College Toddler Center, Professor Klein and her research team study children's social development, the influence of parents on children's development, and the experience of parenting young children. In the parenting work, the research focuses on mothers' and fathers' transition to parenthood and on work and family issues. Another line of research focuses on the impact of trauma on young children and their families, looking at children who were direct witness to the events of 9/11.
In addition to being a developmental advisor for Sesame Street, Professor Klein is on the advisory boards for Room to Grow and NYC Voices of Childhood. She is the mother of three boys.
Selected Publications
"Young Children's Responses to September 11th: The NYC Experience" (with E. R. DeVoe, et al.), Infant Mental Health Journal (In press)
"Post-9/11 Mental Health Service Help-Seeking among a Group of Highly Exposed New York City Parents" (with E. R. DeVoe, et al.), Families in Society 88 (2007)
"Cognitive Imitation in Typically-Developing 3- and 4-Year Olds and Individuals with Autism" (with F. Subiaul, et al.), Cognitive Development 22 (2007)
"Post-9/11 Helpseeking by New York City Parents on Behalf of Highly Exposed Young Children" (with E. DeVoe and W. Bannon), Journal of Orthopsychiatry 76 (2006)
"Mothers' Reflections on Raising a Child with a Craniofacial Anomaly" (with A. Pope, et al.), Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 43 (2006)
"Psychological Impact of Terrorism on Children and Families in the United States" (with B. Pfefferbam, et al.), in The Trauma of Terrorism: Sharing Knowledge and Shared Care, An International Handbook, ed. Y. Danieli, et al. (Routledge, 2005)
"Parents’ Relationships with Their Parents and Peers: Influences on Children’s Social Development" (with C. Grimes and M. Putallaz), in Children's Peer Relations: From Development to Intervention, ed. J. Kuperschmidt and K. A. Dodge (Washington, DC: APA Press, 2004)
"Play: Children's Context for Development" (with D. Wirth and K. Linas), Young Children 58 (2003)
Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology, Director of the Barnard College Center for Toddler Development
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EDUCATION:
B.A., University of Michigan
M.A., Ph.D., Duke UniversityRELATED LINKS:
SPECIALIZATIONS:
Developmental and clinical psychology
Social and emotional development in children
Work and family issues
Parenthood