Catherine Ayoub , EdD, MN, RN

Dr. Ayoub's present research centers on the developmental consequences and emotional adjustment of children who have experienced child maltreatment, chronic illness, and difficult parental divorce, as well as witnessed domestic and community violence

Ongoing research in prevention and intervention systems for young, at-risk children, including playing a central role in the current longitudinal evaluation of children and families in Early Head Start, and an innovative systems-wide preventive intervention related to depression and parenting within early childhood care systems.

Developmental study of maltreated children and their parents in child care

A study of Munchausen by Proxy families

A project that explores the impact of conflicted divorce and family violence on children

Working with other Harvard faculty to design, implement and evaluate programs for children birth to 6 years living in poverty for the Ministry of Education in Chile