Research and Educational Centers 


Bioengineering Center

Professor David Kaplan, Director
Dr. Clarissa Ceruti, Associate director

The center is located in the Science and Technology Center, 4 Colby Street. For more information, visit http://ase.tufts.edu/bioengineering/ or call 617-627-2580.



Center for Applied Child Development 

Lynn Schade, Director

The center is located at 177 College Avenue. For more information, visit http://ase.tufts.edu/cacd_outreach or call 617-627-2892.


Center for Cognitive Studies

University Professor Daniel C. Dennett, Director

The center is located in 111 Miner Hall. For more information, visit http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud or call 617-627-3297.



Center for Engineering Educational Outreach

Professor Chris Rogers, Director

The Center for Engineering Educational Outreach is located in the lower level of Curtis Hall. The facility has a large workshop area, a conference room, an education resource library, and support offices. For more information, visit www.ceeo.tufts.edu, call 617-627-5684, or e-mail chris.rogers@tufts.edu.



Center for Field Analytical Studies and Technology

Associate Professor Albert Robbat, Jr., Director

The center is located in Pearson Hall. For more information, call 617-627-3474, or e-mail albert.robbat@tufts.edu.


Center for Reading and Language Research

Professor Maryanne Wolf, Director

The center is located in Miller Hall. For more information, visit http://ase.tufts.edu/clrl/ or call 617-627-3815.



Center for Science and Mathematics Teaching

Research Professor Ronald Thornton, Director

The center is located at 4 Colby Street in the Science and Technology Center. For more information, visit http://ase.tufts.edu/csmt/ or call 617-627-2825.


Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies

Professor Ayesha Jalal, Director

The center is located at 102 East Hall. For more information, call 617-627-2133, or visit http://ase.tufts.edu/southasian.



Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies

Leila Fawaz, Issam M. Fares Professor of Lebanese and Eastern Mediterranean Studies, Director

The Fares Center is located in the Cabot Intercultural Center, 160 Packard Avenue. For more information, visit http://farescenter.tufts.edu or call 617-627-6560.


Alan Shawn Feinstein International Famine Center

Peter Walker, Director

The center has offices at 126 Curtis Street on the Medford campus. For more information, visit www.famine.tufts.edu/ or call 617-627-3423.


Global Development and Environment Institute (G-DAE)

William A. Moomaw, Codirector
Neva Goodwin, Codirector

G-DAE is located in Blakeley Hall at the Fletcher School. For more information, visit http://ase.tufts.edu/gdae or call 617-627-3530.



Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development

Professor Richard Lerner, Director
Deborah L. Bobek, Managing director

The center is located on the third floor of the Lincoln Filene Center. For more information, visit http://ase.tufts.edu/adsi or call 617-627-5558. or call 617-627-5558.


Thermal Analysis of Materials Processing Laboratory

Research Assistant Professor Peter Y. Wong, Director

TAMPL is housed in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. For more information, visit http://www.tufts.edu/as/tampl, e-mail pwong@tufts.edu, or call 617-627-5162.



Tufts Institute of the Environment (TIE)

William A. Moomaw, Director

TIE is located in Miller Hall. For more information, visit http://www.tufts.edu/tie or call 617-627-3645.



Tufts University Center for Children 

Howard Spivak, M.D., Director
Lois Wainstock, Associate director

TUCC is located in the lower level of Carmichael Hall, Room 40. For more information, visit http://www.tucc.tufts.edu or call 617-627-4375.


WaterSHED Center

Research Professor Paul Kirshen, Director

For more information, visit http://www.tufts.edu/watershed/  or call 617-627-5589.


Wright Center for Science Education

Research Professor Eric J. Chaisson, Director

The Wright Center is located in the Science and Technology Center, 4 Colby Street. For more information, call 617-627-5394 or visit www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center.