Faculty
Contact Info
105 College Avenue
Medford, MA 02155
Phone: 617-627-2392
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Kathleen Camara
Associate Professor, Eliot-Pearson Dept. of Child Development

Education
Ph.D. Stanford University

Expertise
Family influences on children's development and education; family support of children's learning in formal and informal settings, with a focus on the role of arts in children's development.

Major Awards
Consultant to museums and schools in U.S. and Europe on curriculum development and assessment; Coordinator, Tufts-Denmark educator exchange program, Board Member, Science Museum, Acton, MA, Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Research in Rural Education, Consultant to schools around topics of children's writing, drama and music education, and family involvement in children's learning.

Publications
Brach, E.L., Camara. K.A. & Houser, R.F. (2000). Patterns of dinnertime interaction in divorced and non-divorced families. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 32 (3/4), 125-139.

Brach, E.L., Camara, K.A. & Houser, R.F. (2000). Patterns of interaction in divorced and non-divorced families: Conflict in dinnertime conversation. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 33 (1).

Camara, K. A. (1991). Effects of divorce on young children. In Blackman, J. A. (Ed.)Philadelphia, PA: W. B. Saunders & Pediatric Clinics of North America. Company.

Camara, K. A. & Resnick, G. (1989). Styles of conflict resolution and cooperation between divorced parents: Effects on child behavior and adjustment. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 59(4), 560-575.