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10 June 2010

Tamara Cohen Daley, PhD, Provides Project Coordination from New Delhi Office

Tamara Cohen Daley, PhD, is now providing onsite coordination of project contracts for Westat India's New Delhi office. Dr. Daley has both lived and worked in India on and off throughout her life.

Over the past 15 years, Dr. Daley has designed and conducted more than half a dozen research and evaluation studies on disability in India. These projects include:

• The first national study of parents of children with autism in India;
• A national survey of diagnostic practices and beliefs among paediatricians, psychiatrists, and psychologists;
• A comparison of paediatrician practices and beliefs about autism over a 10-year period;
• A comprehensive review of published literature on autism; and
• The effect of the popular media on awareness of autism amongst the general public.

Dr. Daley's work has led to a familiarity with important Indian legislation affecting children with special needs, including the Persons With Disabilities Act, the National Trust Act, and inclusion issues in the implementation of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.

In addition to research in India, Dr. Daley has led or contributed to the design, implementation, and analysis of multiple research projects involving children, adolescents, and families in the U.S. and elsewhere. These projects include work in rural Kenya, such as changes in child cognitive scores over time and the role of classroom quality; research on mental health problems in second generation Cambodian refugees and intergenerational transmission of trauma; and longitudinal studies of children with developmental delay.

For more information:

• Westat India: contactus@westat.in (email link)