Chie Kotake is a Project Manager at the Tufts Interdisciplinary Evaluation Research. She graduated with a B.A. in Psychology from Smith College and completed her master’s and doctorate degree in Child Development at Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development at Tufts University. She received a fellowship from the Doris Duke Fellowships for the Promotion of Child Well-being for examining the link between maternal depression and child maltreatment among young mothers. She is currently involved as a lead data analyst conducting quantitative analyses in two evaluations of home visiting programs in Massachusetts and Connecticut to assess impacts of home visiting on maternal and child well-being. She has extensive knowledge in data coding and management of highly complex data including birth and hospital records, healthcare claims data, state agency data, and home visiting program data in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Her research experience also includes working as a research assistant for numerous projects including Toddler Development Project examining behavioral and emotional regulation of internationally adopted infants. She also holds a teaching licensure for infant/toddler and preschool level from the Department of Early Education and Care, and worked in various school settings. Her research interest focuses on the role of parenting in the development of young children facing adversities. She is also interested in the cultural differences of family practices and its influence on children’s development. Get in touch with Chie here!