Tova Walsh is an associate professor in the Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work and a faculty affiliate of the Institute for Research on Poverty, Center for Demography and Ecology, and UW–Madison Prevention Research Center. Dr. Walsh’s research focuses on child and family well-being in the early years via two interconnected lines of study: (1) adjustment among families with young children facing adversity; and (2) support for men across the transition to fatherhood. Professor Walsh is deeply committed to the translation of research and aims to contribute to improved health and well-being and a strengthened system of services for families with young children. Her research has been supported by grants and fellowships from the Doris Duke Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. She earned a B.S. from Brandeis University and M.S., M.S.W., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan.
A word from Dean Eric M. Wilcots:
Professor Walsh’s research on family health and well-being — especially infant health and the engagement of fathers within underserved and vulnerable populations like military-connected families — has had a significant impact not only in social work but also across the disciplines of sociology and child psychology.