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Professor & Chair
Department of Psychology
Tulane University
Dr. Esther Calzada
Professor & Chair
Department of Psychology
Tulane University
Dr. Esther Calzada is a clinical child psychologist with expertise in parenting and early childhood development in Latinx and other minoritized families. She has a strong commitment to scientific equity, working to both elucidate and counter systemic injustices (e.g., discrimination) that undermine healthy development, and recognize and leverage factors that promote (e.g., ethnic identity) the well-being of young children. Ultimately, her program of research aims to reduce disparities in academic achievement, behavior problems, and socio-emotional problems through family- and school-based interventions.