Emma Hart

Research Scholar

Courtesy Appointment

Education

B.S., Vanderbilt University, 2020
M.Phil., Teachers College, Columbia University, 2024
Ph.D., Teachers College, Columbia University, Developmental Psychology, 2025

Teaching & Research Interests

Intervention and Prevention
Life Course Development
Skill Building
Causal Inference
Meta-analysis

Dr. Emma R. Hart

Emma Hart is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Lynch School for Education and Human Development at Boston College. Her research examines the extent to which earlier skills and contexts shape later development, and the underlying causal mechanisms. She is particularly interested in understanding when and how interventions that target children’s skills generate short- and long-term effects.

Emma received her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University. Her work has been published in journals including Psychological Bulletin, Scientific Reports, Child Development, and Developmental Psychology. Emma’s research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, Society for Research on Child Development, and the Center for Research on Equality in Education at the University of Oslo. You can find links to her recent work at: emmarosehart.com.