Narayan Sastry

Research Professor, Population Studies Center.
Associate Director, Panel Study of Income Dynamics, Institute for Social Research.
Research Professor, Survey Research Center.

Ph.D., Demography and Public Affairs, Princeton University

Dr. Sastry’s research interests center on studying the social and spatial dimensions of health, development, and well-being of children and adolescents, both in the United States and in less developed countries.

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nsastry@umich.edu

734-936-0462

News & Announcements

Sastry et al. find parents with childhood trauma more likely to have children with behavioral health problems

PSC launches new program to support population scientists across U-M

Sastry's work suggests those displaced by Hurricane Harvey will face daunting barriers for years to come

Select Publications

Hicks, Andrew L., Mark S. Handcock, Narayan Sastry, and Anne R. Pebley. 2018. "Sequential Neighborhood Effects: The Effect of Long-Term Exposure to Concentrated Disadvantage on Children's Reading and Math Test Scores." Demography, 55(1): 1-31.

Sastry, Narayan, Paula Fomby, and Katherine A. McGonagle. 2018. "Using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) to Conduct Life Course Health Development Analysis." In Handbook of Life Course Health Development edited by Halfon, Neal, Forrest, Christopher B., Lerner, Richard M., Faustman, Elaine M.. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.

Fomby, Paula, Narayan Sastry, and Katherine McGonagle. 2017. "Effectiveness of a Time-limited Incentive on Participation by Hard-to-reach Respondents in a Panel Study." Field Methods, 29(3): 238-251. PMCID: PMC5542576.

McGonagle, K., and Narayan Sastry. 2016. "Using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics To Analyze Housing Decisions, Dynamics, and Effects." Cityscape, 18(1): 185-199. PMCID: PMC4839387.

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Transitions from Preschool through High School: Family, Schools & Neighborhoods (NICHD)

Consortium on Data for Development (Gates Foundation)

A New Public Data Archive for the PSID Child Development Supplement (NICHD)

Children's Health and Migration (NICHD)

Continuity and Change in American Economic and Social Life: The PSID 2017 - 2020 (NSF)

Panel Study of Income Dynamics - 2017 Philanthropy Module (Wave 40) and CDS 2014 (Templeton, John)

Genotyping the Child Development Supplement to the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID-CDS) (Russell Sage Foundation)

Transitions from Preschool through High School: Family, Schools & Neighborhoods - Administrative Supplement (NICHD)

Life Course Research Network (LCRN) Panel Studies of Income Dynamics (PSID) Usergroup (HHS-HRSA)

Family Complexity, Resources, and the Transition to Adulthood (NICHD)

Family Dynamics, Fertility, and Investments in Children Across Generations-Administrative Supplement (NICHD)

Transition to Adulthood within its Life Course & Intergenerational Family Context (NICHD)

Family Dynamics, Fertility, and Investments in Children Across Generations (NICHD)

Disparities in Recovery from Hurricane Katrina: KATRINA@10: RP4 (NICHD)

PSID, CDS, and TA: Data Enhancements and User Training, Support, and Outreach (NICHD)

Survey of New Orleans Residents Displaced by Hurricane Katrina (SubK to UM) (NICHD)

Transitions from Preschool through High School: Family, Schools & Neighborhoods-Administrative Supplement (NICHD)

L.A.FANS Integrated User Training and Support (NICHD)

Transitions from Preschool through High School: Family, Schools & Neighborhoods (NICHD)

The Transition from Childhood into Adulthood among PSID Children, 2013 and 2015 (NICHD)

Family Dynamics, Fertility, and Investments in Children Across Generations (NICHD)

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