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

Research Interests: 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.

Personal website

nsastry@umich.edu

734-936-0462

News & Announcements

Special issue to commemorate 50 years of PSID

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

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Johnson, David S., Katherine A. McGonagle, Vicki Freedman, and Narayan Sastry. 2018. "Fifty Years of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics: Past, Present, and Future." The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 680(1): 9-28.

Fomby, Paula, and Narayan Sastry. Forthcoming. "Data Collection on Sensitive Topics with Adolescents Using Interactive Voice Response Technology." methods, data, analyses.

Schickedanz, Adam, Neal Halfon, Narayan Sastry, and Paul J. Chung. 2018. "Parentsí Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Childrenís Behavioral Health Problems." Pediatrics, 142(2): e20180023.

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.

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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)

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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