Children and Families

RAND research on children covers the prenatal period up to age 18 and includes areas such as child health and the role of the family unit, neighborhoods, and communities in influencing child well-being. RAND's family-focused research covers additional topics such as marriage and divorce, senior care, and family finances.

Research conducted by: RAND Child Policy; RAND Health; RAND Europe; UCLA/RAND Center for Adolescent Health Promotion; RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment; RAND Labor and Population; RAND Gulf States Policy Institute; Initiative for Middle Eastern Youth

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Child Policy Provides Gateway to RAND Research on Children's Issues

RAND Child Policy serves as a gateway to RAND research on children's issues from prenatal to age 18 and provides easy access to objective information that will help improve policy and decisionmaking. RAND research on child policy is conducted by multiple research divisions and draws upon the expertise of over 140 researchers and consultants.

People (61)

Joie Acosta

Behavioral Scientist
Ph.D., University of Hawai'i

Jeremy Arkes

Associate Economist
Ph.D. in economics, University of Wisconsin

Catherine H. Augustine

Senior Policy Researcher
Ph.D. and M.A. in education, University of Michigan; B.A. in political philosophy, Michigan State University

Lynsay Ayer

Associate Behavioral & Social Scientist
Ph.D. in clinical psychology, University of Vermont; B.A. in psychology, Cornell University

Dionne Barnes-Proby

Project Associate
D.P.A. (in progress) in public administration, University of La Verne; M.S.W. in policy, planning, and administration, Loma Linda University; B.A. in psychology and black studies, Pitzer College

Megan K. Beckett

Behavioral Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in sociology, University of Michigan; M.H.S.A. in health services management and policy, University of Michigan School of Public Health; B.A. in psychology, Willamette University

Sandra H. Berry

Senior Behavioral Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
M.A. in sociology, University of California, Los Angeles

Tora K. Bikson

Chair, Human Subjects Protection Committee (RAND's Institutional Review Board); Senior Behavioral Scientist
Ph.D. and M.A. in psychology, University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D. and M.A. in philosophy, University of Missouri

Marianne P. Bitler

Adjunct
Ph.D. in economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

M. Audrey Burnam

Senior Behavioral Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in social psychology, University of Texas at Austin; B.A. in psychology, University of Arizona

Stephen J. Carroll

Senior Economist
Ph.D. in economics, Johns Hopkins University; M.S. in economics, Illinois Institute of Technology; B.S. in economics, Illinois Institute of Technology

Anita Chandra

Manager, Behavioral and Social Sciences Group; Behavioral Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Dr.P.H. in population and family health sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; M.P.H. in maternal and child health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health; B.A. in child development, Tufts University

Matthew Chinman

Behavioral Scientist
Ph.D. in clinical/community psychology, University of South Carolina

Paul J. Chung

Director
M.D., Harvard Medical School; M.S., University of Chicago

Deborah Cohen

Senior Natural Scientist
M.D., School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; M.P.H. in epidemiology, UCLA School of Public Health; B.A. in filmmaking, Yale University

Louay Constant

Policy Researcher
Ph.D. in public policy and administration, University of Kentucky

Amy G. Cox

Social Scientist
Ph.D. and M.A. in sociology, University of Maryland; B.A. in sociology, Northwestern University

Ashlesha Datar

Senior Economist
Ph.D. in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.A. in economics, Delhi School of Economics

Julie DaVanzo

Senior Economist; Demographer
Ph.D. in economics, University of California, Los Angeles

Patricia A. Ebener

Senior Researcher
B.A. in sociology, Johns Hopkins University

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