Robert Bozick, Ph.D.

About Me

I am a Senior Demographer and Research Scientist at RAND where I apply the tools of population science and survey research to produce non-partisan, objective analyses for policy makers and practitioners. My research focuses on the effects of economic strain on labor force and education outcomes, with a particular focus on linkages between school, work, and health across the life course. I have over 20 years of experience designing and administering surveys, analyzing survey data, and using longitudinal data to address public policy issues in education, labor, health, and population. Additionally, I have expertise in the design and analysis of surveys administered to hard-to-study populations. My research has been featured in over 100 news outlets, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and NBC News. I am currently serving on the editorial board of Population Research and Policy Review. Previously, I was a Research Scientist at RTI International and a Senior Fellow at Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research. I hold a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University, a M.A. from the University of Maryland, and a B.A. from Ohio University.

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My Current Research Portfolio

My research portfolio is currently anchored by two projects. First, I am the director of RAND Survey Panels, which operates six probability-based internet panels whose members complete surveys on issues critical to policymakers and public officials. I am the Principal Investigator of the two newest panels in our collection: the RAND American Youth Panel and the RAND American Parents Panel. Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the RAND American Youth Panel is a longitudinal panel that tracks a nationally representative sample of approximately 4,000 youth between the ages of 12 and 21. The RAND American Parents Panel is a complementary longitudinal panel that surveys parents and guardians of 12-17 year-olds who participate in the RAND American Youth Panel. 

Second, for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, I am leading the development of the World Trade Center Youth Research Cohort. This project is a team science, community-based collaboration that will retrospectively construct a cohort of individuals who were children living in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn at the time of the terrorist attacks on the twin towers. This cohort will serve as the central scientific hub to comprehensively study the long-term effects of exposure to the attacks on the health and wellbeing of children directly affected by 9/11.