Family Dynamics, Fertility, and Investments in Children Across Generations
Funded at University of Michigan at Ann Arbor · NIH-11413524 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A long-running national survey will collect new data on families’ dynamics, fertility, and child outcomes to help understand how families grow and invest in children over generations.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Michigan at Ann Arbor NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Ann Arbor, United States) |
| Project start | September 1, 2025 |
| Project end | August 31, 2030 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $670,745 |
| NIH project number | 5R01HD069609-17 |
| Project ID | NIH-11413524 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal participants are families enrolled in or represented by the PSID, including multiple generations and newborns, whose experiences illuminate long-term outcomes.
✕Less likely to help
Patients not represented in long-running family datasets or in populations outside the PSID scope may not directly benefit from this research.
What this research studies
This grant continues the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), a national, multi‑generational survey that tracks families over time. The project adds new modules on family dynamics, newborns, and education to capture how factors like birth timing and child development influence economic and health outcomes across generations. Data are freely available to researchers, with support to users who want to apply it to policy and program design. The work is led by the University of Michigan, building on decades of prior investment to deepen our understanding of family life and well‑being.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients and families could benefit indirectly through better policies and programs informed by long-term data on how family circumstances affect health, education, and economic outcomes.
How similar studies have gone: The PSID has a long track record of informing policy and research; this extension continues that trajectory with updated modules and generation-spanning data.
Where this research is happening
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University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Crossley, Thomas Fraser — University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
- Study coordinator: Crossley, Thomas Fraser
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.