Namrata Sanjeevi, PhD

• Postdoctoral fellowship, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
• PhD, Nutrition, The University of Texas at Austin
• Portfolio in Applied Statistical Modeling, The University of Texas at Austin
• B.Tech, Biotechnology, PSG College of Technology, India

My primary area of research focuses on evaluating the effect of safety net program participation on health indicators, with the goal of informing policies that target to reduce health disparities. Specifically, I am interested in understanding the impact of participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, WIC, school lunch program and Medicaid on food insecurity and maternal and child health. I have applied quasi-experimental methods to conduct my research, and have experience analyzing vital records, administrative and nationally representative datasets.  

Selected Publications

• Namrata Sanjeevi, Pablo Monsivais. WIC Participation and Coping Strategies Adopted by Families During the Infant Formula Shortage Crisis. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2023:S2212267223015733. doi:10.1016/j.jand.2023.09.019
• Namrata Sanjeevi, Pablo Monsivais. Association of emergency allotment discontinuation with household food insufficiency in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants: A quasi-experimental study. Preventive Medicine. 2023;177:107784. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107784
• Namrata Sanjeevi, Jeanne H. Freeland-Graves. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children food package revisions and anemia in children aged 2–5 Am J Clin Nutr. 2022;116(4):1030-1037. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqac141.
• Namrata Sanjeevi, Jeanne H. Freeland-Graves, Gary Joe Wright. Food security status, WIC participation and early childhood caries in a nationally representative sample of J Acad Nutr Diet. 2023;123(2):276-283. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2022.06.223.
• Namrata Sanjeevi, Pablo Monsivais. Association of Food Insecurity Status with Resolution of Mental Health Conditions in Children and Adolescents. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2023;44(8):e536-e542. doi:10.1097/DBP.0000000000001212
• Namrata Sanjeevi, Prageet K Household food insecurity and in-utero and early life smoke exposure: Data from NHANES 2003-2016. Prev Med. 2021;150:106710.
• Namrata Sanjeevi, Jeanne H Freeland-Graves, Prageet K Association of loss of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits with food insecurity and dietary intake of adults and children. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021;114(2):683-689.
• Namrata Sanjeevi, Leah M Lipsky, Tonja R Nansel, Denise Haynie, Aiyi Liu, Bruce Simons-Morton. Stronger state school nutrition laws are associated with healthier eating behaviors and optimal weight status in US adolescents. Am J Health Promot. 2020;34(8):857-866.
• Namrata Sanjeevi, Leah Lipsky, Aiyi Liu, Tonja R. Nansel. Differential reporting of fruit and vegetable intake among youth in a randomized clinical trial of a behavioral nutrition intervention. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2019;16(1):15.
• Namrata Sanjeevi, Jeanne Freeland-Graves. Monthly variations in nutrient intake and diet quality of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2019;119(2):261-271.
• Namrata Sanjeevi, Leah M. Lipsky, Tonja N. Nansel. Greater inflammation and adiposity are associated with lower bone mineral density in youth with type 1 Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2018; 144:10-16. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2018.07.032.
• Namrata Sanjeevi, Leah M. Lipsky, Tonja R. Nansel. Cardiovascular biomarkers in association with dietary intake in a longitudinal study of youth with type 1 diabetes. Nutrients. 2018;10(10):1552.