Profile
Dr. Johny K D is a policy and social-science researcher specializing in social justice, urban studies, labour, education, housing and the built environment. He serves as an Assistant Director at the National Institute of Labour Economics Research and Development, NITI Aayog.
He holds a PhD from IIT Kanpur and an MA in Development and Labour Studies from JNU, where he ranked second. His experience includes leading evaluations of government schemes, conducting multi-state field research, coordinating with government stakeholders and producing policy reports and monitoring frameworks for the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment and the Institute of Economic Growth.
His research focuses particularly on slums, housing insecurity, urban renewal, gender and social-policy outcomes. He has published work on slum rehabilitation, women’s health, scholarship schemes and COVID-19 in informal settlements, and has presented research internationally in Australia, the United States and Nepal.
His technical skills include Stata, R, SPSS, data visualization, research design and academic writing.