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Christina M. Gibson-Davis
Associate Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
Affiliate of the Center for Child and Family Policy
Faculty Research Scholar of DuPRI's Population Research Center
Areas of Expertise
- Welfare
- Well-being
- Demography
- Inequality of Income
- Welfare Economics
- Family Policy
- Birth Control
- Marriage
- Work and Family
Education
Ph.D., Northwestern University (2001)
B.A., Bates College (1992)
Bio
Christina M. Gibson-Davis is an associate professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, with a secondary appointment in sociology. Her research interests center around social and economic differences in family formation patterns. Her current research focuses on the how divergent patterns of family formation affect economic inequality.
Representative Publications
Low-Income Childless Young Adults' Marriage and Fertility Frameworks Journal of Marriage and Family (08/2017)
Local Job Losses and Child Maltreatment: The Importance of Community Context Social Service Review (06/2017)
Linking job loss, inequality, mental health, and education. Science (06/2017)
They Should Say “I Don't”: Norms About Midpregnancy Marriage and Job Loss Journal of Marriage and Family (04/2017)
Selected Grants
Immigration Enforcement and Birth Outcomes: Evidence from North Carolina (Co-Principal Investigator)
The Racial Marriage Gap and Student Achievement: A New Look at an Old Conundrum (Co-Principal Investigator)
The Link between Education, Engagement, and Well-being (Co Investigator)
Family Structure and Inequality in Contemporary America (Principal Investigator)
Meeting the Bar: A Propensity Score Analysis of BSF Impacts by Couples' Economic Status (Principal Investigator)
Duke Center for Geospatial Medicine (Investigator)