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Christina M. Gibson-Davis

Christina M. Gibson-Davis

Associate Professor of Public Policy, Sociology, and Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Sociology, and Psychology and Neuroscience
Contact Info 
Location: 211 Sanford Building
Office Phone: (919) 613-7364
Email Address:  send me a message
Mailing Address: PO Box 90245 Durham, NC 27708
Population Research Grants:
Teaching (Fall 2012):

  • PUBPOL 590S.03, ADV TOP IN PUBLIC POLICY Synopsis
    Sanford 102, TuTh 04:40 PM-05:55 PM
  • PUBPOL 807.03, MASTER'S PROJECT I Synopsis
    Rubenstein 153, W 04:40 PM-06:10 PM
Education:
  • PhD, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 2001
  • M.A., Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 2001
  • B.A., Bates College, Lewiston, ME, 1992

Research Interests:
Causes and consequences of marriage among low-income parents; the health and well-being of low-income children.

Areas of Interest:
Family Formation Behaviors
Health and Wellbeing of Low Income Families

Curriculum Vitae
Representative Publications   (More Publications)

  1. Rackin, H. and Gibson-Davis, C.M., The role of pre- and postconception relationships for first time parents, Journal of Marriage and Family, vol. 74 (2012), pp. 526-539  [abs].
  2. Gibson-Davis, C.M., Mothers but not wives: The increasing lag between nonmarital births and marriage, Journal of Marriage and Family, vol. 73 (2011), pp. 1-15  [abs].
  3. Ananat, E., Gassman-Pines, A., and Gibson-Davis, C.M, The Effect of Plant Closings on Children's Educational Achievement, in Whither Opportunity? Rising Inequality, Schools, and Children's Life Chances, edited by G. J. Duncan, R. Murnane (2011), pp. 299-313 .
  4. Gibson-Davis, C.M. and Gassman-Pines, A., Early Childhood Family Structure and Mother-Child Interactions: Variation by Race and Ethnicity, Developmental Psychology, vol. 46 no. 1 (2010), pp. 151-164  [abs].
  5. Gibson-Davis, C.M, Money, Marriage, and Children: Testing the Financial Expectations and Family Formation Theory, Journal of Marriage and Family, vol. 71 (2009), pp. 146-161  [abs].
  6. Gibson-Davis, C.M, The Effect of Family Structure on Maternal and Paternal Parenting, Journal of Marriage and Family, vol. 70 (2008), pp. 452–465  [abs].
  7. Gibson-Davis, C.M, Expectations and the Economic Bar to Marriage Among Low Income Couples, in Unmarried Couples With Children, edited by P. England and K. Edin (2007), pp. 84-103 .
  8. Gibson-Davis, C.M., Edin, K. & McLahanan, S, High Hopes but Even Higher Expectations: The Retreat from Marriage Among Low-Income Couples, Journal of Marriage and Family, vol. 67 (2005), pp. 1301-1312  [abs].
  9. Gibson-Davis, C.M. and Brooks-Gunn, J, Couples’ Immigration, and Ethnicity as Determinants of Breastfeeding, American Journal of Public Health, vol. 96 no. 4 (2006), pp. 641-646 [641]  [abs].