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Anna Gassman-Pines, WLF Bass Connections Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies (PhD Program)  

Office Location: 124 Rubenstein Hall, Durham, NC 27708
Office Phone: +1 919 613 7301
Duke Box: 90312
Email Address: agassman.pines@duke.edu
Web Page: https://duke.box.com/s/gbg95traqb9oq6vr42njhd5yuh0cteqs

Areas of Expertise

  • Social Policy
    • Child well-being
    • Economic Inequality and Poverty
    • Gender

Education:
Ph.D., New York University, 2007
M.A., New York University, 2004
B.A., Yale University, 1999

Teaching (Spring 2024):

  • Pubpol 907.01, Phd student graduate seminar Synopsis
    Sanford 05, F 10:05 AM-12:35 PM

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

  1. Stanaland, A; Gaither, S; Gassman-Pines, A. "When Is Masculinity "Fragile"? An Expectancy-Discrepancy-Threat Model of Masculine Identity.." Personality and social psychology review : an official journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc 27.4 (November, 2023): 359-377. [doi]  [abs]
  2. Ryan, RM; Gassman-Pines, A; Steimle, S; Baker, G; Hines, CT; Johnson, AD. "The role of public and private food assistance in supporting families’ food security and meal routines." Children and Youth Services Review 150 (July, 2023). [doi]  [abs]
  3. Gassman-Pines, A; Bellows, L; Copeland, WE; Hoyle, RH; Odgers, CL. "Day-to-day variation in adolescent food insecurity.." Child Youth Serv Rev 149 (June, 2023). [doi]  [abs]
  4. Ananat, EO; Daniels, B; Fitz-Henley Ii, J; Gassman-Pines, A. "Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Pandemic-Era Unemployment Insurance Access: Implications For Health And Well-Being.." Health affairs (Project Hope) 41.11 (November, 2022): 1598-1606. [doi]  [abs]
  5. Lowell, W; Dickerson, S; Gassman-Pines, A; Gifford, E; Rangel, M. "Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Case Positivity and Social Context: The Role of Housing, Neighborhood, and Health Insurance." Housing Policy Debate (August, 2022): 1-26. [doi]

Curriculum Vitae

Highlight:
Anna Gassman-Pines is a professor of public policy and psychology and neuroscience at Duke University. She is also a Faculty Affiliate of Duke’s Center for Child and Family Policy. Gassman-Pines received her BA with distinction in Psychology from Yale University and PhD in Community and Developmental Psychology from New York University. Her research focuses on low-wage work, family life and the effects of welfare and employment policy on child and maternal well-being in low-income families. Her research has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, American Psychological Association, National Head Start Association, and National Institute of Mental Health, and various private foundations.

Bio/Profile
Anna Gassman-Pines is an assistant professor of public policy and psychology and neuroscience at Duke University. She is also Faculty Affiliate of Duke’s Center for Child and Family Policy. Gassman-Pines received her BA with distinction in Psychology from Yale University and PhD in Community and Developmental Psychology from New York University. Her research focuses on low-wage work, family life and the effects of welfare and employment policy on child and maternal well-being in low-income families. Her research has been supported by grants from the American Psychological Association, National Head Start Association, and National Institute of Mental Health.

Current Ph.D. Students  

  • Zoelene Hill  

Anna Gassman-Pines