Anna Gassman-Pines, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Psychology and Neuroscience, Center for Child and Family Policy  

Office Location: 234 Rubenstein Hall
Office Phone: (919) 613-7301
Duke Box: 90312
Email Address: agassman.pines@duke.edu

Areas of Expertise

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

Education:
PhD (Psychology), New York University, 2007
MA (Psychology), New York University, 2004
BA (with distinction in Psychology), Yale University, 1999

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

  1. E.O. Ananat, A. Gassman-Pines, & C.M. Gibson-Davis. "The effect of local job loss on teenage birthrates: Evidence from North Carolina." Demography (in press).
  2. Gassman-Pines, A. & Hill, Z.. "How social safety net programs affect children’s development." Child Development Perspectives (in press).
  3. Ananat, E. O, Gassman-Pines, A., Francis, D. V., & Gibson-Davis, C. M. "Children left behind: The effects of statewide job loss on student achievement."   (Submitted, manuscript submitted for publication).
  4. Gassman-Pines, A., Godfrey, E. B., & Yoshikawa, H.. "Parental goals moderate the effects of welfare policies on children: A person-environment fit approach." Child Development 84 (2012): 198-208.
  5. E. O. Ananat, A. Gassman-Pines, D. V. Francis, & C. M. Gibson-Davis. "Children Left Behind: The Effects of Statewide Job Losses on Student Achievement."  .w17104 (2011).

Curriculum Vitae

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.

Anna Gassman-Pines