Christina M. Gibson-Davis, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Sociology, and Psychology and Neuroscience  

Office Location: 211 Sanford Building
Office Phone: (919) 613-7364
Email Address: cgibson@duke.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Social Policy
    • Child well-being
    • Demography
    • Poverty and Welfare

Education:
PhD, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 2001
M.A., Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 2001
B.A., Bates College, Lewiston, ME, 1992

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

Teaching (Fall 2009):

  • Ccs 190s.01, Research seminar: ccs cert
    Social sciences 107, W 06:00 PM-07:15 PM
  • Pubpol 350.01, Social policy
    Sanford 03, TuTh 11:40 AM-12:55 PM

Representative Publications   (More Publications)

  1. Gibson-Davis, C.M. "Money, Marriage, and Children: Testing the Financial Expectations and Family Formation Theory." Journal of Marriage and Family 71 (2009): 146-161.  [abs]
  2. Gibson-Davis, C.M. and Gassman-Pines, A.. "Early Childhood Family Structure and Mother-Child Interactions: Variation by Race and Ethnicity." Developmental Psychology (Forthcoming).  [abs]
  3. 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 67 (2005): 1301-1312.  [abs]
  4. Gibson-Davis, C.M. "Expectations and the Economic Bar to Marriage Among Low Income Couples." Unmarried Couples With Children. Ed. P. England and K. Edin 2007: 84-103.
  5. Gibson-Davis, C.M. "The Effect of Family Structure on Maternal and Paternal Parenting." Journal of Marriage and Family 70 (2008): 452–465.  [abs]
  6. Magnuson, K. and Gibson-Davis, C.M. "Explaining the Patterns of Child Support among Low-Income Noncustodial Fathers." Unmarried Couples With Children. Ed. P. England and K. Edin Russell Sage, 2007: 228-251.
  7. Gibson-Davis, C.M., Magnuson, K., Gennetian, L., and Duncan, G.J. "Does Employment Protect Women From Domestic Violence." Journal of Marriage and Family 67 (2005): 1149-1168.  [abs]
  8. Gibson-Davis, C.M. and Brooks-Gunn, J. "The Association between Maternal Relationship Status and Breastfeeding Behaviors." Journal of Marriage and Family 69 (2007): 1107-1117. [x]  [abs]
  9. Gibson-Davis, C.M. and Foster, E.M. "A Cautionary Tale: Using Propensity Scores to Estimate the Impact of Food Stamps on Food Insecurity." Social Service Review 80 (2006): 93-126.  [abs]
  10. Gibson-Davis, C.M. and Brooks-Gunn, J. "Couples’ Immigration, and Ethnicity as Determinants of Breastfeeding." American Journal of Public Health 96.4 (2006): 641-646. [641]  [abs]

Curriculum Vitae

Christina M. Gibson-Davis