Publications of Christina M. Gibson-Davis    :chronological  combined  bibtex listing:

Journal Articles

  1. Rackin, H. and Gibson-Davis, C.M.. "The role of pre- and postconception relationships for first time parents." Journal of Marriage and Family 74 (2012): 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 73 (2011): 1-15.  [abs]
  3. Jiang, M, Foster, E.M., and Gibson-Davis, C.M.. "Breastfeeding and child cognitive." Maternal and Child Health Journal. 15 (2011): 1296-1307.  [abs]
  4. Gibson-Davis, C.M. and Gassman-Pines, A.. "Early Childhood Family Structure and Mother-Child Interactions: Variation by Race and Ethnicity." Developmental Psychology 46.1 (2010): 151-164.  [abs]
  5. Miang, J., Foster, E.M., and Gibson-Davis, C.M.,. "The Effect of WIC on Breastfeeding: A New Look at an Established Relationship." Children and Youth Services Review 32 (2010): 264-273.  [abs]
  6. Foster, E.M., Jiang, M., and Gibson-Davis, C.M.. "The Effect of WIC on the Health of Newborns." Health Services Research 45 (2010): 1083-1104.  [abs]
  7. 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]
  8. Gibson-Davis, C.M. "The Effect of Family Structure on Maternal and Paternal Parenting." Journal of Marriage and Family 70 (2008): 452–465.  [abs]
  9. 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]
  10. Duncan, G.J. and Gibson-Davis, C.M. "Childcare Quality and Child Outcomes: Drawing Policy Lessons from Nonexperimental Data." Evaluation Review 30.5 (2006): 611-630. [611]
  11. 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]
  12. 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]
  13. Gibson-Davis, C.M. and Brooks-Gunn, J. "Breastfeeding and the Verbal Ability of Three-Year-Olds in a Multi-City Sample." Pediatrics 118 (2006): e1444 - e1451. [e1444]  [abs]
  14. 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]
  15. 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]
  16. Gibson, C. "Privileging the Participant: The Importance of Take-Up Rates In Social Welfare Evaluations." American Journal of Evaluation 24 (2003): 443-470.
  17. Gibson, C. and Weisner, C. "Rational and Ecocultural Circumstances of Program Take-Up Among Low-Income Working Parents." Human Organization 61.2 (2002): 154-166.
  18. Huston, A., Bos, J., Granger, R., Duncan, G., Brock, T., McLloyd, V., Crosby, D., Gibson, C., Magnuson, K., Romich, J. and A. Ventura. "Work-Based Anti-Poverty Programs for Parents Can Enhance the School Performance and Social Behavior of Children." Child Development 72.1 (2001): 318-338.

Chapters in Books

  1. Ananat, E., Gassman-Pines, A., and Gibson-Davis, C.M. "The Effect of Plant Closings on Children's Educational Achievement." Whither Opportunity? Rising Inequality, Schools, and Children's Life Chances. Ed. G. J. Duncan, R. Murnane 2011: 299-313.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. C. Gibson-Davis and Duncan, G.J. "Qualitative/Quantitative Synergies in a Random Assignment Program." Discovering Successful Pathways in Childern's Development: New Methods in the Study of Childhood and Family Life. Ed. T. Weisner Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2005: 283-303.

NBER Working Papers

  1. Ananat, E., Gassman-Pines, A, Francis, D., and Gibson-Davis, C. "Children left behind: The effects of statewide job loss on student achievement."   (2011).

Other Working Papers

  1. C.M. Gibson-Davis; E. Ananat, A. Gassman-Pines, & W. Brynildsen. "The Prevalence of Teen Fatherhood: Estimates Using Multiple Imputation."   (2010).
  2. Gibson-Davis, C.M. and Gassman-Pines, A.. "Across the Generations: The Effect of Grandparent Income on Grandchild Outcomes."   (2009).
  3. Gibson-Davis, C.M. "The Association between Fathers’ Informal Employment and Marriage."   (2008).  [abs]

Papers Submitted

  1. Gibson-Davis, C.M. and Rackin, H.. "Trends in pre- and postconception marriages and cohabitations."   (2012).
  2. Gibson-Davis, C.M.. "Is marriage distinct? The associations between earnings and family formation transitions."   (2011).
  3. Gibson-Davis, C. M., Ananat, E., and Gassman-Pines, A.. "The effect of local job loss on teenage birthrates: Evidence from North Carolina."   (2011).
  4. Gassman-Pines, A., Gibson-Davis, C.M., and Ananat, E.. "The impacts of economic downturns on child development: A new theoretical framework incorporating the importance of community."   (2011).

Christina M. Gibson-Davis