Sanford School of Public Policy
Duke University

Maeve E. Gearing, PhD Graduate  

Office Phone: (919) 323-7735
Duke Box: 90315
Email Address: maeve.gearing@duke.edu

Education:
MA, Public Policy, Duke University, 2010
BA, Economics, Wellesley College, 2005

Research Categories: Childhood Obesity, Eating Disorders, and Identity; Truancy; Vice Regulation

Recent Publications

1. Maeve E. Gearing. 8 years old. 200 pounds. Obese child's custody case shines spotlight on nation's failure.  The Durham Herald-Sun (December 18, 2011). [Herald Sun Op-Ed]
2. Maeve E. Gearing and Sara Benjamin Neelon. Connecting farms and our youngest children.  The Raleigh News and Observer (December 13, 2011). [connecting-farms-and-our-youngest.html#storylink=misearch]
3. Philip J. Cook and Maeve E. Gearing. "Minimum Legal Drinking Age: 21 as an Artifact." College Drinking and Drug Use. Ed. David Rabiner and Helen White The Duke Series in Child Develpment and Public PolicyGuilford Press, 2011: 275-293.
4. Philip J. Cook and Maeve E. Gearing. The Breathalyzer Behind the Wheel.  New York Times (August 30, 2009). [html]

Curriculum Vitae