Curriculum Vitae

Maeve E. Gearing

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(919) 323-7735 (office) (email)

Education

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

Areas of Research

Childhood Obesity, Eating Disorders, and Identity; Truancy; Vice Regulation

Professional Experience / Employment History

Analysis Group

Senior Research Analyst, August 22, 2005 - March 28, 2008

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

Sulzberger/Levitan Fellow, Center for Child and Family Policy, 2010-2011
Vida Dutton Scuder Fellow, Wellesley College, 2008-2009
James B. Duke Fellow, Duke University, August, 2008

Publications

Chapters in Books

1. Philip J. Cook and Maeve E. Gearing, Minimum Legal Drinking Age: 21 as an Artifact, in College Drinking and Drug Use, The Duke Series in Child Develpment and Public Policy, edited by David Rabiner and Helen White (2011), pp. 275-293, Guilford Press, ISBN 1606239953

Op-eds

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, The Breathalyzer Behind the Wheel, New York Times (August 30, 2009) [html]

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Last modified: 2011/10/31