Christina M. Gibson-Davis, Assistant Professor of Public Policy Studies, Center for Child and Family Policy and Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience  

Christina M. Gibson-Davis

Office Location: 236 Sanford Inst Bldg
Office Phone: 919.613.7364
Email Address: cgibson@duke.edu

Areas of Expertise:
Social Policy

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

Research Categories: Family formation; health and well-being of low-income children

Research Description: Causes and consequences of marriage among low-income parents; effects of complex family structure on child well-being; effects of public assistance programs on the health and well-being of children.

Representative Publications   (More Publications)

  1. Gibson-Davis, C.M.. "The Effect of Family Structure on Maternal and Paternal Parenting." Journal of Marriage and Family (2008).  [abs]
  2. Gibson-Davis, C.M.. "Money, Marriage, and Children: Testing the Family Formation and Financial Expectations Theory."   (Submitted, 2008).  [abs]
  3. C.M. Gibson-Davis. "Going Underground, but Not to Wed: The Association between Fathers’ Informal Employment and Marriage."   (Submitted, 2008).  [abs]
  4. C.M. Gibson-Davis. "The Associations between Complex Family Structures and Cognitive and Behavioral Outcomes in Middle Childhood."   (Submitted, 2008).  [abs]
  5. 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.
  6. 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]
  7. Gibson-Davis, C.M. and Brooks-Gunn, J.. "Couples’ Immigration, and Ethnicity as Determinants of Breastfeeding." American Journal of Public Health 96.4 (April, 2006): 641-646. [641]  [abs]
  8. 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]
  9. C.M. Gibson-Davis 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]
  10. 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]
  11. 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]

Curriculum Vitae