Christina M. Gibson-Davis, Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy

Christina M. Gibson-Davis
Contact Info:
Office Location:  228 Rubenstein Hall, Box 90312, Durham, NC 27708
Office Phone:  (919) 613-7364
Email Address:   send me a message
Web Page:   https://sanford-files.cloud.duke.edu/sites/default/files/Gibson-Davis%20CV%202022_summer.pdf

Teaching (Spring 2024):

Education:

Ph.D.Northwestern University2001
M.A.Northwestern University, Evanston, IL2001
B.A.Bates College1992
Specialties:

Public Policy
Family Structure
Sociology
Poverty and Inequality
Psychology and Social Psychology
Research Interests: Class differences in family formation; family formation and inequality

Areas of Interest:

Family Formation Behaviors
Health and Wellbeing of Low Income Families

Curriculum Vitae
Current Ph.D. Students   (Former Students)

Representative Publications   (More Publications)   (search)

  1. Gibson-Davis, C (2014). Magic moment? Maternal marriage for children born out of wedlock.. Demography, 51(4), 1345-1356. [repository], [doi]  [abs]
  2. Gibson-Davis, C; Rackin, H (2014). Marriage or carriage? Trends in union context and birth type by education. Journal of Marriage and Family, 76(3), 506-519. [repository], [doi]  [abs]
  3. Gassman-Pines, A; Ananat, EO; Gibson-Davis, CM (2014). Effects of statewide job losses on adolescent suicide-related behaviors.. American journal of public health, 104(10), 1964-1970. [repository], [doi]  [abs]
  4. Rackin, H; Gibson Davis, CM (2012). The role of pre- and postconception relationships for first time parents. Journal of Marriage and Family, 74(3), 526-539. [repository], [doi]  [abs]
  5. Ananat, EO; Gassman-Pines, A; Gibson-Davis, C (2013). Community-wide job loss and teenage fertility: evidence from North Carolina.. Demography, 50(6), 2151-2171. [repository], [doi]  [abs]
  6. Gibson-Davis, C (2011). Mothers but not wives: The increasing lag between nonmarital births and marriage. Journal of Marriage and Family, 73(1), 264-278. [repository], [doi]  [abs]
  7. Gibson Davis, CM; Gassman Pines, A (2010). Early Childhood Family Structure and Mother-Child Interactions: Variation by Race and Ethnicity. Developmental Psychology, 46(1), 151-164. [20053014], [doi]  [abs]
  8. Gibson Davis, CM (2008). The Effect of Family Structure on Maternal and Paternal Parenting. Journal of Marriage and Family, 70(2), 452-465. [pdf], [doi]  [abs]
  9. Gibson Davis, CM (2009). Money, Marriage, and Children: Testing the Financial Expectations and Family Formation Theory. Journal of Marriage and Family, 71(1), 146-161. [pdf], [doi]  [abs]
  10. Gibson Davis, CM; Edin, K; McLahanan, S (2005). High Hopes but Even Higher Expectations: The Retreat from Marriage Among Low-Income Couples. Journal of Marriage and Family, 67(5), 1301-1312. [pdf], [doi]  [abs]