Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., New York University 2007
  • M.A., New York University 2004
  • B.A., Yale University 1999
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University 2007 - 2016
  • Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, Psychology and Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2008 - 2016
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • MAR 20, 2018

    Sanford School of Public Policy

    Timing of SNAP Benefit Affects Childrens Test Grades

  • SEP 29, 2017

    Anna Gassman-Pines Brings Public Policy Expertise to New Leadership Role in Bass Connections

  • JUN 15, 2017

    College Attendance Drops After Widespread Job Loss

  • MAR 1, 2017

    The Case for Welcoming Immigrant Families

  • JAN 22, 2016

    Glad You Asked: Anna Gassman-Pines on Low-Wage Workers' Work Life

  • DEC 17, 2015

    The Washington Post

    What happens when a family runs out of food stamps

  • NOV 18, 2014

    TakePart

    Anna Gassman-Pines comments: Record number of U.S. kids hurt when wages stagnate and rents skyrocket

  • NOV 17, 2014

    News Tip: Expert Can Comment on Record-High Child Homelessness Rates

  • AUG 15, 2014

    WUNC

    Mass job loss connected to spike in suicidal behavior among girls, African American teens

  • AUG 15, 2014

    U.S. News & World Report, HealthDay

    Worker layoffs tied to rise in teen suicides, study finds

  • AUG 15, 2014

    news@JAMA

    Youth suicide linked with economic downturns

  • AUG 13, 2014

    Mass Layoffs Increase Teen Suicide Plans, Attempts

  • JUN 25, 2014

    News & Observer

    Anna Gassman-Pines: One lost job, many effects

  • JUN 25, 2014

    the News & Observer

    One Lost Job, Many Effects
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  Awards & Honors

  • Duncombe Excellence in Doctoral Education Award. Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA). 2017
  • Richard A. Stubbing Teacher Mentor Award. Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University. May 2011
  • Sulzberger Faculty Fellowship. Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University. May 2011
  • Foundation for Child Development Young Scholars Award. Unknown. May 2009
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Adolescent Behavior
  • Child
  • Child Behavior
  • Child Development
  • Child, Preschool
  • Economic Recession
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Family
  • Family Characteristics
  • Marriage
  • Mother-Child Relations
  • Mothers
  • Poverty
  • Public Policy
  • Risk
  • Risk-Taking
  • Social Support
  • Socioeconomic Factors
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  Global Scholarship

  • Expertise

    • United States of America (Country) 

  • Research

    • United States of America (Country) 
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • The Racial Marriage Gap and Student Achievement: A New Look at an Old Conundrum awarded by William T Grant Foundation 2016 - 2019
  • Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research - CALDER awarded by American Institutes for Research 2013 - 2018
  • The Effects of Scheduling Stability Legislation on Family Functioning: A Combined Event Study and Daily Diary Study of Workers in Emeryville, CA awarded by California Wellness Foundation 2017 - 2018
  • Choosing to Not Enroll? Understanding Parents' Decision-Making in Enrolling and Not Enrolling in Head Start awarded by Department of Health and Human Services 2015 - 2017
  • Collaborative Proposal: A Data-Intensive Exploration of the Links Between SES and STEM Learning Outcomes awarded by  National Science Foundation 2014 - 2017
  • Meeting the Bar: A Propensity Score Analysis of BSF Impacts by Couples' Economic Status awarded by Department of Health and Human Services 2014 - 2016
  • The Effects of Local Job Destruction on Youth Mobility awarded by Russell Sage Foundation 2014 - 2016
  • The Timing of SNAP Benefit Receipt and Children's Academic Achievement awarded by University of California - Davis 2014 - 2015
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Book Sections

    • Ananat, EO, Gassman-Pines, A, & Gibson-Davis, CM. (2011, January 1). The effects of local employment losses on children's educational achievement. In Whither Opportunity?: Rising Inequality, Schools, and Children's Life Chances (pp. 299-313).
    • Gassman-Pines, A, Yoshikawa, H, & Nay, S. (2009, January 1). Can money buy you love? Dynamic employment characteristics, the new hope project, and entry into marriage. In Making It Work: Low-Wage Employment, Family Life, and Child Development (pp. 206-231).
    • Yoshikawa, H, Gassman-Pines, A, Weisner, TS, & Lowe, ED. (2009, January 1). Summary and policy implications: Improving the world of work for low-income parents and their children. In Making It Work: Low-Wage Employment, Family Life, and Child Development (pp. 307-335).
    • Yoshikawa, H, Lowe, ED, Weisner, TS, Hsueh, JA, Enchautegui-de-Jesús, N, Gassman-Pines, A, Godfrey, EB, Howard, EC, Mistry, RS, & Roy, AL. (2009, January 1). Pathways through low-wage work. In Making It Work: Low-Wage Employment, Family Life, and Child Development (pp. 27-53).
    • Yoshikawa, H, Morris, P, Gennetian, L, Roy, AL, Gassman-Pines, A, & Godfrey, EB. (2006, January 1). Effects of welfare and employment policies on middle-childhood school performance: Do they vary by race/ethnicity and, if so, why?. In Developmental Contexts in Middle Childhood: Bridges to Adolescence and Adulthood (pp. 370-384).  Full Text

  • Journal Articles

    • Schenck-Fontaine, A, Gassman-Pines, A, & Hill, Z. (2017, September). Use of Informal Safety Nets during the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefit Cycle: How Poor Families Cope with Within-Month Economic Instability. Social Service Review , 91 (3), 456-487.  Full Text
    • Ananat, EO, Gassman-Pines, A, Francis, DV, & Gibson-Davis, CM. (2017, June). Linking job loss, inequality, mental health, and education. Science (New York, N.Y.) , 356 (6343), 1127-1128.  Full Text
    • Schenck-Fontaine, A, Gassman-Pines, A, Gibson-Davis, CM, & Ananat, EO. (2017, June). Local Job Losses and Child Maltreatment: The Importance of Community Context. Social Service Review , 91 (2), 233-263.  Full Text
    • Gassman-Pines, A, Gibson-Davis, CM, Vernot, C, Butler, M, Hall, N, Taylor, L, Eastwood, K, & Zhang, X. (2017, April). They Should Say “I Don't”: Norms About Midpregnancy Marriage and Job Loss. Journal of Marriage and Family , 79 (2), 405-418.  Full Text
    • Gassman-Pines, A, & Skinner, AT. (2017, January 11). Psychological Acculturation and Parenting Behaviors in Mexican-Immigrant Families. Journal of Family Issues , 0192513X1668700-0192513X1668700.  Full Text
    • Gibson-Davis, CM, Ananat, EO, & Gassman-Pines, A. (2016, December). Midpregnancy Marriage and Divorce: Why the Death of Shotgun Marriage Has Been Greatly Exaggerated. Demography , 53 (6), 1693-1715.  Full Text
    • Gassman-Pines, A, Gibson-Davis, CM, & Ananat, EO. (2015, December). How Economic Downturns Affect Children's Development: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Pathways of Influence. Child Development Perspectives , 9 (4), 233-238.  Full Text  Open Access Copy
    • Gassman-Pines, A, & Bellows, L. (2015, November 13). SNAP Recency and Educational Outcomes.
    • Gassman-Pines, A. (2015, April 30). Effects of Mexican Immigrant Parents' Daily Workplace Discrimination on Child Behavior and Family Functioning. Child development .  Full Text
    • Gassman-Pines, A. (2015). Effects of Mexican immigrant parents’ daily workplace discrimination on child behavior and family functioning. Child Development , 86 , 1175-1190.  Full Text
    • Gassman-Pines, A, Ananat, EO, & Gibson-Davis, CM. (2014, October). Effects of statewide job losses on adolescent suicide-related behaviors. American journal of public health , 104 (10), 1964-1970.  Full Text  Open Access Copy
    • Ananat, EO, Gassman-Pines, A, & Gibson-Davis, C. (2013, December). Community-wide job loss and teenage fertility: evidence from North Carolina. Demography , 50 (6), 2151-2171.  Full Text  Open Access Copy  Link to Item
    • Gassman-Pines, A. (2013, October). Daily Spillover of Low-Income Mothers' Perceived Workload to Mood and Mother-Child Interactions. JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY , 75 (5), 1304-1318.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Gassman-Pines, A, & Hill, Z. (2013). How social safety net programs affect family economic well-being, family functioning, and children's development. Child Development Perspectives .  Full Text
    • Gassman-Pines, A, & Hill, Z. (2013). How social safety net programs affect family economic well-being, family functioning, and children's development. Child Development Perspectives , 7 (3), 172-181.  Full Text
    • Gassman-Pines, A, Godfrey, EB, & Yoshikawa, H. (2013, January). Maternal education preferences moderate the effects of mandatory employment and education programs on child positive and problem behaviors. Child Dev , 84 (1), 198-208.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Gassman-Pines, A. (2011). Low-income mothers' nighttime and weekend work: Daily associations with child behavior, mother-child interactions, and mood. Family Relations , 60 (1), 15-29.  Full Text
    • Gassman-Pines, A. (2011). Associations of low-income working mothers' daily interactions with supervisors and mother-child interactions. Journal of Marriage and Family , 73 (1), 67-76.  Full Text
    • Gibson-Davis, CM, & Gassman-Pines, A. (2010, January). Early childhood family structure and mother-child interactions: variation by race and ethnicity. Dev Psychol , 46 (1), 151-164.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Yoshikawa, H, Gassman-Pines, A, Morris, PA, Gennetian, LA, & Godfrey, EB. (2010). Racial/Ethnic Differences in Effects of Welfare Policies on Early School Readiness and Later Achievement. Appl Dev Sci , 14 (3), 137-153.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Gassman-Pines, A, & Yoshikawa, H. (2006, November). The effects of antipoverty programs on children's cumulative level of poverty-related risk. Dev Psychol , 42 (6), 981-999.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Gassman-Pines, A, & Yoshikawa, H. (2006). Five-year effects of an anti-poverty program on marriage among never-married mothers. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management , 25 (1), 11-30.  Full Text

  • Scholarly Editions

    • Ananat, EO, Gassman-Pines, A, & Gibson-Davis, CM. (2013, April). Community-Wide Job Loss and Teenage Fertility.
    • Ananat, EO, Gassman-Pines, A, Francis, DV, & Gibson-Davis, CM. Children Left Behind: The Effects of Statewide Job Loss on Student Achievement.
• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • PUBPOL 590S: Advanced Topics in Public Policy 2018
  • PUBPOL 792: Special Readings in Public Policy Studies 2018
  • PUBPOL 807: Master's Project I 2018
  • PUBPOL 812: Statistics and Data Analysis for Policy Makers 2018
  • PUBPOL 890: Advanced Special Topics in Public Policy 2016
• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Presentations & Appearances

  • Daily Variation in Mexican Immigrant Parents' Work Hours: Associations With Parent-Child Interaction and Child Behavior. December 13, 2013  2013
  • Daily variation in parenting and young child behavior problems in Mexican immigrant families. December 13, 2013  2013
  • Data-Intensive Research to Improve Teaching and Learning - An Ideas Lab to Foster Transformative Approaches to Teaching and Learning. December 13, 2013  2013
  • Children left behind: The effects of statewide job losses on student achievement. December 17, 2012  2012
  • Daily variation in parenting and young child behavior problems in Mexican immigrant families. December 17, 2012  2012
  • Effects of Statewide Mass Job Loss on Youth Risk-Taking Behaviors. December 17, 2012  2012
  • The effects of local job losses on teen fertility. December 17, 2012  2012
  • Children left behind: The effects of statewide job loss on student achievement. December 15, 2011  2011
  • Children left behind: The effects of statewide job loss on student achievement. December 15, 2011  2011
  • Daily Variations in Parental Employment Experiences and Family Well-Being in Mexican Immigrant Families. December 15, 2011  2011
  • The Effect of Local Job Loss on Teenage Birthrates: Evidence from North Carolina. December 15, 2011  2011
  • Work-family Conflict in the Daily Lives of Mexican Immigrant Mothers and Fathers. December 15, 2011  2011
  • The effects of low-income mothers' nighttime and weekend work on family outcomes. December 15, 2010  2010
  • Schooling and Life Course Outcomes in Early Adulthood. November 1, 2010  2010
  • The effects of local job losses on children's school achievement. November 1, 2010  2010
  • Across the generations: The effects of grandparent income on grandchild outcomes. December 18, 2009  2009
  • Low-income mothers' work during nonstandard hours: Daily associations with maternal and child outcomes. December 18, 2009  2009
  • Social Inequality and Educational Disadvantage. December 18, 2009  2009
  • A daily diary study of associations between mothers’ work during nonstandard hours and maternal and child outcomes in low-income families. December 12, 2008  2008
  • Low-income mothers’ work during nonstandard hours: Daily associations with maternal and child outcomes. December 12, 2008  2008
  • Social Inequality and Educational Disadvantage. December 12, 2008  2008
  • A daily diary study of associations between mothers’ work during nonstandard hours and maternal and child outcomes in low-income families.. September 26, 2008  2008
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  Outreach & Engaged Scholarship

  • Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. Where Does the Money Go? Federal Spending on American Children. August 2016 - May 2017  2016 - 2017
  • Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. Racial and Educational Inequality as a Consequence of Family Structure: Learning from Shotgun Marriages. August 2014 - May 2015  2014 - 2015

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