Overview
Anna Gassman-Pines is a professor of public policy and psychology and neuroscience at Duke University. She is also a Faculty Affiliate of Duke’s Center for Child and Family Policy. Gassman-Pines received her BA with distinction in Psychology from Yale University and PhD in Community and Developmental Psychology from New York University. Her research focuses on low-wage work, family life and the effects of welfare and employment policy on child and maternal well-being in low-income families. Her research has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, American Psychological Association, National Head Start Association, and National Institute of Mental Health, and various private foundations.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
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2022 - Present
Sanford School of Public Policy
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs in the Sanford School of Public Policy
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2024 - Present
Sanford School of Public Policy
Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience
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2022 - Present
Psychology & Neuroscience,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Research Scholar of DuPRI's Population Research Center
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2010 - Present
Duke Population Research Center,
Duke Population Research Institute
Affiliate of the Center for Child and Family Policy
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2015 - Present
Center for Child and Family Policy,
Sanford School of Public Policy
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society
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2020 - Present
Duke Science & Society,
University Initiatives & Academic Support Units
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Recent Publications
It's not what you say it's what you do: School diversity ideologies and adolescent mental health and academic engagement.
Journal Article Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · March 2025 This study examined the relation between schools' color-evasive versus multicultural diversity ideologies, school characteristics, and adolescent development. Across two datasets linking individual-level survey data (N = 1692) and administrative records (N ... Full text CiteAdolescent boys' aggressive responses to perceived threats to their gender typicality.
Journal Article Developmental science · November 2024 When adult men are made to feel gender-atypical, they often lash out with aggression, particularly when they are pressured (vs. autonomously motivated) to be gender-typical. Here, we examined the development of this phenomenon. Specifically, we provided a ... Full text CiteThe expanded Child Tax Credit and low-income families’ food insecurity: Associations across and within months of receipt
Journal Article Children and Youth Services Review · September 1, 2024 In response to the pandemic-induced economic crisis for U.S. families, the federal government expanded the Child Tax Credit (CTC) via the distribution of monthly payments in the second half of 2021. Studies have found that these monthly payments correspond ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Property Sales and Residential Displacement of Black and Hispanic Children in the American South: Implications for School Mobility and Educational Inequality
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Spencer Foundation · 2023 - 2025Local criminal justice reform efforts: Effects on employment, self-sufficiency, and family well-being
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Administration for Children and Families · 2019 - 2025Housing market activity, racial-ethnic inequality in housing insecurity and school success
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by William T. Grant Foundation · 2023 - 2024View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
New York University ·
2007
Ph.D.
New York University ·
2004
M.A.
Yale University ·
1999
B.A.