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

  • Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentoring. The Duke University Graduate School. 2018
  • 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

  • Local criminal justice reform efforts: Effects on employment, self-sufficiency, and family well-being awarded by Administration for Children and Families 2019 - 2024
  • The effects of scheduling regulation on workers and families, as identified through implementation of the Philadelphia Fair Workweek Standardulation on workers and families awarded by  National Science Foundation 2019 - 2021
  • Evaluating the Philadelphia Fair Workweek Standard to identify the consequences of scheduling regulation on workers and families. 2019 - 2020
  • The effects of workplace conditions on behavioral and mental health of workers and families: Evidence from Philadelphia 2019 - 2020
  • 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 2013 - 2018
  • The Effects of Scheduling Stability Legislation on Family Functioning: A Combined Event Study and Daily Diary Study of Workers in Emeryville, CA 2017 - 2018
  • Choosing to Not Enroll? Understanding Parents' Decision-Making in Enrolling and Not Enrolling in Head Start 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 2014 - 2016
  • The Effects of Local Job Destruction on Youth Mobility 2014 - 2016
  • The Timing of SNAP Benefit Receipt and Children's Academic Achievement 2014 - 2015
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Gassman-Pines, A., & Schenck-Fontaine, A. (2019). Daily Food Insufficiency and Worry among Economically Disadvantaged Families with Young Children. Journal of Marriage and Family, 81(5), 1269–1284. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12593
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    • Rivenbark, J. G., Copeland, W. E., Davisson, E. K., Gassman-Pines, A., Hoyle, R. H., Piontak, J. R., … Odgers, C. L. (2019). Perceived social status and mental health among young adolescents: Evidence from census data to cellphones. Dev Psychol, 55(3), 574–585. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000551
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    • Gibson-Davis, C., Gassman-Pines, A., & Lehrman, R. (2018). "His" and "Hers": Meeting the Economic Bar to Marriage. Demography, 55(6), 2321–2343. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-018-0726-z
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    • Gassman-Pines, A., & Bellows, L. (2018). Food Instability and Academic Achievement: A Quasi-Experiment Using SNAP Benefit Timing. American Educational Research Journal, 55(5), 897–927. https://doi.org/10.3102/0002831218761337
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    • Gassman-Pines, A., & Skinner, A. T. (2018). Psychological Acculturation and Parenting Behaviors in Mexican Immigrant Families. Journal of Family Issues, 39(5), 1139–1164. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X16687001
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    • Schenck-Fontaine, A., Gassman-Pines, A., & Hill, Z. (2017). 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. https://doi.org/10.1086/694091
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    • Ananat, E. O., Gassman-Pines, A., Francis, D. V., & Gibson-Davis, C. M. (2017). Linking job loss, inequality, mental health, and education. Science (New York, N.Y.), 356(6343), 1127–1128. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aam5347
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    • Schenck-Fontaine, A., Gassman-Pines, A., Gibson-Davis, C. M., & Ananat, E. O. (2017). Local Job Losses and Child Maltreatment: The Importance of Community Context. The Social Service Review, 91(2), 233–263. https://doi.org/10.1086/692075
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    • Gibson-Davis, C. M., Vernot, C., Butler, M., Hall, N., Taylor, L., Eastwood, K., & Zhang, X. (2017). They Should Say "I Don't": Norms About Midpregnancy Marriage and Job Loss. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 79(2), 405–418. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12379
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    • Gibson-Davis, C. M., Ananat, E. O., & Gassman-Pines, A. (2016). Midpregnancy Marriage and Divorce: Why the Death of Shotgun Marriage Has Been Greatly Exaggerated. Demography, 53(6), 1693–1715. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-016-0510-x
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    • Gassman-Pines, A., Gibson-Davis, C. M., & Ananat, E. O. (2015). How Economic Downturns Affect Children's Development: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Pathways of Influence. Child Development Perspectives, 9(4), 233–238. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdep.12137
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    • Gassman-Pines, A., & Bellows, L. (2015). SNAP Recency and Educational Outcomes.
    • Gassman-Pines, A. (2015). Effects of Mexican Immigrant Parents' Daily Workplace Discrimination on Child Behavior and Family Functioning. Child Development, 86(4), 1175–1190. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12378
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    • Gassman-Pines, A., Ananat, E. O., & Gibson-Davis, C. M. (2014). Effects of statewide job losses on adolescent suicide-related behaviors. American Journal of Public Health, 104(10), 1964–1970. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2014.302081
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    • Ananat, E. O., Gassman-Pines, A., & Gibson-Davis, C. (2013). Community-wide job loss and teenage fertility: evidence from North Carolina. Demography, 50(6), 2151–2171. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-013-0231-3
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    • Gassman-Pines, A. (2013). Daily spillover of low-income mothers' perceived workload to mood and mother-child interactions. Journal of Marriage and Family, 75(5), 1304–1318. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12068
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    • 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. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdep.12037
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    • Gassman-Pines, A., Godfrey, E. B., & Yoshikawa, H. (2013). Maternal education preferences moderate the effects of mandatory employment and education programs on child positive and problem behaviors. Child Development, 84(1), 198–208. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01832.x
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    • 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. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3729.2010.00630.x
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    • 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. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00789.x
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    • Gibson-Davis, C. M., & Gassman-Pines, A. (2010). Early childhood family structure and mother-child interactions: variation by race and ethnicity. Developmental Psychology, 46(1), 151–164. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0017410
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    • Yoshikawa, H., Gassman-Pines, A., Morris, P. A., Gennetian, L. A., & Godfrey, E. B. (2010). Racial/Ethnic Differences in Effects of Welfare Policies on Early School Readiness and Later Achievement. Applied Developmental Science, 14(3), 137–153. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2010.493068
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    • 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. https://doi.org/10.1002/pam.20154
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    • Gassman-Pines, A., & Yoshikawa, H. (2006). The effects of antipoverty programs on children's cumulative level of poverty-related risk. Developmental Psychology, 42(6), 981–999. https://doi.org/10.1037/0012-1649.42.6.981
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  • Book Sections

    • Ananat, E. O., Gassman-Pines, A., & Gibson-Davis, C. M. (2011). 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). 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, T. S., & Lowe, E. D. (2009). 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, E. D., Weisner, T. S., Hsueh, J. A., Enchautegui-de-Jesús, N., Gassman-Pines, A., … Roy, A. L. (2009). 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, A. L., Gassman-Pines, A., & Godfrey, E. B. (2006). 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). https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511499760.019
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  • Scholarly Editions

    • Ananat, E. O., Gassman-Pines, A., & Gibson-Davis, C. M. (2013). Community-Wide Job Loss and Teenage Fertility.
    • Ananat, E. O., Gassman-Pines, A., Francis, D., & Gibson-Davis, C. M. (2011). Children Left Behind: The Effects of Statewide Job Loss on Student Achievement.
• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • PUBPOL 792: Special Readings in Public Policy Studies 2020
  • PUBPOL 807: Master's Project I 2020
  • PUBPOL 812: Statistics and Data Analysis for Policy Makers 2020
  • PUBPOL 590S: Advanced Topics in Public Policy 2018
• 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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