Anna Gassman-Pines
Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
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, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University 2022
- Associate Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience, Psychology & Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2016
- Faculty Research Scholar of DuPRI's Population Research Center, Duke Population Research Center, Duke Population Research Institute 2010
- Affiliate of the Center for Child and Family Policy, Center for Child and Family Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy 2015
- Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society, Duke Science & Society, Initiatives 2020
Contact Information
- 234 Rubenstein Hall, Durham, NC 27708
- Box 90312, Durham, NC 27708-0245
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agassman.pines@duke.edu
(919) 613-7301
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Gassman-Pines CV
- 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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Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University 2016 - 2022
- WLF Bass Connections Associate Professor, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University 2018 - 2022
- 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 & Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2008 - 2016
- Recognition
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In the News
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AUG 25, 2021 Bass Connections -
FEB 10, 2021 Duke Global Health Institute -
SEP 2, 2020 Child and Family Policy -
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MAR 20, 2018 Sanford School of Public Policy -
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DEC 17, 2015 The Washington Post -
NOV 18, 2014 TakePart -
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AUG 15, 2014 WUNC -
AUG 15, 2014 U.S. News & World Report, HealthDay -
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JUN 25, 2014 News & Observer -
JUN 25, 2014 the News & Observer
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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
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Global Scholarship
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Expertise
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Research
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- Research
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Selected Grants
- Property Sales and Residential Displacement of Black and Hispanic Children in the American South: Implications for School Mobility and Educational Inequality awarded by Spencer Foundation 2023 - 2024
- Housing market activity, racial-ethnic inequality in housing insecurity and school success awarded by William T Grant Foundation 2023
- Local criminal justice reform efforts: Effects on employment, self-sufficiency, and family well-being awarded by Administration for Children and Families 2019 - 2023
- Understanding the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on low-wage working families awarded by Barnard College 2021 - 2023
- Real Estate Investors and the Future of Black Neighborhoods in the American South awarded by Russell Sage Foundation 2022 - 2023
- The Effects of Workplace Conditions on Behavioral and Mental Health of Workers and Families: Evidence from Philadelphia awarded by National Institutes of Health 2020 - 2023
- Understanding the Implications of COVID-19 for Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Families Food Insecurity and Wellbeing using Daily Diary Data awarded by Georgetown University 2020 - 2022
- Uneven safety net: studying the pandemic to uncover how unequal social program access exacerbates racial inequities awarded by William T Grant Foundation 2021 - 2022
- 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
- The effects of workplace conditions on behavioral and mental health of workers and families: Evidence from Philadelphia awarded by Russell Sage Foundation 2019 - 2020
- Evaluating the Philadelphia Fair Workweek Standard to identify the consequences of scheduling regulation on workers and families. awarded by Washington Center for Equitable Growth 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 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
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Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants
- Racial Inequality Research Grant: Housing Market Activity, Racial-Ethnic Inequality in Housing Insecurity, and School Success awarded by Duke Office of Provost 2022
- Publications & Artistic Works
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Selected Publications
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Academic Articles
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Stanaland, A., Gaither, S., & Gassman-Pines, A. (2023). When Is Masculinity "Fragile"? An Expectancy-Discrepancy-Threat Model of Masculine Identity. Personality and Social Psychology Review : An Official Journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc, 10888683221141176. https://doi.org/10.1177/10888683221141176Full Text
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Ananat, E. O., Daniels, B., Fitz-Henley Ii, J., & Gassman-Pines, A. (2022). Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Pandemic-Era Unemployment Insurance Access: Implications For Health And Well-Being. Health Affairs (Project Hope), 41(11), 1598–1606. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00741Full Text
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Lowell, W., Dickerson, S., Gassman-Pines, A., Gifford, E., & Rangel, M. (2022). Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Case Positivity and Social Context: The Role of Housing, Neighborhood, and Health Insurance. Housing Policy Debate, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511482.2022.2104336Full Text
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Ananat, E. O., Gassman-Pines, A., & Fitz-Henley, J. A. (2022). The Effects of the Emeryville Fair Workweek Ordinance on the Daily Lives of Low-Wage Workers and Their Families. Rsf, 8(5), 45–66. https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2022.8.5.03Full Text
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Gassman-Pines, A., Ananat, E. O., Fitz-Henley, J., & Leer, J. (2022). Effect of daily school and care disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic on child behavior problems. Developmental Psychology, 58(8), 1512–1527. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001373Full Text
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Leer, J., Gassman-Pines, A., Djé Blé, E., Kainessie, J., Kennedy, C., Press, S., & Schubert, H. (2022). Young Adolescents’ Endorsement of Restrictive Gender Norms: Evidence From a Community-Based Intervention in Côte d’Ivoire and Sierra Leone. Journal of Early Adolescence, 42(4), 453–481. https://doi.org/10.1177/02724316211036742Full Text Open Access Copy
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Gassman-Pines, A., Ananat, E., Fitz-Henley, J., & Leer, J. (2022). Effects of Daily School and Care Disruptions During the Covid-19 Pandemic on Child Mental Health.
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Steimle, S., Gassman-Pines, A., Johnson, A. D., Hines, C. T., & Ryan, R. M. (2021). Understanding patterns of food insecurity and family well-being amid the COVID-19 pandemic using daily surveys. Child Development, 92(5), e781–e797. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13659Full Text
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Cardoso, L. J., Gassman-Pines, A., & Boucher, N. A. (2021). Insurance Barriers, Gendering, and Access: Interviews with Central North Carolinian Women About Their Health Care Experiences. The Permanente Journal, 25. https://doi.org/10.7812/tpp/20.176Full Text
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Leer, J., Gaither, S., & Gassman-Pines, A. (2021). Behavioral science interventions: Integrating the decision task, context, and individual differences to inform policy. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 7(1), 46–54. https://doi.org/10.1037/tps0000243Full Text Open Access Copy
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Ananat, E. O., & Gassman-Pines, A. (2021). Work Schedule Unpredictability: Daily Occurrence and Effects on Working Parents' Well-Being. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 83(1), 10–26. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12696Full Text
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Gassman-Pines, A., Ananat, E. O., & Fitz-Henley, J. (2020). COVID-19 and Parent-Child Psychological Well-being. Pediatrics, 146(4), e2020007294. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-007294Full Text
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Schenck-Fontaine, A., & Gassman-Pines, A. (2020). Income inequality and child maltreatment risk during economic recession. Children and Youth Services Review, 112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104926Full Text
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George, M. J., Jensen, M. R., Russell, M. A., Gassman-Pines, A., Copeland, W. E., Hoyle, R. H., & Odgers, C. L. (2020). Young Adolescents' Digital Technology Use, Perceived Impairments, and Well-Being in a Representative Sample. J Pediatr, 219, 180–187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.12.002Full Text Link to Item
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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.12593Full Text
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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/dev0000551Full Text Link to Item
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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-zFull Text
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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. https://doi.org/10.3102/0002831218761337Full Text
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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/10.1177/0192513x16687001Full Text
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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/10.1086/694091Full Text
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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, 356(6343), 1127–1128. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aam5347Full Text
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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/10.1086/692075Full Text
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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.12379Full Text
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Gassman-Pines, A., & Bellows, L. (2015). SNAP Recency and Educational Outcomes.
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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.12378Full Text
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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.2014.302081Full Text Open Access Copy
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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/s13524-013-0231-3Full Text Open Access Copy
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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.12068Full Text
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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.12037Full Text
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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.xFull Text
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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.xFull Text
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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.xFull Text
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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/10.1080/10888691.2010.493068Full Text
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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.
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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.20154Full Text
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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/10.1037/0012-1649.42.6.981Full Text
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Gassman-Pines, A., Gibson-Davis, C. M., & Ananat, E. (n.d.). How Economic Downturns Affect Children’s Development: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Pathways of Influence (In preparation). Child Development Perspectives.Open Access Copy
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Gibson-Davis, C. M., Ananat, E., & Gassman-Pines, A. (n.d.). Midpregnancy Marriage and Divorce: Why the Death of Shotgun Marriage Has Been Greatly Exaggerated (Submitted).
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Book Sections
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Ananat, E. O., Gassman-Pines, A., & Truskinovsky, Y. (2021). Increasing Instability and Uncertainty among American Workers Implications for Inequality and Potential Policy Solutions. In WHO GETS WHAT? (pp. 307–328).Link to Item
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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/CBO9780511499760.019Full Text
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Scholarly Editions
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Ananat, E. O., Gassman-Pines, A., & Gibson-Davis, C. M. (2013). Community-Wide Job Loss and Teenage Fertility.
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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.
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Conference Papers
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Cholera, R., Franklin, M., Neptune, N., Buck, A., Hurewitz, S., Kenny, R., … Schmidler, G. S. (2021). Measuring and Addressing Social-Emotional Well-Being in Early Childhood. In Pediatrics (Vol. 147). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.147.3MA1.74Full Text Link to Item
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- Teaching & Mentoring
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Recent Courses
- PUBPOL 494: Honors Project: Research Independent Study 2023
- RACESOC 395T: Bass Connections Race & Society Research Team 2023
- RACESOC 396T: Bass Connections Race & Society Research Team 2023
- RACESOC 795T: Bass Connections Race & Society Research Team 2023
- RACESOC 796T: Bass Connections Race & Society Research Team 2023
- EHD 396T: Bass Connections Education & Human Development Research Team 2022
- EHD 796T: Bass Connections Education & Human Development Research Team 2022
- PUBPOL 494: Honors Project: Research Independent Study 2022
- PUBPOL 792: Special Readings in Public Policy Studies 2022
- RACESOC 395T: Bass Connections Race & Society Research Team 2022
- RACESOC 795T: Bass Connections Race & Society Research Team 2022
- EHD 395T: Bass Connections Education & Human Development Research Team 2021
- EHD 795T: Bass Connections Education & Human Development Research Team 2021
- PUBPOL 807: Master's Project I 2021
- PUBPOL 812: Statistics and Data Analysis for Policy Makers 2021
- 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 Team Leader. Examining Racial Inequality and Reform Through Driver's License Access . 2022 - 2023 2022 - 2023
- Bass Connections Team Leader. Justice Reform Efforts and Effects on Self-sufficiency. 2021 - 2022 2021 - 2022
- 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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Service to Duke
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