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Elizabeth Joanne Gifford CV

Research Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Sanford School of Public Policy
Duke University, Box 90545, Durham, NC 27708-0264
214 Rubenstein Hall, 302 Towerview Rd., Durham, NC 27708
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Overview


Beth Gifford is a research professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, a core faculty member of the Center for Child and Family Policy and the Margolis Institute for Health Policy. She leads a multidisciplinary research team that examines the health and social services engagement of children and families. Motivating her research is the need to understand how social policies and practices can better support children and families. Her work spans many public institutions including education, social services, criminal justice, and health care systems. She is the Director of the Undergraduate Health Policy Certificate Program and the Health Policy and Innovation Theme Leader for Bass Connections.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Research Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy · 2024 - Present Sanford School of Public Policy
Faculty Director, Health Policy Undergraduate Certificate of the Margolis Institute for Health Policy · 2024 - Present Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy, University Initiatives & Academic Support Units
Professor of Pediatrics · 2024 - Present Pediatrics, Children's Health Discovery Institute, Pediatrics
Affiliate of the Center for Child and Family Policy · 2023 - Present Center for Child and Family Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy
Core Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy · 2024 - Present Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy, University Initiatives & Academic Support Units

In the News


Published February 3, 2025
Celebrating Duke’s New Full Professors
Published April 27, 2018
Curiosity and Generosity Drive Presidential Award Winners
Published November 6, 2017
Five New Faculty Bring New Expertise to Sanford School

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Recent Publications


Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Veterans With Gulf War Illness Evaluated at VA’s War-Related Illness and Injury Study Center

Journal Article Military Medicine · November 5, 2024 ABSTRACTIntroductionExcess rates of Gulf War illness (GWI) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), two chronic multisymptom illnesses, hav ... Full text Cite

Association of deployment characteristics and exposures with persistent ill health among 1990-1991 Gulf War veterans in the VA Million Veteran Program.

Journal Article Environ Health · October 25, 2024 BACKGROUND: Veterans of the 1990-1991 Gulf War have experienced excess health problems, most prominently the multisymptom condition Gulf War illness (GWI). The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Cooperative Studies Program #2006 "Genomics of Gulf War Illn ... Full text Link to item Cite

Child Sexual Abuse Documentation in Primary Care Settings.

Journal Article Clin Pediatr (Phila) · October 2024 Primary care providers (PCPs) can play an important role in the continuity of care for children who experience sexual abuse (SA). We performed a retrospective, chart-based study of children 3 to 17 years old with SA history. Primary care medical records we ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Collaborative cross-agency practices for improving child well-being

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Duke Endowment · 2024 - 2027

Accelerated Aging in Gulf War Illness: Phenotypes, Epigenetic Biomarkers and Associations with Gulf War Exposures

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2023 - 2027

IPA - Elizabeth Gifford

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2019 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


Pennsylvania State University · 2005 Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University · 2000 M.S.
Cornell University · 1997 B.S.

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