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
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2024 - Present
Sanford School of Public Policy
Faculty Director, Health Policy Undergraduate Certificate of the Margolis Institute for Health Policy
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2024 - Present
Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy,
University Initiatives & Academic Support Units
Professor of Pediatrics
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2024 - Present
Pediatrics, Children's Health Discovery Institute,
Pediatrics
Affiliate of the Center for Child and Family Policy
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2023 - Present
Center for Child and Family Policy,
Sanford School of Public Policy
Core Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy
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2024 - Present
Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy,
University Initiatives & Academic Support Units
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 CiteAssociation 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 CiteChild 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 CiteRecent Grants
Collaborative cross-agency practices for improving child well-being
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Duke Endowment · 2024 - 2027Accelerated Aging in Gulf War Illness: Phenotypes, Epigenetic Biomarkers and Associations with Gulf War Exposures
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2023 - 2027IPA - Elizabeth Gifford
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 2019 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Pennsylvania State University ·
2005
Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University ·
2000
M.S.
Cornell University ·
1997
B.S.