Overview
Christina M. Gibson-Davis is a professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, with a secondary appointment in sociology. Her research interests center around social and economic differences in family formation patterns. Her current research focuses on the how divergent patterns of family formation affect economic inequality.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
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2019 - Present
Sanford School of Public Policy
Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the Sanford School of Public Policy
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2024 - Present
Sanford School of Public Policy
Professor of Sociology
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2019 - Present
Sociology,
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
Recent Publications
A framework and policy case for black reparations to support child well-being in the USA.
Journal Article Nature human behaviour · April 2025 Enslavement of African Americans and the legacy of structural racism have led to disproportionate hardship for black people in the USA. Reparations realize unfulfilled promises of financial compensation and redress. Existing US reparations initiatives have ... Full text CiteNet worth poverty and child Well-being: Black-White differences.
Journal Article Children and youth services review · February 2025 Net worth poverty, defined as having wealth (assets minus debts) that is less than one-fourth the federal poverty line, can have negative associations with children's development. Net worth poverty can reflect the lack of assets or the presence of debts, w ... Full text CiteFamily wealth and adolescent physical health.
Journal Article Health psychology review · January 2025 Inequalities in the distribution of wealth among families with children may have deleterious health consequences, especially for adolescent children. Marked by significant psychosocial and physiological changes, adolescence is a period when socioeconomic d ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
A Different Type of Economic Fragility: Wealth and Adolescent Problem Behavior
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Pittsburgh · 2023 - 2028Net Worth Poverty and Children's Development
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2025NextGenPop -- Recruiting the Next Generation of Scholars into Population Research
Inst. Training Prgm or CMESpeaker · Awarded by University of Wisconsin - Madison · 2021 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Northwestern University ·
2001
Ph.D.
Bates College ·
1992
B.A.