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Christina M. Gibson-Davis CV

Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Sanford School of Public Policy
Box 90312, Durham, NC 27708-0245
178 Rubenstein Hall, Box 90312, Durham, NC 27708
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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 · 2019 - Present Sanford School of Public Policy
Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the Sanford School of Public Policy · 2024 - Present Sanford School of Public Policy
Professor of Sociology · 2019 - Present Sociology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Research Scholar of DuPRI's Population Research Center · 2010 - Present Duke Population Research Center, Duke Population Research Institute
Affiliate of the Center for Child and Family Policy · 2015 - Present Center for Child and Family Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy

In the News


Published February 5, 2025
Sanford’s Christina Gibson-Davis Has Advice for Students
Published January 8, 2021
A Third of U.S. Families Face a Different Kind of Poverty
Published June 3, 2020
Racial Wealth Gap Worse for Families with Children

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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 Cite

Net 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 Cite

Family 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 Cite
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Recent Grants


A Different Type of Economic Fragility: Wealth and Adolescent Problem Behavior

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Pittsburgh · 2023 - 2028

Net Worth Poverty and Children's Development

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2025

NextGenPop -- Recruiting the Next Generation of Scholars into Population Research

Inst. Training Prgm or CMESpeaker · Awarded by University of Wisconsin - Madison · 2021 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications


Northwestern University · 2001 Ph.D.
Bates College · 1992 B.A.

External Links


Gibson-Davis CV 2022