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.