Professional Background
Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor of Child Development and Education, Teachers College and College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University; Co-director, National Center for Children and Families; Co-director, Columbia University Institute for Child and Family Policy.
Educational Background
B.A., Connecticut College; M.Ed., Harvard University; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Scholarly Interests
Child and family policy
and programs; Early childhood interventions and education; Adolescent
transitions and development; Neighborhoods, communities and poverty; Growing up
female; Design implementation and analyses of large, national, long-term
follow-up studies of children, youth, and families (current studies include:
Fragile Families, Child Well-Being Study, Project on Human Development in
Chicago Neighborhoods, Early Head Start).
Selected Publications
Dr. Brooks-Gunn is the
author of four books, 12 edited volumes and over 500 publications. Please visit the National Center for
Children and Families website for a complete publication list.
- Carlson, M. J., McLanahan, S. S., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2008). Co-Parenting and nonresident fathers’ involvement with young children after a nonmarital birth. Demography, 45, 461-488.
- Gardner, M., Roth, J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2008). Adolescents' participation in organized activities and developmental success two and eight years after high school: Do sponsorship, duration, and intensity matter? Developmental Psychology, 44, 814-830.
- Rigby, E., Ryan, R., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2007). Childcare
quality in different state policy contexts. Journal
of Policy Analysis and Management, 26, 887-907.
- McCormick, M., Brooks-Gunn, J., Buka, S. L., Goldman, J., Yu, J., Salganik, M., et al. (2006). Early
intervention in low birth weight premature infants: Results at 18 years of age
for the Infant Health and Development Program. Pediatrics, 117, 771-780.
- Rouse, C. E., Brooks-Gunn, J., &
McLanahan, S. (Eds.). (2005). School Readiness: Closing Racial and Ethnic Gaps. The Future of Children (Volume 15). www.futureofchildren.org
- Browning, C., Leventhal, T., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2005). Sexual
initiation in early adolescence: The nexus of parental and community control. American Sociological Review, 70, 758-778.
- Brooks-Gunn, J., Fuligni, A. S., &
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn
Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor of Child Development and Education, Teachers College and College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University; Co-director, National Center for Children and Families; Co-director, Columbia University Institute for Child and Family Policy.
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