Elizabeth Joanne Gifford PhD

Beth Gifford

Core Faculty

Elizabeth Joanne Gifford, PhD

Degrees

PhD, Pennsylvania State University

MS, Pennsylvania State University

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 Center 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 Health Policy Certificate Program and the Health Policy and Innovation Theme Leader for Bass Connections.

Thompson AD, Petry SE, Hauser ER, Boyle SH, Pathak GA, Upchurch J, et al. Longitudinal Patterns of Multimorbidity in Gulf War Era Veterans With and Without Gulf War Illness. J Aging Health. 2025 Jun;37(5–6):281–91.

Pathak GA, Koller D, Cabrera-Mendoza B, Nono Djotsa ABS, Wendt FR, De Lillo A, et al. Unraveling the genetics of gulf war illness in diverse participants enrolled in the million veteran program. Human molecular genetics. 2025 May;ddaf075.

Nono Djotsa ABS, Nguyen Wenker TH, Ahmed ST, Ghosh S, Malhotra D, Boyle SH, et al. Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Veterans With Gulf War Illness Evaluated at VA’s War-Related Illness and Injury Study Center. Military Medicine. 2024 Nov 5;189(11–12):e2644–54.