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.

Franklin MS, Buck A, Kenny R, Hurewitz S, Neptune N, Logendran R, et al. Barriers and facilitators to social-emotional health screening in pediatrics: Results from a qualitative study of practitioner perspectives. Social and Emotional Learning Research Practice and Policy. 2025 Dec 1;6.

Yousef A, Ahmed ST, H Nguyen Wenker T, Nono-Djotsa ABS, Boyle SH, Gifford EJ, et al. Upper gastrointestinal symptoms and Gulf War Illness in a clinical cohort of US veterans: a retrospective, cross-sectional study. BMJ Open Gastroenterology. 2025 Sep;12(1):e001859–e001859.