Christina Hull Paxson

Background

Paxson, Christina Hull was born in 1960.

Education

Bachelor with High Honors, Swarthmore College, 1982. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1987.

Career

Lecturer Princeton University, 1986—1987, assistant professor economics public affairs, 1987—1994, faculty research associate Office of Population Research, since 1993, associate professor, 1994—1997, professor, 1997—2007, faculty chair Master of Business Administration program, Woodrow Wilson School, 1997—1999, founding director Center Health and Wellbeing, since 2000, associate chair Department Economics, 2005—2008, director Adel Mahmoud Global Health Scholars Program and Lecture Series in Global Health, since 2007, Hughes-Rogers professor economics & public affairs, since 2007, chair Department Economics, 2008—2009, dean Woodrow Wilson School Public and International Affairs, since 2009. Junior research fellow Institute for Policy Reform, 1993. Research associate National Bureau of Economic Research, since 1995.

Visiting professor Wharton School, University Pennsylvania, 1999. Member social environment study group Longitudinal Cohort Study of Environmental Effects on Child Health and Development, 2001—2004. Member MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Socioeconomic Status and Health, 2002—2004.

Board directors Center Health Care Strategies, since 2002. Senior fellow Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), since 2005.

Achievements

• Christina Hull Paxson has been listed as a noteworthy dean, economics and public affairs professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Phi Beta Kappa.