Publications
Epigenetics and the environmental regulation of the genome and its function." Annu Rev Psychol. 61 (2010): 439-66, C1-3.
"Effectiveness of a youth-led early childhood care and education programme in rural Pakistan: A cluster-randomised controlled trial." PloS one. 13 (2018): e0208335.
"The effects of poverty on the mental, emotional, and behavioral health of children and youth: implications for prevention." Am Psychol. 67 (2012): 272-84.
"Effects of the Global COVID-19 Pandemic on Early Childhood Development: Short- and Long-Term Risks and Mitigating Program and Policy Actions." The Journal of Pediatrics (2020).
"Experimental impacts of a teacher professional development program in Chile on preschool classroom quality and child outcomes." Dev Psychol. 51 (2015): 309-22.
"Evaluation of free to grow: head start partnerships to promote substance-free communities." Eval Rev. 35.2 (2011): 153-88.
"Exploring Early Childhood Care and Education Levers to Improve Population Health. Ed. Theresa M. Wizemann. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press, 2019.
Effectiveness of day treatment with proctor care for young children: A four-year follow-up." Journal of Community Psychology. 31.5 (2003): 459-468.
"Early childhood stimulation benefits adult competence and reduces violent behavior." Pediatrics. 127 (2011): 849-57.
"Effects of early childhood psychosocial stimulation and nutritional supplementation on cognition and education in growth-stunted Jamaican children: prospective cohort study." Lancet. 366 (2005): 1804-7.
"Eight years after - a follow-up study of mothers and children at psychosocial risk who received early treatment: does early intervention leave its mark?" Child & Family Social Work. 15.4 (2010): 452-460.
"Exposure to war crimes and implications for peace building in northern Uganda." JAMA. 298 (2007): 543-54.
"Early Childhood Development: What happens in the first eight years. Australia: Edith Cowan University, 2021.
Enhancing Access to Services for Migrants in the Context of COVID-19 Preparedness, Prevention, and Response and Beyond. United Nations Network on Migration, 2020.
Early childhood education and peacebuilding in post-conflict Northern and Eastern Uganda. Nairobi, Kenya: UNICEF, 2015.
Early childhood development, a statistical snapshot: Building better brains and outcomes for children. New York, NY: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), 2014.
Early moments matter for every child. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), 2017.
Education Inequality and Violent Conflict: Evidence and Policy Considerations. FHI 360 Education Policy and Data Center, 2016.
Early childhood development and family services: Baseline evaluation in 20 sites in Rwanda.. Kigali, Rwanda: UNICEF, 2014.
Early Childhood Programs as the Doorway to Social Cohesion: Application of Vygotsky’s Ideas from an East-West Perspective. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010.
The efficacy of toddler-parent psychotherapy to reorganize attachment in the young offspring of mothers with major depressive disorder: a randomized preventive trial." J Consult Clin Psychol. 74.6 (2006): 1006-16.
"Is early childhood relevant to peacebuilding?" J Peacebuilding Develop. 8 (2013): 81-85.
"The Ethical and Public Health Implications of Family Separation." The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics. 47.2_suppl (2019): 91-94.
"Early Childhood Programs in Two Divided Societies: Northern Ireland and Israel." Early Childhood Matters. 108 (2007).
"Education and Social Cohesion Country Report: South Africa. Centre for International Teacher Education (CITE)Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)UNICEFAmsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR), University of AmsterdamCentre for International Education, University of Suss, 2016.
Expanding the evidence base to drive more productive early childhood investment." The Lancet. 389 (Submitted): 14-16.
"Equine-assisted psychotherapy: a mental health promotion/intervention modality for children who have experienced intra-family violence." Health Soc Care Community. 15.3 (2007): 265-71.
"Education and Social Cohesion Country Report: South Africa. Centre for International Teacher Education (CITE)Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)UNICEFAmsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR), University of AmsterdamCentre for International Education, University of Suss, 2016.
Early childhood linear growth faltering in low-income and middle-income countries as a whole-population condition: analysis of 179 Demographic and Health Surveys from 64 countries (1993-2015)." Lancet Glob Health. 5 (2017): e1249-e1257.
"Effects of welfare reform on children of adolescent mothers: moderation by maternal depression, father involvement, and grandmother involvement." Women Health. 32 (2001): 253-90.
"Effects of Healthy Families New York on the promotion of maternal parenting competencies and the prevention of harsh parenting." Child Abuse Negl. 34.10 (2010): 711-23.
"Early estimates of the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study." The Lancet Global Health (2020).
"Early childhood." Promoting Mental Health in Scarce-resource Contexts: Emerging Evidence and Practice. Eds. I. Petersen, et al. Cape Town, South Africa: Human Sciences Research Council, 2010. 99-123.
Effects of a school-based, early childhood intervention on adult health and well-being: a 19-year follow-up of low-income families." Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine. 161 (2007): 730-9.
"Epigenetic Alterations Associated with War Trauma and Childhood Maltreatment." Behavioral sciences & the law. 33 (2015): 701-21.
"Enhancing Father Involvement in Low-Income Families: A Couples Group Approach to Preventive Intervention." Child development. 88 (2017): 398-407.
" Engaging fathers of young children in low-income families to improve child and family outcomes: A preventive intervention perspective." Handbook of fathers and child development: Prenatal to preschool. Springer, 2020. 627-638.
Enhancing Father Involvement in Low-Income Families: A Couples Group Approach to Preventive Intervention." Child Dev. 88 (2017): 398-407.
"Enhancing Paternal Engagement in a Coparenting Paradigm." Child Development Perspectives. 11.4 (2017): 245-250.
"An evaluation of the Adults and Children Together (ACT) Against Violence Parents Raising Safe Kids program." J Prim Prev. 32.3-4 (2011): 147-60.
"Effects of the Mother−Child Education Program on parenting stress and disciplinary practices among refugee and other marginalized communities in Lebanon: A pilot randomized controlled trial." Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2020).
"Exploratory analysis of decentralized governance and its implications for the equity of early childhood education services in four countries of Europe and Central Asia." Early Years. 39.3 (2019).
"Early Childhood Peace Consortium: Full report on the global launch. New Haven: Yale University, 2013.
Early Childhood Peace Consortium: Full report on the global launch. Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC), 2013.
Exploratory analysis of decentralized governance and its implications for the equity of early childhood education services in four countries of Europe and Central Asia." Early Years (2019): 1-17.
"Early Childhood Development programs, peacebuilding, and the Sustainable Development Goals: Opportunities for interdisciplinary research and multisectoral partnerships." Eds. S. Verma, and A. C. Petersen. Vol. 74. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. 77-95.
Effectiveness of community dissemination of parent–child interaction therapy." Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. 4.2 (2012): 204-213.
"Editorial Commentary: Resilience in child development--interconnected pathways to wellbeing." Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines. 54 (2013): 333-6.
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