Publications
"Insecurity, distress and mental health: experimental and randomized controlled trials of a psychosocial intervention for youth affected by the Syrian crisis." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 59 (2018): 523-541.
"Practitioner Review: Engaging fathers – recommendations for a game change in parenting interventions based on a systematic review of the global evidence." Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 55.11 (2014): 1187-1212.
COVID-19: 24/7 Parenting. Parenting for Lifelong Health, 2020.
"A Parental Bonding Instrument." British Journal of Medical Psychology. 52 (1979): 1-10.
"Transitioning mental health & psychosocial support: from short-term emergency to sustainable post-disaster development. Humanitarian Action Summit 2011." Prehosp Disaster Med. 26 (2011): 470-81.
"Promoting child and adolescent mental health in low and middle income countries." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 49.3 (2008): 313-34.
"Correlates of Suicidal Ideation and Self-harm in Early Childhood in a Cohort at Risk for Child Abuse and Neglect." Archives of Suicide Research. 23.1 (2019): 134-150.
The advisory group of experts report on the 2015 review of the United Nations. Peacebuilding Architecture, 2015.
"Effectiveness of community dissemination of parent–child interaction therapy." Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. 4.2 (2012): 204-213.
"Genomics. ENCODE project writes eulogy for junk DNA." Science. 337.6099 (2012): 1159, 1161.
"The role of nutrition in integrated early child development in the 21st century: contribution from the Maternal and Child Nutrition journal." Matern Child Nutr. 13 (2017): 3-6.
The costs and economic impact of violence against children. London: Child Fund Alliance, Overseas Development Institute, 2014.
COVID-19, Violence & The Need To Act with Urgency. Benjamin Perks Blogsite, 2020.
"Increased methylation of glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) in adults with a history of childhood maltreatment: a link with the severity and type of trauma." Transl Psychiatry. 1 (2011): e59.
Does intergroup contact reduce prejudice? Recent meta-analytic findings." Reducing prejudice and discrimination. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2000. 93-114.
"Sense of coherence and its association with exposure to traumatic events, posttraumatic stress disorder, and depression in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo." J Trauma Stress. 23 (2010): 313-21.
"Human rights, transitional justice, public health and social reconstruction." Soc Sci Med. 70 (2010): 98-105.
"Strategic Documentation of Violence against Healthcare: Towards a Methodology for Accountability." World Health Popul. 16 (2016): 31-7.
"Technology, conflict early warning systems, public health, and human rights." Health Hum Rights. 14 (2012): 106-17.
Indicators framework for peacebuilding, education and social cohesion. Boston, MA: Harvard Humanitarian Initiative and UNICEF, 2017.
From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development. National Academies Press, 2000.
"Socio-emotional Programme Promotes Positive Behaviour in Preschoolers." Child Care in Practice. 15.4 (2009): 261-278.
World Report on Violence against Children. New York: United Nations, 2006.
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature. Penguin Publishing Group, 2003.
"Quality of infant child care and early infant development in Portuguese childcare centers." Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 48 (2019): 246-255.
"Long-term consequences of neonatal rearing on central corticotropin-releasing factor systems in adult male rat offspring." Neuropsychopharmacology. 30.12 (2005): 2192-204.
"Implementation Evaluation of the Mother‐Child Education Program Among Refugee and Other Vulnerable Communities in Lebanon." New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development (2019).
"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.
"A Conceptual Model for Youth-Led Programs as a Promising Approach to Early Childhood Care and Education." New directions for child and adolescent development. 2018 (2018): 71-89.
Early Childhood Peace Consortium: Full report on the global launch. Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC), 2013.
"Adaptation and Application of the Measuring Early Learning Quality and Outcomes (MELQO) Framework to Early Childhood Education Settings in Colombia." Zeitschrift für Psychologie. 227.2 (2019): 105-112.
"Sector‐wide analysis of early childhood development and education in emergencies in Colombia and considerations to strengthen systems globally." New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. 2020.172 (2020): 103-123.
"A conceptual model for youth-led programs as a promising approach to Early Childhood Care and Education." New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2018 (2018): 71-89.
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.
Systematic review: The exploration of the role of parenting and early learning programs in promoting positive development and peace building. New Haven, CT US: Yale Child Study Center, 2014.
"Landscape Analysis of Early Childhood Development and Education in Emergencies." Journal on Education in Emergencies. 8.1 (2022): 138.
"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.
The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-regulation (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology). W. W. Norton, 2011.
"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.
How to Create Screen-Life Balance When Life Has Shifted to Screens. New York City: New York Times, 2020.
"Population-Based Prevention of Child Maltreatment: The US Triple P System Population Trial." Prev Sci. 10 (2009): 1-12.
Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Violence: The Promise of Psychosocial Interventions to Address Children’s Exposure to Violence. Promundo, 2020.
"Women's groups practising participatory learning and action to improve maternal and newborn health in low-resource settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis." The Lancet. 381.9879 (2013): 1736-1746.
"Childhood chronic physical aggression associates with adult cytokine levels in plasma." PLoS ONE. 8.7 (2013): e69481.
"The signature of maternal rearing in the methylome in rhesus macaque prefrontal cortex and T cells." J. Neurosci.. 32.44 (2012): 15626-42.
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