Publications
We left one war and came to another: resource loss, acculturative stress, and caregiver-child relationships in Somali refugee families." Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 21 (2015): 114-25.
""We would never forget who we are": resettlement, cultural negotiation, and family relationships among Somali Bantu refugees." Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 26 (2017): 1387-1400.
"Welfare dynamics, support services, mothers' earnings, and child cognitive development: implications for contemporary welfare reform." Child Dev. 70 (1999): 779-801.
"Welfare reform, family support, and child development: perspectives from policy analysis and developmental psychopathology." Dev Psychopathol. 12 (2000): 619-32.
"‘What about the fathers?’ Bringing ‘Dads on Board™’ with their infants and toddlers following violence." Journal of Family Studies. 19 (2013): 70-79.
"What Are the Transgenerational Consequences of Maternal Childhood Adversity and Maternal Stress During Pregnancy?" J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 56.11 (2017): 914-915.
"What he knows about her and how it affects her? Husband’s knowledge of pregnancy complications and maternal health care utilization among tribal population in Maharashtra, India." BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 19.1 (2019).
"What implementation evidence matters: scaling-up nurturing interventions that promote early childhood development." Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1419 (2018): 5-16.
"What is peace psychology the psychology of ?" J Soc Issues. 62 (2006): 1-17.
"Who am I? Ethnic identity formation of Arab Muslim children in contemporary U.S. society." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 47 (2008): 853-7.
"Why rejection hurts: a common neural alarm system for physical and social pain." Trends in cognitive sciences. 8 (2004): 294-300.
"Witnessing peer rejection during early adolescence: neural correlates of empathy for experiences of social exclusion." Soc Neurosci. 5.5-6 (2010): 496-507.
"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.
"Working nonstandard schedules and variable shifts in low-income families: associations with parental psychological well-being, family functioning, and child well-being." Dev Psychol. 43 (2007): 620-32.
"Working through resistance in engaging boys and men towards gender equality and progressive masculinities." Culture, Health & Sexuality. 17.sup2 (2015): 144-158.
"Working with Children Affected by Hurricane Katrina: Two Case Studies in Play Therapy." Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 15 (2010): 52-55.
"Young children's reactions to war-related stress: a survey and assessment of an innovative intervention." Pediatrics. 121.1 (2008): 46-53.
"Youth mental health after civil war: the importance of daily stressors." Br J Psychiatry. 206 (2015): 116-21.
"The Youth Readiness Intervention for war-affected youth." J Adolesc Health. 56 (2015): 606-11.
"Youth violence. Developmental pathways and prevention challenges." American journal of preventive medicine. 20 (2001): 3-14.
"Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. Vol. 7. American Psychological Association, Division 48, 2021.
Young children and families in crisis and displacement: Selected articles from our Early Childhood Matters publication. The Netherlands: Bernard van Leer Foundation, 2019.
The meanings of spaces in ECEC centres: A literature review. EDUCAS, 2019.
Early Childhood Matters 2019. Hague, The Netherlands: Bernard van Leer Foundation, 2019.
Early Childhood Matters Magazine . The Netherlands: Bernard van Leer Foundation, 2018.
Early Childhood Matters | Special Issue "A good start: Advances in early childhood development". The Netherlands: Bernard van Leer Foundation, 2015.
Responsive parenting: A strategy to prevent violence. Early Childhood Matters, .122. The Netherlands: Bernard van Leer Foundation, 2014.
LEAPS: a strategy to benefit young children and youth. Early Childhood Matters, .2019. Hague, The Netherlands: Bernard van Leer Foundation, 2019.
Using the power of mass media to achieve impact at scale: an experiment that worked. Early Childhood Matters. Hague, The Netherlands: Bernard van Leer Foundation, 2019.
Global leaders unite to ensure everyone everywhere can access new vaccines, tests and treatments for COVID-19. World Health Organization (WHO), 2020.
How to Create Screen-Life Balance When Life Has Shifted to Screens. New York City: New York Times, 2020.
It’s Okay to Be a Different Kind of Parent During the Pandemic. The Atlantic, 2020.
The Brain Architects Podcast: COVID-19 Special Edition: A Different World. Boston: Center for the Developing Child at Harvard University, 2020.
Parenting in a pandemic. BBC Parentland, 2020.
Podcast Children at Heart | Caring for every child in a time of COVID-19. South Africa: UNICEF, 2020.
Podcast Children at Heart | Mental health, children & COVID-19. South Africa: UNICEF, 2020.
Podcast Children at Heart | Parenting under lockdown. South Africa: UNICEF, 2020.
Podcast Children at Heart | Protecting children's rights during a lockdown. South Africa: UNICEF , 2020.
Child migration and access to Early Childhood Care and Education: Limitations in legal frameworks and other concerns. Right to Education, 2021.
“A Credible List”: Recommendations for the Secretary-General’s 2020 Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict. New York City: Watch List on Children in Armed Conflict, 2020.
Enhancing Access to Services for Migrants in the Context of COVID-19 Preparedness, Prevention, and Response and Beyond. United Nations Network on Migration, 2020.
Family-friendly policies and other good workplace practices in the context of COVID-19: Key steps employers can take. UNICEF, 2020.
Family-friendly policies: Redesigning the workplace of the future. A policy brief.. New York, NY: UNICF, 2019.
Fathers Matter for Peace, Equity and Social Inclusion. New Haven, CT USA: Conflict, Resilience, and Health Program, Yale University, 2022.
The Impacts of Tutoring Informed by Social-Emotional Learning: An Analysis Across Crisis Contexts. International Rescue Committee (IRC), 2021.
Intergenerational Pathways to Peace: Putting Children First. Policy Brief, Global Health Studies Program. New Haven, CT USA: Global Health Studies Program, Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University, 2024.
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