Publications
Violence, health, and South-North collaboration: Interdisciplinary research in light of the 2030 Agenda." Soc Sci Med. 146 (2015): 236-42.
"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.
" Working through resistance in engaging boys and men towards gender equality and progressive masculinities." Culture, Health & Sexuality. 17.sup2 (2015): 144-158.
"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.
"Academic Risk and Resilience in the Context of Homelessness." Child Dev Perspect. 8 (2014): 201-206.
"Affiliation buffers stress: cumulative genetic risk in oxytocin-vasopressin genes combines with early caregiving to predict PTSD in war-exposed young children." Transl Psychiatry. 4 (2014): e370.
"After abduction: exploring access to reintegration programs and mental health status among young female abductees in Northern Uganda." Confl Health. 8 (2014): 5.
"Association between economic growth and early childhood nutrition." Lancet Glob Health. 2 (2014): e500.
"Association between economic growth and early childhood nutrition--Authors' reply." Lancet Glob Health. 2 (2014): e501-e502.
"Association between economic growth and early childhood undernutrition: evidence from 121 Demographic and Health Surveys from 36 low-income and middle-income countries." Lancet Glob Health. 2 (2014): e225-34.
"A behavioral intervention for war-affected youth in Sierra Leone: a randomized controlled trial." J Am Acad Child Adolesc PsychiatryJ Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 53 (2014): 1288-97.
"Beyond allostatic load: rethinking the role of stress in regulating human development." Dev Psychopathol. 26 (2014): 1-20.
"Building better brains: New frontiers in Early Childhood Development. New York City: UNICEF, 2014.
Can Psychosocial Intervention Improve Peer and Sibling Relations Among War-affected Children? Impact and Mediating Analyses in a Randomized Controlled Trial." Social Development. 23 (2014): 215-231.
"Caregiver-child mental health: a prospective study in conflict and refugee settings." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 55.4 (2014): 313-27.
"Child mental health, psychosocial wellbeing and resilience in Afghanistan: a review and future directions." Handbook of Resilience in Children of War. Eds. C. Fernando, and M. Ferrari. Vol. 51-79. Springer, 2014.
Child-Friendly Schooling for Peacebuilding. New York: Learning for Peace, 2014.
Children of Afghanistan: The Path to Peace. University of Texas Press, 2014.
Comparative and evolutionary perspectives." Pathways to peace: The transformative power of children and families. Eds. James F. Leckman, Catherine Panter-Brick, and Rima Salah. Vol. 15. The MIT Press, 2014. 131-144.
Comparing the validity of the self reporting questionnaire and the Afghan symptom checklist: dysphoria, aggression, and gender in transcultural assessment of mental health." BMC Psychiatry. 14 (2014): 206.
"Context matters: community characteristics and mental health among war-affected youth in Sierra Leone." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 55 (2014): 217-26.
"The costs and economic impact of violence against children. London: Child Fund Alliance, Overseas Development Institute, 2014.
Creating effective programs and policies to reduce violence and promote peace." Pathways to peace: The transformative power of children and families. Eds. James F. Leckman, Catherine Panter-Brick, and Rima Salah. The MIT Press, 2014. 361-384.
The Culture of Peace ." Pathways to peace: The transformative power of children and families. Eds. J. F. Leckman, C. Panter-Brick, and R. Salah. MIT Press, 2014. xiii-xx.
Developing an African youth psychosocial assessment: an application of item response theory." Int J Methods Psychiatr Res. 23 (2014): 142-60.
"Early childhood development, a statistical snapshot: Building better brains and outcomes for children. New York, NY: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), 2014.
Early childhood development and family services: Baseline evaluation in 20 sites in Rwanda.. Kigali, Rwanda: UNICEF, 2014.
Early childhood development: promoting the potential of all children." AIDSAIDS. 28 Suppl 3 (2014): S245-6.
"Early childhood investments substantially boost adult health." ScienceScience. 343 (2014): 1478-85.
"Early childhood investments substantially boost adult health." Science. 343.6178 (2014): 1478-85.
"Ecology of peace." Pathways to peace: The transformative power of children and families. Eds. J. Leckman, C. Panter-Brick, and R. Salah. Vol. 15. MIT Press, 2014. 27-39.
Epigenetics: Significance of the gene-environment interface for brain development." Pathways to peace: The transformative power of children and families. Vol. 15. MIT Press, 2014. 65-77.
Fathers’ role in children’s language development." Handbook of Father Involvement: multidsciplinary perspectives. Eds. N. J. Cabrera, and C. S. Tamis-LeMonda. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Routledge, 2014.
Fostering and Measuring Skills. OECD Publishing, 2014.
Framing our analysis: A dialectical perspective." Pathways to Peace: The Transformative Power of Children and Families. Eds. J. Leckman, C. Panter-Brick, and R. Salah. Vol. 15. MIT Press, 2014. 19-25.
From attachment to groups: tapping into the neurobiology of our interconnectedness." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 53.2 (2014): 130-2.
"G Is for Growing: Thirty Years of Research on Children and Sesame Street. Taylor & Francis, 2014.
Global perspectives on resilience in children and youth." Child Dev. 85.1 (2014): 6-20.
"Global, regional, and national levels of neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality during 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013." Lancet. 384 (2014): 957-79.
"Group identity as an obstacle and catalyst of peace." Pathways to peace: The transformative power of children and families. Eds. J. Leckman, C. Panter-Brick, and R. Salah. 15th ed. MIT Press, 2014. 79-92.
Health, Risk, and Resilience: Interdisciplinary Concepts and Applications." Annu Rev Anthropol. 43 (2014): 431-448.
"Healthy human development as a path to peace." Pathways to Peace: The Transformative Power of Children and Families. Eds. J. Leckman, C. Panter-Brick, and R. Salah. Vol. 15. MIT Press, 2014. 273-302.
"How do events and relationships in childhood set the stage for peace at personal and social levels?" Pathways to peace: The transformative power of children and families. Eds. James F. Leckman, Catherine Panter-Brick, and Rima Salah. Vol. 15. The MIT Press, 2014. 185-210.
How might global health master deadly sins and strive for greater virtues?" Glob Health Action. 7 (2014): 23411.
"Human biological development and peace: Genes, brains, safety, and justice." Pathways to peace: The transformative power of children and families. Eds. J. Leckman, C. Panter-Brick, and R. Salah. Vol. 15. MIT Press, 2014. 95-128.
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