Publications
War, trauma and children's development: Observations from a modern evolutionary perspective." Int J Behav Dev. 32 (2008): 260-271.
"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.
"Young children's reactions to war-related stress: a survey and assessment of an innovative intervention." Pediatrics. 121.1 (2008): 46-53.
"An approach to preventing coparenting conflict and divorce in low-income families: strengthening couple relationships and fostering fathers' involvement." Fam Process. 46.1 (2007): 109-21.
"Child development: risk factors for adverse outcomes in developing countries." The Lancet. 369.9556 (2007): 145-157.
"Child maltreatment, youth violence, and intimate partner violence: developmental relationships." American journal of preventive medicine. 33 (2007): 281-90.
"A deletion variant of the alpha2b-adrenoceptor is related to emotional memory in Europeans and Africans." Nature neuroscience. 10 (2007): 1137-9.
"The development and evaluation of the intervention model for the Florida Infant Mental Health Pilot Program." Infant Mental Health Journal. 28.3 (2007): 259-280.
"Developmental potential in the first 5 years for children in developing countries." Lancet. 369 (2007): 60-70.
"Developmental potential in the first 5 years for children in developing countries." Lancet (London, England). 369 (2007): 60-70.
"Early child development: A powerful equalizer. British Colmbia, Cananda: HELP Research Institute, College of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of British Columbia, 2007.
Early childhood development: the global challenge." Lancet. 369 (2007): 8-9.
"Early Childhood Programs in Two Divided Societies: Northern Ireland and Israel." Early Childhood Matters. 108 (2007).
"The economics, technology, and neuroscience of human capability formation." Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 104 (2007): 13250-5.
"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.
"The Equalizing Power of Early Child Development: From the Commission on Social Determinants of Health to Action." Child Health Education. 1 (2007): 146-161.
"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.
"Evaluation of an early childhood parenting programme in rural Bangladesh." J Health Popul Nutr. 25.1 (2007): 3-13.
"Evaluation Report of the Better Parenting Project: National multisectoral collaboration on behalf of young children. New York, NY: UNICEF, 2007.
Evidence for a neuroendocrinological foundation of human affiliation: plasma oxytocin levels across pregnancy and the postpartum period predict mother-infant bonding." Psychol Sci. 18.11 (2007): 965-70.
"Exposure to war crimes and implications for peace building in northern Uganda." JAMA. 298 (2007): 543-54.
"Family, Self, and Human Development Across Cultures: Theory and Applications. L. Erlbaum Associates, 2007.
For better and for worse: Differential susceptibility to environmental influences." Curr Dir Psychol Sci. 16 (2007): 300-304.
"From conflict to peace building: The power of early childhood initiatives: Lessons from around the world. World Forum Foundation, 2007.
Implementation Handbook for the Convention on the Rights of the Child: Fully Revised Third Edition. UNICEF, 2007.
Improving young children's social and emotional competence: a randomized trial of the preschool "PATHS" curriculum." J Prim Prev. 28.2 (2007): 67-91.
"Maternal stress during pregnancy predicts cognitive ability and fearfulness in infancy." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 46.11 (2007): 1454-63.
"Methodologies to Evaluate Early Childhood Development Programs. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank, 2007.
Monitoring Child Well-being: A South African Rights-based Approach. HSRC Publishers, 2007.
More than Manners: Conflict Resolution in Primary Level Classrooms." Early Childhood Education Journal. 35.2 (2007): 119-126.
"Mothers speaking: A study on the experience of mothers with mother-child education program (MOCEP)." European Early Childhood Education Research Journal. 12.1 (2007).
"The neurobiology of stress and development." Annu Rev Psychol. 58 (2007): 145-173.
"Nurturing resilient children." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 48 (2007): 221-3.
"Nurturing resilient children." Rev Bras Psiquiatr. 29 (2007): 5-6.
"Oxytocin during pregnancy and early postpartum: individual patterns and maternal-fetal attachment." Peptides. 28.6 (2007): 1162-9.
"Oxytocin improves "mind-reading" in humans." Biol. Psychiatry. 61.6 (2007): 731-3.
"Parental representations and subclinical changes in postpartum mood." J Infant Ment Health . 28 (2007): 281-295.
"The PEACE Pack: an evaluation of interventions to reduce bullying in four Australian primary schools." Educational Research. 49.2 (2007): 103-114.
"Peer Mediation: Citizenship And Social Inclusion Revisited: Citizenship and Social Inclusion in Action. McGraw-Hill Education, 2007.
Programs for parents of infants and toddlers: recent evidence from randomized trials." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 48.3-4 (2007): 355-91.
"Prosocial Development." Handbook of Child Psychology. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2007.
Research Review: genetic vulnerability or differential susceptibility in child development: the case of attachment." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 48.12 (2007): 1160-73.
"Resilience in developing systems: progress and promise as the fourth wave rises." Dev. Psychopathol.. 19.3 (2007): 921-30.
"Sex differences in oxytocin and vasopressin: implications for autism spectrum disorders?" Behav. Brain Res.. 176.1 (2007): 170-86.
"Sociopsychological Foundations of Intractable Conflicts." American Behavioral Scientist. 50.11 (2007): 1430-1453.
"Strategies to avoid the loss of developmental potential in more than 200 million children in the developing world." The Lancet. 369.9557 (2007): 229-242.
"Strong foundations: Early childhood care and education.. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Paper for the EFA Global Monitoring Report 2007., 2007.
Tomorrow's players under occupation: an analysis of the association of political violent with psychological functioning and domestic violence, among Palestinian youth." Am J Orthopsychiatry. 77.3 (2007): 427-33.
"Truth commissions and intergroup forgiveness: The case of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission." Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. 13 (2007): 51-69.
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