Publications
The science of early adversity: is there a role for large institutions in the care of vulnerable children?" Lancet. 386 (2015): 388-98.
"The science of early life toxic stress for pediatric practice and advocacy." Pediatrics. 131.2 (2013): 319-27.
"Science: Parenting. Vol. 345. Science , 345.6198. ScienceMag, 2014.
Screen-time is associated with inattention problems in preschoolers: Results from the CHILD birth cohort study." PLOS ONE. 14.4 (2019): e0213995.
"Secondary analysis of the "Love Me...Never Shake Me" SBS education program." Child Abuse Negl. 32.11 (2008): 1017-25.
"Secondary Traumatization in Caregivers Working With Women and Children Who Suffered Extreme Violence by the "Islamic State"." Front Psychiatry. 9 (2018): 234.
"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.
"Self-Regulation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Challenges and Future Directions." Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review. 22.1 (2019): 104-117.
"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.
"Sensitive parenting is associated with plasma oxytocin and polymorphisms in the OXTR and CD38 genes." Biol. Psychiatry. 72.3 (2012): 175-81.
"Sensitivity and attachment: a meta-analysis on parental antecedents of infant attachment." Child Dev. 68 (2006): 571-91.
"Seven essential elements for creating effective children's media to promote peacebuilding: Lessons from international co-productions of Sesame Street and other children's media programs." New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. 2018.159 (2018): 55-69.
"Sex, attachment, and the development of reproductive strategies." Behav Brain Sci. 32 (2009): 1-21; discussion 21-67.
"Sex differences in oxytocin and vasopressin: implications for autism spectrum disorders?" Behav. Brain Res.. 176.1 (2007): 170-86.
"Sexual assault hotline sees spike in messages from minors amid coronovirus outbreak. Newsweek, 2020.
Sexual Offenses Among Children in the North of Jordan: An Exploratory Study." J Child Sex Abus. 24.5 (2015): 538-54.
"Shaken baby syndrome and a triple-dose strategy for its prevention." J Trauma. 71.6 (2011): 1801-7.
"Sierra Leone's child soldiers: war exposures and mental health problems by gender." J Adolesc HealthJ Adolesc Health. 49 (2011): 21-8.
"Sierra Leone's former child soldiers: a follow-up study of psychosocial adjustment and community reintegration." Child Dev. 81 (2010): 1077-95.
"Sierra Leone's former child soldiers: a longitudinal study of risk, protective factors, and mental health." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 49 (2010): 606-15.
"The signature of maternal rearing in the methylome in rhesus macaque prefrontal cortex and T cells." J. Neurosci.. 32.44 (2012): 15626-42.
"The significance of childhood competence and problems for adult success in work: a developmental cascade analysis." Dev. Psychopathol.. 22.3 (2010): 679-94.
"The significance of insecure attachment and disorganization in the development of children's externalizing behavior: a meta-analytic study." Child Dev. 81 (2010): 435-56.
"Significant benefits, the High/Scope Perry Pre-School Study through age 27." Child welfare: Major themes in health and social welfare. Vol. IV. New York: Routledge, 2005. 9-29.
A Skeptics View." Culture and Negotiation: The Resolution of Water Disputes. Eds. G. Faure, and J. Rubin. London: Sage Publications, 1993.
Skill formation and the economics of investing in disadvantaged children." Science. 312 (2006): 1900-2.
"Small voices, BIG dreams 2019: Violence against children, as explained by children. New York City: ChildFund Alliance, 2019.
A sniff of trust: meta-analysis of the effects of intranasal oxytocin administration on face recognition, trust to in-group, and trust to out-group." Psychoneuroendocrinology. 37.3 (2012): 438-43.
"Sniffing around oxytocin: review and meta-analyses of trials in healthy and clinical groups with implications for pharmacotherapy." Transl Psychiatry. 3 (2013): e258.
"The social brain: neural basis of social knowledge." Annu Rev Psychol. 60 (2009): 693-716.
"Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital." American Journal of Sociology. 94 (1988): S95-S120.
"Social class, psychiatric disorder of mother, and accidents to children." Lancet. 1.8060 (1978): 378-81.
"The social context of childcare practices and child malnutrition in Niger's recent food crisis." Disasters. 33.1 (2009): 132-51.
"The social context of childcare practices and child malnutrition in Niger's recent food crisis." Disasters. 33 (2009): 132-51.
"Social disadvantage, genetic sensitivity, and children's telomere length." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.. 111.16 (2014): 5944-9.
"Social effects of oxytocin in humans: context and person matter." Trends Cogn. Sci. (Regul. Ed.). 15.7 (2011): 301-9.
"Social inequalities in childhood dental caries: the convergent roles of stress, bacteria and disadvantage." Soc Sci Med. 71.9 (2010): 1644-52.
"Social networks and cooperation in hunter-gatherers." Nature. 481.7382 (2012): 497-501.
"Social Policy: Targeting programs effectively." Nature human behaviour. 1 (2017).
"Social Protection and Welfare Systems: Implications for Early Childhood Development." Handbook of Early Childhood Development Research and Its Impact on Global Policy. Ed. P. R. Britto al. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2013. 260-274.
Social Protection Programs and Early Childhood Development: Unexplored Potential. Plan International Australia, Yale University, 2013.
Social psychological contributions to the decade of the brain. Doctrine of multilevel analysis." Am Psychol. 47.8 (1992): 1019-28.
"Social Science–Based Pathways to Reduce Social Inequality in Youth Outcomes and Opportunities at Scale." Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World. 7 (2021): 237802312110202.
"Social stratification, classroom climate, and the behavioral adaptation of kindergarten children." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.. 109 Suppl 2 (2012): 17168-73.
"Social stressors, mental health, and physiological stress in an urban elite of young Afghans in Kabul." Am. J. Hum. Biol.. 20.6 (2008): 627-41.
"Sociobiology: The New Synthesis. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2000.
Socioeconomic disparities in adverse birth outcomes: a systematic review." Am J Prev Med. 39.3 (2010): 263-72.
"Socioeconomic status and the brain: mechanistic insights from human and animal research." Nat. Rev. Neurosci.. 11.9 (2010): 651-9.
"Socioeconomic Status, Family Processes, and Individual Development." Journal of marriage and the family. 72 (2010): 685-704.
"Socio-economic status is associated with epigenetic differences in the pSoBid cohort." Int J Epidemiol. 41.1 (2012): 151-60.
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