Publications
"Witnessing peer rejection during early adolescence: neural correlates of empathy for experiences of social exclusion." Soc Neurosci. 5.5-6 (2010): 496-507.
"Developmental cascades." Dev. Psychopathol.. 22.3 (2010): 491-5.
"Resilience in developmental psychopathology: contributions of the Project Competence Longitudinal Study." Dev. Psychopathol.. 24.2 (2012): 345-61.
"Global perspectives on resilience in children and youth." Child Dev. 85.1 (2014): 6-20.
"Coexistence Is in the Eye of the Beholder: Evaluating Intergroup Encounter Interventions Between Jews and Arabs in Israel." Journal of Social Issues. 60 (2004): 437-452.
"Academic and School Adjustment Outcomes Following Placement in a Developmental First-Grade Program." The Journal of Educational Research. 97.2 (2003): 90-105.
"Accessible Strategies to Support Children's Mental Health and Wellbeing in Emergencies:Experience from the Rohingya Refugee Camp." Journal on Education in Emergencies. 7.1 (2021): 98.
"A Contribution to the Empirics of Economic Growth." The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 107 (1992): 407-437.
"Measuring the quality of early childhood education: Associations with children’s development from a national study with the IMCEIC tool in Colombia." Child Development. 93.1 (2022): 254-268.
"International migration of unaccompanied minors: trends, health risks, and legal protection." The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. 5.12 (2021): 882-895.
"Dosage matters: The relationship between participation in the Nurturing Parenting Program for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers and subsequent child maltreatment." Children and Youth Services Review. 33.8 (2011): 1426-1434.
"Effects of early experience on female behavioural and reproductive development in rhesus macaques." Proc. Biol. Sci.. 272.1569 (2005): 1243-8.
"Risk factors for infant abuse and neglect in group-living rhesus monkeys." Psychol Sci. 9 (1998): 143-145.
"Early experience affects the intergenerational transmission of infant abuse in rhesus monkeys." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.. 102.27 (2005): 9726-9.
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.
"Early maternal rejection affects the development of monoaminergic systems and adult abusive parenting in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)." Behav. Neurosci.. 120.5 (2006): 1017-24.
"Association Between Screen Time and Children’s Performance on a Developmental Screening Test." JAMA Pediatrics. 173.3 (2019): 244.
"Good early development-the right of every child." The Lancet. 389 (Submitted): 13-14.
"Multi-Year Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Resilience-Based Prevention Program for Young Children." The Journal of Primary Prevention. 24.3 (2003): 335-353.
"On the mechanics of economic development." Journal of Monetary Economics. 22.1 (1988): 3-42.
"Risk of poor development in young children in low-income and middle-income countries: an estimation and analysis at the global, regional, and country level." The Lancet. Global health. 4 (2016): e916-e922.
"Risk of poor development in young children in low-income and middle-income countries: an estimation and analysis at the global, regional, and country level." The Lancet Global Health. 4 (Submitted): e916-e922.
"A randomized controlled trial of Child FIRST: a comprehensive home-based intervention translating research into early childhood practice." Child Dev. 82.1 (2011): 193-208.
"Community‐based early intervention for children with behavioural, emotional and social problems: evaluation of the Scallywags Scheme." Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties. 11.2 (2006): 83-104.
"The effectiveness of early head start for 3-year-old children and their parents: lessons for policy and programs." Dev Psychol. 41.6 (2005): 885-901.
On Aggression. Routledge, 2002.
Emergency Child Care: Issues to Consider. Early Childhood Workforce Initiative, 2020.
"Inequalities in attendance in organized early learning programmes in developing societies: findings from household surveys." Compare. 39 (2009): 385-409.
"A good start in life will ensure a sustainable future for all." The Lancet. 389 (Submitted): 8-9.
Report of the Attorney General's National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence: Defending childhood: Protect, heal, thrive. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, 2012.
"The Interplay Between Nutrition and Stress in Pregnancy: Implications for Fetal Programming of Brain Development." Biological psychiatry. 85 (2019): 135-149.
Handbook on counselling asylum seeking and refugee women victims of gender-based violence. European Union’s Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme , 2019.
"Teacher-child interactions in Chile and their associations with prekindergarten outcomes." Child Dev. 86 (2015): 781-99.
"The Neural Basis of Empathy and Empathic Behavior in the Context of Chronic Trauma." Frontiers in Psychiatry. 10 (2019).
"Oxytocin during pregnancy and early postpartum: individual patterns and maternal-fetal attachment." Peptides. 28.6 (2007): 1162-9.
"Adult mental health consequences of peer bullying and maltreatment in childhood: two cohorts in two countries." Lancet Psychiatry. 2 (2015): 524-31.
"A Review of Family-Based Programs to Prevent Youth Violence Among Latinos." Hispanic J Behav Sci. 32 (2010): 5-36.
Responsive caregiving, early learning and play, and children’s safety and security during COVID-19. LEGO Foundation, 2021.
Creating Global Citizens: The Panwapa Project. Comm. Res. Trends., 2009.
"Violence, health, and South-North collaboration: Interdisciplinary research in light of the 2030 Agenda." Soc Sci Med. 146 (2015): 236-42.
Preparing for Peace: Conflict Transformation Across Cultures. Syracuse University Press, 1996.
"Editorial: a global perspective on child and adolescent mental health." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 49 (2008): 221-5.
"Editorial: Developmental neuroscience comes of age." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 52 (2011): 333-8.
"Love and peace across generations: Biobehavioral systems and global partnerships." Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology. 8 (2021): 100092.
"Not just in Philadelphia – But across the globe." Depression and Anxiety (2019).
"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.
"Pathways to wellbeing and a more peaceful and sustainable world: The transformative power of children and families." Japanese Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 60 (2019).
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