Publications
 "Social inequalities in childhood dental caries: the convergent roles of stress, bacteria and disadvantage." Soc Sci Med. 71.9 (2010): 1644-52.
 "Toward a new biology of social adversity." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.. 109 Suppl 2 (2012): 17143-8.
 "Social stratification, classroom climate, and the behavioral adaptation of kindergarten children." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.. 109 Suppl 2 (2012): 17168-73.
 "Exposure to violence across the social ecosystem and the development of aggression: a test of ecological theory in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict." Child Dev. 84.1 (2013): 163-77.
 Eager to Learn: Educating Our Preschoolers. National Academies Press, 2001.
 "Attachment and loss: retrospect and prospect." Am J Orthopsychiatry. 52.4 (1982): 664-78.
 "Beyond invisibility. Welcoming children and families with migrant and refugee background in ECEC settings." European Early Childhood Education Research Journal. 28.1 (2020): 1-9.
 "Brain oxytocin correlates with maternal aggression: link to anxiety." J. Neurosci.. 25.29 (2005): 6807-15.
 "Child development in developing countries: introduction and methods." Child Dev. 83.1 (2012): 16-31.
 "Cognitive and socioemotional caregiving in developing countries." Child Dev. 83.1 (2012): 46-61.
 "Efforts to Promote Reintegration and Rehabilitation of Traumatized Former Child Soldiers: Reintegration of Former Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone: The Role of Caregivers and Their Awareness of the Violence Adolescents Experienced During the War." J Aggress Maltreat Trauma. 22 (2013): 803-828.
 A world ready to learn: Prioritizing quality early childhood education. Global report. New York City: UNICEF, 2019.
 "The effects of the Triple P-Positive Parenting Program on preschool children with co-occurring disruptive behavior and attentional/hyperactive difficulties." J Abnorm Child Psychol. 30.6 (2002): 571-87.
 "Mozambique child soldier life outcome study: lessons learned in rehabilitation and reintegration efforts." Glob Public Health. 1.1 (2006): 87-107.
 "Mental health in postwar afghanistan." JAMA. 292 (2004): 626-8.
 On Dialogue. Routledge, 2004.
 Hierarchy in the Forest: The Evolution of Egalitarian Behavior. Harvard University Press, 2009.
 Moral Origins: The Evolution of Virtue, Altruism, and Shame. Basic Books, 2012.
 "Socioeconomic disparities in adverse birth outcomes: a systematic review." Am J Prev Med. 39.3 (2010): 263-72.
 "Conditions and Consequences of Unequal Educational Opportunities in the Life Course: Results from the Cross-National Comparative eduLIFE Project." KZfSS Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie. 71.S1 (2019): 399-428.
 Descartes' Baby: How the Science of Child Development Explains What Makes Us Human. New York, NY: Basic Books, 2005.
 "The relevance of delivery mode and other programme characteristics for the effectiveness of early childhood intervention." Int J Behav Dev. 29 (2005): 35-47.
 "Individual development and evolution: experiential canalization of self-regulation." Dev Psychol. 48.3 (2012): 647-57.
 "Child development in the context of adversity: experiential canalization of brain and behavior." Am Psychol. 67.4 (2012): 309-18.
 "Cumulative effects of early poverty on cortisol in young children: moderation by autonomic nervous system activity." Psychoneuroendocrinology. 38.11 (2013): 2666-75.
 "All children surviving and thriving: re-envisioning UNICEF's conceptual framework of malnutrition." The Lancet Global Health. 8.6 (2020): e766-e767.
 "Early childhood development coming of age: science through the life course." Lancet. 389 (2017): 77-90.
 "Early childhood development coming of age: science through the life course." The Lancet. 389.10064 (2017): 90.
 "Early childhood development coming of age: science through the life course." Lancet (London, England). 389 (2017): 77-90.
 "Investment in early childhood development." Lancet. 384 (2014): 1244-5.
 "The critical role of nurturing environments for promoting human well-being." Am Psychol. 67.4 (2012): 257-71.
 "Childhood adversity and DNA methylation of genes involved in the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis and immune system: whole-genome and candidate-gene associations." Dev. Psychopathol.. 24.4 (2012): 1417-25.
 "Mothers' and Children's Concentrations of Oxytocin Following Close, Physical Interactions with Biological and Non-biological Children." Dev Psychobiol. 52.1 (2010): 100-107.
 Synthesis Report: Language Education and Social Cohesion (LESC) Initiative in Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand. UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office 2016, 2016.
 "Mothers explanatory models of infant stress & adversity in rural Haryana, India: qualitative findings from the Early Life Stress sub-study of the SPRING cluster-randomised controlled trial (SPRING-ELS)." Wellcome Open Research. 3 (2018): 153.
 Regional Capacity Building Workshop on Men,Caring and Fatherhood.. Kathmandu: Save the Children Sweden, 2005.
 "The oxytocin paradox." Front Behav Neurosci. 8 (2014): 48.
 "Methods to Assess Adverse Childhood Experiences of Children and Families: Toward Approaches to Promote Child Well-being in Policy and Practice." Academic pediatrics. 17 (2017): S51-s69.
 "Psychosocial adjustment and mental health in former child soldiers--systematic review of the literature and recommendations for future research." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 54 (2013): 17-36.
 "Attending to the mental health of war-affected children: the need for longitudinal and developmental research perspectives." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 50 (2011): 323-5.
 "Optimizing an Era of Global Mental Health Implementation Science." JAMA Psychiatry. 73 (2016): 99-100.
 "Identifying Priorities for Mental Health Interventions in War-Affected Youth: A Longitudinal Study." Pediatrics. 136 (2015): e344-50.
 "The mental health of children affected by armed conflict: protective processes and pathways to resilience." Int Rev Psychiatry. 20 (2008): 317-28.
 "Interventions for children affected by war: an ecological perspective on psychosocial support and mental health care." Harv Rev Psychiatry. 21.2 (2013): 70-91.
 "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.
 "The intergenerational impact of war: longitudinal relationships between caregiver and child mental health in postconflict Sierra Leone." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 56 (2015): 1101-7.
 "Context matters: community characteristics and mental health among war-affected youth in Sierra Leone." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 55 (2014): 217-26.
 "Comparing Trauma Exposure, Mental Health Needs, and Service Utilization Across Clinical Samples of Refugee, Immigrant, and U.S.-Origin Children." J Trauma Stress. 30 (2017): 209-218.
 "Using Mixed-Methods Research to Adapt and Evaluate a Family Strengthening Intervention in Rwanda." Afr J Trauma Stress. 2 (2011): 32-45.
 "Ethics in Community-Based Research with Vulnerable Children: Perspectives from Rwanda." PLoS One. 11 (2016): e0157042.
JOIN THE CONVERSATION
For breaking news and to stay connected, follow us on social media. Sign up to get our E-News delivered straight to your inbox.

