Publications
"Epigenetic reprogramming in mammals." Hum. Mol. Genet.. 14 Spec No 1 (2005): R47-58.
"The case for transgenerational epigenetic inheritance in humans." Mamm. Genome. 19.6 (2008): 394-7.
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.
Early Childhood Matters 2019. Hague, The Netherlands: Bernard van Leer Foundation, 2019.
What works in parenting support? A Review of the International Evidence. UK Department of Education and Skills Research Report RR574., 2004.
"Violent conflict and population health in the Middle East Introduction." Glob Public Health. 6 (2011): 467-471.
"Anthropology and the health of populations--global trends and local contexts." Br J Gen Pract. 52 (2002): 691.
"Social disadvantage, genetic sensitivity, and children's telomere length." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.. 111.16 (2014): 5944-9.
"Integration of prevention of violence against children and early child development." Lancet Glob Health. 2.8 (2014): e442-3.
"Integration of prevention of violence against children and early child development." The Lancet. Global health. 2 (2014): e442-3.
"Child maltreatment prevention: a systematic review of reviews." Bull. World Health Organ.. 87.5 (2009): 353-61.
Responding to the ECEC needs of children of refugees and asylum seekers in Europe and North America. Migration Policy Institute, 2018.
Youth Agency and Peacebuilding: An Analysis of the Role of Formal and Non-Formal Education. UNICEF Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR), University of Amsterdam Centre for International Education, University of Sussex UNESCO Centre at Ulster University, 2016.
"The Effects of a Reading-Based Intervention on Emotion Processing in Children Who Have Suffered Early Adversity and War Related Trauma." Frontiers in Psychology. 12 (2021).
Intergenerational Pathways to Peace: Putting Children First. New Haven, CT USA: Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs, 2024.
State of the world's fathers 2021: Structural solutions to achieve equality in care work. MenCare, 2021.
"A review of parenting programs in developing countries: opportunities and challenges for preventing emotional and behavioral difficulties in children." Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev. 15.2 (2012): 163-75.
"Identifying the roles of fathers in post-war northern Uganda: Groundwork for a parenting intervention." African Studies. 77.4 (2018): 526-548.
"Maternal care as a model for experience-dependent chromatin plasticity?" Trends Neurosci.. 28.9 (2005): 456-63.
"Epigenetics and the biological definition of gene x environment interactions." Child Dev. 81.1 (2010): 41-79.
Intergenerational Pathways to Peace: Putting Children First. Policy Brief, Global Health Studies Program. New Haven, CT USA: Global Health Studies Program, Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University, 2024.
"Using Sociodrama to Help Young Children Problem Solve." Early Childhood Education Journal. 39.6 (2012): 407-412.
Fathers Matter for Peace, Equity and Social Inclusion. New Haven, CT USA: Conflict, Resilience, and Health Program, Yale University, 2022.
"‘Post-crisis masculinities’ in Sierra Leone: revisiting masculinity theory." Gender, Place & Culture. 28.6 (2021): 786-805.
"Socio-economic status is associated with epigenetic differences in the pSoBid cohort." Int J Epidemiol. 41.1 (2012): 151-60.
"Trauma and psychotic experiences: transnational data from the World Mental Health Survey." The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science. 211 (2017): 373-380.
"Epigenetic regulation of the glucocorticoid receptor in human brain associates with childhood abuse." Nat. Neurosci.. 12.3 (2009): 342-8.
"Brain on stress: how the social environment gets under the skin." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.. 109 Suppl 2 (2012): 17180-5.
Critical issues in peace and conflict studies: Theory, practice, and pedagogy." Critical issues in peace and conflict studies: Theory, practice, and pedagogy. 2011. 159-176.
"Emergent growth patterns of early education self-control problems among children from underresourced American families." Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 48 (2019): 1-13.
"Early Childhood Developmental Status in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: National, Regional, and Global Prevalence Estimates Using Predictive Modeling." PLoS medicine. 14 (2017): e1002233.
Blackwell Handbook of Early Childhood Development. Wiley, 2006.
Culture, Cognition and Conflict: How Neuroscience Can Help to Explain Cultural Differences in Negotiation and Conflict Management." Neuroeconomics and the Firm. Ed. A. A. Stanton al. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2010. 263-288.
The state of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world’s most vulnerable children. ECPC panel session summary report. G20 Civil Society (C20) Virtual Summit — C20 Saudi Arabia 2020. Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC), 2021.
Peace dividends and beyond: Contributions of administrative and social services to peacebuilding. New York, NY: United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office, 2012.
"Disease burden and mental health system capacity: WHO Atlas study of 117 low- and middle-income countries." Br J Psychiatry. 201 (2012): 444-50.
"Costs and cost-effectiveness of a mental health intervention for war-affected young persons: decision analysis based on a randomized controlled trial." Health Policy Plan. 31 (2016): 415-24.
"Improving outcomes for caregivers through treatment of young people affected by war: a randomized controlled trial in Sierra Leone." Bull World Health Organ. 93 (2015): 834-41.
"Parental representations and subclinical changes in postpartum mood." J Infant Ment Health . 28 (2007): 281-295.
"Mediation in the schools: Self-regulation, self-esteem, and self-discipline." Mediation Quarterly. 7 (1989): 149-155.
"Disasters and their impact on child development: introduction to the special section." Child Dev. 81.4 (2010): 1029-39.
"Resilience in children threatened by extreme adversity: frameworks for research, practice, and translational synergy." Dev. Psychopathol.. 23.2 (2011): 493-506.
"Academic Risk and Resilience in the Context of Homelessness." Child Dev Perspect. 8 (2014): 201-206.
"Child development in the context of disaster, war, and terrorism: pathways of risk and resilience." Annu Rev Psychol. 63 (2012): 227-57.
"Resilience in developing systems: progress and promise as the fourth wave rises." Dev. Psychopathol.. 19.3 (2007): 921-30.
"Risk and Resilience in the Educational Success of Homeless and Highly Mobile Children: Introduction to the Special Section." Educ Researcher. 41 (2012): 363-365.
"An fMRI investigation of empathy for 'social pain' and subsequent prosocial behavior." Neuroimage. 55.1 (2011): 381-8.
Promoting the capacity for peace in early childhood: Perspectives from research on resilience in children and families." Pathways to peace: The transformative power of children and families. Eds. J. F. Leckman, C. Panter-Brick, and R. Salah. Vol. 15. The MIT Press, 2014. 251-272.
"The significance of childhood competence and problems for adult success in work: a developmental cascade analysis." Dev. Psychopathol.. 22.3 (2010): 679-94.
"Ordinary magic. Resilience processes in development." Am Psychol. 56.3 (2001): 227-38.
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