Publications
"Social stratification, classroom climate, and the behavioral adaptation of kindergarten children." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.. 109 Suppl 2 (2012): 17168-73.
"Biological sensitivity to context: I. An evolutionary-developmental theory of the origins and functions of stress reactivity." Dev. Psychopathol.. 17.2 (2005): 271-301.
"Social inequalities in childhood dental caries: the convergent roles of stress, bacteria and disadvantage." Soc Sci Med. 71.9 (2010): 1644-52.
"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.
"Cognitive and socioemotional caregiving in developing countries." Child Dev. 83.1 (2012): 46-61.
"Child development in developing countries: introduction and methods." Child Dev. 83.1 (2012): 16-31.
A world ready to learn: Prioritizing quality early childhood education. Global report. New York City: UNICEF, 2019.
"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.
"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.
"Early childhood development coming of age: science through the life course." The Lancet. 389.10064 (2017): 90.
"All children surviving and thriving: re-envisioning UNICEF's conceptual framework of malnutrition." The Lancet Global Health. 8.6 (2020): e766-e767.
"Investment in early childhood development." Lancet. 384 (2014): 1244-5.
"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." Lancet (London, England). 389 (2017): 77-90.
"The critical role of nurturing environments for promoting human well-being." Am Psychol. 67.4 (2012): 257-71.
"Mothers' and Children's Concentrations of Oxytocin Following Close, Physical Interactions with Biological and Non-biological Children." Dev Psychobiol. 52.1 (2010): 100-107.
"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.
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. 54.1 (2013): 17-36.
"A qualitative study of mental health problems among children displaced by war in northern Uganda." Transcult PsychiatryTranscult Psychiatry. 46 (2009): 238-56.
"Optimizing an Era of Global Mental Health Implementation Science." JAMA Psychiatry. 73 (2016): 99-100.
"Interventions for children affected by war: an ecological perspective on psychosocial support and mental health care." Harv Rev PsychiatryHarv Rev Psychiatry. 21 (2013): 70-91.
"A Longitudinal Study of Psychosocial Adjustment and Community Reintegration among Former Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone." Int Psychiatry. 7 (2010): 60-62.
"Child soldiers: reintegration, pathways to recovery, and reflections from the field." J Dev Behav Pediatr. 29 (2008): 138-41.
"Validating the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children in Rwanda." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 51 (2012): 1284-92.
"The intergenerational effect of war." JAMA Psychiatry. 72 (2015): 199-200.
"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.
"Ethics in Community-Based Research with Vulnerable Children: Perspectives from Rwanda." PLoS One. 11 (2016): e0157042.
"Post-traumatic stress symptoms among former child soldiers in Sierra Leone: follow-up study." Br J Psychiatry. 203 (2013): 196-202.
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