Publications
Typologies of family functioning and children's adjustment during the early school years." Child Dev. 81.4 (2010): 1320-35.
"UK Chief Medical Officers' Physical Activity Guidelines. Gov.UK, 2019.
UN General Assembly report of the Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty United Nations, A /74/136. United Nations General Assembly 74th Session, 2019.
Understanding conscientiousness across the life course: an economic perspective." Dev PsycholDev Psychol. 50 (2014): 1451-9.
"Understanding human aggression: New insights from neuroscience." Int J Law Psychiatry. 32.4 (2009): 209-15.
"Understanding the Mechanisms Through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes." Am Econ Rev. 103 (2013): 2052-2086.
"Undocumented status: implications for child development, policy, and ethical research." New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2013 (2013): 61-78.
"UNICEF: Child Protection Strategy 2021-2030. New York, NY, USA: UNICEF, 2021.
UNICEF Humanitarian Action for Children 2019: Overview. UNICEF, 2019.
UNICEF Programme Report 2012-2016. Peacebuilding, Education and Advocacy in Conflict-Affected Contexts (, 2016.
UNICEFs program guidance for early childhood development. New York, NY: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), 2017.
The United Nations Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty. New York City: United Nations, 2019.
Universal parenting programme to prevent early childhood behavioural problems: cluster randomised trial." BMJ. 336.7639 (2008): 318-21.
"Unprotected: Crisis in humanitarian funding for child protection. UNs Children's Fund, 2019.
Update on Neuroimaging and Cognitive Functioning in Maltreatment-Related Pediatric PTSD: Treatment Implications." J Fam Viol. 28 (2013): 53-61.
"Uprooted. The growing crisis for refugee and migrant children. New York, NY: UNICEF, 2016.
Using Mixed-Methods Research to Adapt and Evaluate a Family Strengthening Intervention in Rwanda." Afr J Trauma Stress. 2 (2011): 32-45.
"Using racial and ethnic concepts: The critical case of very young children." Am Sociol Rev. 61 (1996): 779-793.
"Using Sociodrama to Help Young Children Problem Solve." Early Childhood Education Journal. 39.6 (2012): 407-412.
"Using survey data to explore preschool children’s ethnic awareness and attitudes." Journal of Early Childhood Research. 9 (2011): 175-187.
"Using the power of mass media to achieve impact at scale: an experiment that worked. Early Childhood Matters. Hague, The Netherlands: Bernard van Leer Foundation, 2019.
Validating the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children in Rwanda." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 51 (2012): 1284-92.
"Variation in maternal care influences ventromedial hypothalamus activation in the rat." J. Neuroendocrinol.. 23.5 (2011): 393-400.
"Variation in Susceptibility to Environmental Influence: An Evolutionary Argument." Psychological Inquiry. 8 (1997): 182-186.
"Variations in maternal behavior--oxytocin and reward pathways--peripheral measures matter?!" Neuropsychopharmacology. 36.13 (2011): 2587-8.
"Very Early Childhood Development." Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health: Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 2). Eds. R. E. Black, et al. Washington (DC) 2016.
Violence, abuse, and crime exposure in a national sample of children and youth." Pediatrics. 124.5 (2009): 1411-23.
"Violence against children in the time of COVID-19: What we have learned, what remains unknown and the opportunities that lie ahead." Child Abuse & Neglect. 116 (2021): 104776.
"Violence, crime, and abuse exposure in a national sample of children and youth: an update." JAMA Pediatr. 167.7 (2013): 614-21.
"Violence, health, and South-North collaboration: Interdisciplinary research in light of the 2030 Agenda." Soc Sci Med. 146 (2015): 236-42.
"Violence, Peace, and Peace Research." Journal of Peace Research. 6 (1969): 167-191.
"Violence, peace and peace research." J Peace ResJ Peace Res. 6 (1969): 167-191.
"Violence prevention must start in early childhood. New York, NY: UN Office of the Special Representative to the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children, 2018.
Violence, suffering, and mental health in Afghanistan: a school-based survey." Lancet. 374.9692 (2009): 807-16.
"Violent Conflict and Educational Inequality. Washington, DC: FHI 360 Education Policy and Data Center, 2016.
Violent conflict and opiate use in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review." Int. J. Drug Policy. 25.2 (2014): 196-203.
"Violent conflict and population health in the Middle East Introduction." Glob Public Health. 6 (2011): 467-471.
"The voices of children in the global health debate." The Lancet. 395.10224 (2020): 541-542.
"The Walmadjeri and Gugardja." Hunters and Gatherers Today. Ed. M. G. Biccheri. New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, 1972. 177-212.
The war on children: Time to end grave violations against children in conflict. London: Save the Children, 2018.
War, trauma and children's development: Observations from a modern evolutionary perspective." Int J Behav Dev. 32 (2008): 260-271.
"War-Related Traumas and Mental Health Across Generations." JAMA Psychiatry. 75 (2018): 5-6.
"A Way of Thinking about Parent/Teacher Partnerships for Teachers Le partenariat parent/enseignant: Un autre point de vue Una forma de reflexionar sobre la asociacio´n Padre/Maestro para maestros." International Journal of Early Years Education. 10 (2002): 177-191.
"We are here: An integrated approach to youth-inclusive peace processes. Finland: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 2019.
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.
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