Publications
The early years: silent emergency or unique opportunity?" The Lancet. 389 (Submitted): 11-13.
"Expanding the evidence base to drive more productive early childhood investment." The Lancet. 389 (Submitted): 14-16.
"Good early development-the right of every child." The Lancet. 389 (Submitted): 13-14.
"A good start in life will ensure a sustainable future for all." The Lancet. 389 (Submitted): 8-9.
"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.
" 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.
Leveraging Caregivers to Provide Remote Early Childhood Education in Hard-to-Access Settings in Lebanon: Impacts From a Randomized Controlled Trial." Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness (2024): 1-31.
"ECPC Call-to-Action for Justice, Peace, and the Protection of All Children Affected by the War in Israel and Palestine. Early Childhood Peace Consortium, 2023.
Overview of the Early Childhood Peace Consortium’s Early Childhood and Peacebuilding Research and Practice. Early Childhood Peace Consortium, 2023.
Policy Briefing Note: Early Childhood Development and Its Promise for Peace. Early Childhood Peace Consortium, 2023.
Policy Briefing Note: Taking Action on the Safety, Well-being, and Development of Children in Conflict/Post Conflict Countries. Early Childhood Peace Consortium, 2023.
Are Children Really Learning? Exploring foundational skills in the midst of a learning crisis. UNICEF, 2022.
Boosting Intergenerational Mobility: The Lasting Effects of Early Childhood Education on Skills and Social Mobility . Heckman, 2022.
Comparing the reliability and predictive power of child, teacher, and guardian reports of noncognitive skills." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119.6 (2022).
"European Care Strategy. Eurochild position. Eurochild, 2022.
Family engagement in early learning opportunities at home and in early childhood education centers in Colombia." Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 58 (2022): 35-46.
"Fathers Matter for Peace, Equity and Social Inclusion. New Haven, CT USA: Conflict, Resilience, and Health Program, Yale University, 2022.
The Future of Parenting Programs: III Uptake and Scale." Parenting. 22.3 (2022): 258-275.
"Impact of a Social-emotional Skills-Building Program (Pisotón) on Early Development of Children in Colombia: A Pilot Effectiveness Study." International Journal of Educational Research. 111 (2022): 101898.
"Landscape Analysis of Early Childhood Development and Education in Emergencies." Journal on Education in Emergencies. 8.1 (2022): 138.
"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.
"12 Key ways for states to get back on track. Civil Society Action Committee, 2021.
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.
"Advancing justice for children: Innovations to strengthen accountability for violations and crimes affecting children in conflict. Save the Children, 2021.
Annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) 2021. New York: United Nations Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), 2021.
A bioecocultural approach to supporting adolescent mothers and their young children in conflict-affected contexts." Development and Psychopathology (2021): 1-13.
"Child Labour: Global estimates 2020, trends and the road forward. UNICEF, International Labour Organization (ILO), 2021.
Child migration and access to Early Childhood Care and Education: Limitations in legal frameworks and other concerns. Right to Education, 2021.
Children as agents of positive change. A mapping of children’s initiatives across regions, towards an inclusive and healthy world free from violence. New York City: UN Special Representative to the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children, 2021.
The Climate Crisis is a Child Rights Crisis. Introducing the Children’s Climate Risk Index.. New York, NY, USA: UNICEF, 2021.
Commission proposes action to uphold child rights and support children in need. European Union, 2021.
Early Childhood Development: What happens in the first eight years. Australia: Edith Cowan University, 2021.
Effect of a home-visiting parenting program to promote early childhood development and prevent violence: a cluster-randomized trial in RwandaIntroductionMethodsResultsConclusionTrial registration number." BMJ Global Health. 6.1 (2021): e003508.
"Effect of the Jamaica Early Childhood Stimulation Intervention on Labor Market Outcomes at Age 31. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), 2021.
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).
"End corporal punishment. Reports on every state and territory. End Violence Against Children, 2021.
The European Union’s Plan for Children’s Rights. European Union, 2021.
Evaluating Interreligious Peacebuilding and Dialogue. Eds. Mohammed Abu-Nimer, and Renáta Katalin Nelson. De Gruyter, 2021.
Evaluating the 3Cs Program for Caregivers of Young Children Affected by the Armed Conflict in Colombia." Journal on Education in Emergencies. 7.2 (2021): 212.
"GCR-SCI Advocacy Briefing on the rights of children in Greece, September - October 2021. Greek Council for Refugees, 2021.
Identifying and Minimizing Errors in the Measurement of Early Childhood Development: Lessons Learned from the Cognitive Testing of the ECDI2030." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18.22 (2021): 12181.
"The Impacts of Tutoring Informed by Social-Emotional Learning: An Analysis Across Crisis Contexts. International Rescue Committee (IRC), 2021.
International migration of unaccompanied minors: trends, health risks, and legal protection." The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. 5.12 (2021): 882-895.
"Journal of Peace Psychology., 2021.
Lebanon: Children’s future on the line. UNICEF, 2021.
Love and peace across generations: Biobehavioral systems and global partnerships." Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology. 8 (2021): 100092.
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