Publications
Developmental potential in the first 5 years for children in developing countries." Lancet. 369 (2007): 60-70.
"Effects of early childhood supplementation with and without stimulation on later development in stunted Jamaican children." Am. J. Clin. Nutr.. 66.2 (1997): 247-53.
"A home-visiting intervention programme with Jamaican mothers and children." Dev Med Child Neurol. 17.5 (1975): 605-13.
"Developmental potential in the first 5 years for children in developing countries." Lancet (London, England). 369 (2007): 60-70.
"Men’s roles in care seeking for maternal and newborn health: a qualitative study applying the three delays model to male involvement in Morogoro Region, Tanzania." BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 19.1 (2019).
"Opium trade, insurgency, and HIV/AIDS in Afghanistan: relationships and regional consequences." Asia Pac J Public Health. 22.3 Suppl (2010): 159S-167S.
"Breastfeeding and family-friendly policies. An evidence brief. New York, NY: UNICEF, 2019.
Childhood Vulnerabilities in South Africa: Some Ethical PerspectivesSeen but not heard? Engaging the mechanisms of faith to end violence against children. Eds. Jan Grobbelaar, and Chris Jones. African Sun Media, 2020.
Long-term economic effect of early childhood nutrition." Lancet. 371 (2008): 365-6.
"History of socioeconomic disadvantage and allostatic load in later life." Soc Sci Med. 74.1 (2012): 75-83.
"Intranasal oxytocin improves emotion recognition for youth with autism spectrum disorders." Biol. Psychiatry. 67.7 (2010): 692-4.
"Maternal Inflammation and Neurodevelopmental Programming: A Review of Preclinical Outcomes and Implications for Translational Psychiatry." Biological psychiatry. 85 (2019): 107-121.
"The neurobiology of stress and development." Annu Rev Psychol. 58 (2007): 145-173.
"Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory." Simple Psychology (2020).
"Explore, Engage, Act! Children and young people and the Global Compact on Refugees and Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. United Kingdom: Save the Children, 2018.
Socioeconomic status and the brain: mechanistic insights from human and animal research." Nat. Rev. Neurosci.. 11.9 (2010): 651-9.
"Cross-generational effects of discrimination among immigrant mothers: perceived discrimination predicts child's healthcare visits for illness." Health Psychol. 32 (2013): 203-11.
"It’s Okay to Be a Different Kind of Parent During the Pandemic. The Atlantic, 2020.
Narrative and the Politics of Identity: The Cultural Psychology of Israeli and Palestinian Youth. Oxford University Press, 2010.
Saving lives, preserving livelihoods: understanding risk, decision-making and child health in a food crisis." Soc Sci Med. 68.4 (2009): 758-65.
"The social context of childcare practices and child malnutrition in Niger's recent food crisis." Disasters. 33.1 (2009): 132-51.
"The social context of childcare practices and child malnutrition in Niger's recent food crisis." Disasters. 33 (2009): 132-51.
"Policy Briefing Note: Early Childhood Development and Its Promise for Peace. Early Childhood Peace Consortium, 2023.
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.
Policy Briefing Note: Taking Action on the Safety, Well-being, and Development of Children in Conflict/Post Conflict Countries. Early Childhood Peace Consortium, 2023.
Inflammation: A Proposed Intermediary Between Maternal Stress and Offspring Neuropsychiatric Risk." Biological psychiatry. 85 (2019): 97-106.
" The Brain Architects Podcast: COVID-19 Special Edition: A Different World. Boston: Center for the Developing Child at Harvard University, 2020.
Anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress in Iranian survivors of chemical warfare." JAMA. 296.5 (2006): 560-6.
"Poverty, social support, and parental behavior." Child Dev. 65.2 Spec No (1994): 394-403.
"Self-Regulation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Challenges and Future Directions." Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review. 22.1 (2019): 104-117.
"Culture, Context and the Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing of Syrians: A Review for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support staff working with Syrians Affected by Armed Conflict. Geneva: UNHCR, 2015.
Evaluation of the Better Parenting Programme in Jordan." Early Child Development and Care. 181.5 (2011): 587-598.
"Increasing Fathers’ Involvement in Child Care With a Couple-Focused Intervention During the Transition to Parenthood." Family Relations. 57.1 (2008): 49-59.
"Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance: myths and mechanisms." Cell. 157.1 (2014): 95-109.
"Children of Afghanistan: The Path to Peace. University of Texas Press, 2014.
The American Family in Black and White: A Post-Racial Strategy for Improving Skills to Promote Equality." Daedalus. 140 (2011): 70-89.
"Social Policy: Targeting programs effectively." Nature human behaviour. 1 (2017).
"The Perry Preschoolers at late midlife: A study in design-specific inference. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2019.
Understanding the Mechanisms Through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes." Am Econ Rev. 103 (2013): 2052-2086.
"Intergenerational and intragenerational externalities of the Perry Preschool Project. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2019.
Skill formation and the economics of investing in disadvantaged children." Science. 312 (2006): 1900-2.
"Analyzing social experiments as implemented: A reexamination of the evidence from the HighScope Perry Preschool Program." Quant Econom. 1 (2010): 1-46.
"Intergenerational Long-Term Effects of Preschool - Structural Estimates from a Discrete Dynamic Programming Model." Journal of econometrics. 191 (2016): 164-175.
"Inequality in America: What role for human capital policies?. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2003.
The economics, technology, and neuroscience of human capability formation." Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 104 (2007): 13250-5.
"The Rate of Return to the High/Scope Perry Preschool Program." J Public Econ. 94 (2010): 114-128.
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