Publications
A bioecocultural approach to supporting adolescent mothers and their young children in conflict-affected contexts." Development and Psychopathology (2021): 1-13.
"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.
"The Brain Architects Podcast: COVID-19 Special Edition: A Different World. Boston: Center for the Developing Child at Harvard University, 2020.
Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Violence: The Promise of Psychosocial Interventions to Address Children’s Exposure to Violence. Promundo, 2020.
Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory." Simple Psychology (2020).
"Brain Matters. A ground-breaking documentary on the critical nature of the early years of life. Genesis Foundation, 2019.
Breaking the silence on early child care and education costs. Washington, DC: Economic Policy Institute, 2019.
Breastfeeding and family-friendly policies. An evidence brief. New York, NY: UNICEF, 2019.
Business and family-friendly policies. An evidence brief. New York, NY: UNICEF, 2019.
Best of UNICEF research 2017. Miscellanea UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, Florence. Florence, Italy: UNICEF, 2017.
Beyond borders: How to make the global compacts on migration and refugees work for uprooted children. New York, NY: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), 2017.
Bullying and your child. What every parent needs to know and do. European Network Against Bullying in Learning and Leisure Environments (ENABLE), 2017.
Bullying and your child. What every parent needs to know and do. European Network Against Bullying in Learning and Leisure Environments (ENABLE), 2017.
BEYOND IDEOLOGY AND GREED TRAJECTORIES OF YOUNG PEOPLE TOWARDS NEW FORMS OF VIOLENCE IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE AND MALI. InterpeaceIndigo Cote D'IvoreIMARPUNICEF, 2016.
Birth preparedness and place of birth in Tandahimba district, Tanzania: what women prepare for birth, where they go to deliver, and why." BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 16 (2016): 165.
"A behavioral intervention for war-affected youth in Sierra Leone: a randomized controlled trial." J Am Acad Child Adolesc PsychiatryJ Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 53 (2014): 1288-97.
"Beyond allostatic load: rethinking the role of stress in regulating human development." Dev Psychopathol. 26 (2014): 1-20.
"Building better brains: New frontiers in Early Childhood Development. New York City: UNICEF, 2014.
Beyond risk, resilience, and dysregulation: phenotypic plasticity and human development." Dev. Psychopathol.. 25.4 Pt 2 (2013): 1243-61.
"The biochemistry of love: an oxytocin hypothesis." EMBO Rep.. 14.1 (2013): 12-6.
"Beyond mental health: an evolutionary analysis of development under risky and supportive environmental conditions: an introduction to the special section." Dev Psychol. 48 (2012): 591-7.
"Brain on stress: how the social environment gets under the skin." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.. 109 Suppl 2 (2012): 17180-5.
"Breastfeeding, brain activation to own infant cry, and maternal sensitivity." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 52.8 (2011): 907-15.
"A brief primary care intervention helps parents develop plans to discipline." Pediatrics. 125.2 (2010): e242-9.
"Building a new biodevelopmental framework to guide the future of early childhood policy." Child Dev. 81.1 (2010): 357-67.
"Building a generation of reconciliation: The role of early childhood development in peace building. Istanbul, Turkey, 2009.
Begin with the children: What research on Sesame Street's international coproductions reveals about using media to promote a new more peaceful world." International Journal of Behavioral Development. 32 (2008): 359-365.
"Beyond individual war trauma: domestic violence against children in Afghanistan and Sri Lanka." J Marital Fam Ther. 34.2 (2008): 165-76.
"Building an evidence base on mental health interventions for children affected by armed conflict." Intervention (Amstelveen). 6 (2008): 39-56.
"Building resiliency in families with young children exposed to violence: The safe start initiative pilot study." Best Practice in Mental Health. 8.1 (2008).
"The Bioecological Model of Human Development (6th edition)." Handbook of Child Psychology, Theoretical Models of Human Development. Eds. W. Damon, and R.M. Lerner. Vol. 1. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2006. 793-828.
Blackwell Handbook of Early Childhood Development. Wiley, 2006.
Biological sensitivity to context: I. An evolutionary-developmental theory of the origins and functions of stress reactivity." Dev. Psychopathol.. 17.2 (2005): 271-301.
"Brain oxytocin correlates with maternal aggression: link to anxiety." J. Neurosci.. 25.29 (2005): 6807-15.
"Best Practices for Parent Education: Programs Seeking to Prevent Child Abuse. Raleigh, North Caroline: North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension Service, 2003.
Biologic findings of post-traumatic stress disorder and child maltreatment." Curr Psychiatry Rep. 5 (2003): 108-17.
"The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature. Penguin Publishing Group, 2003.
Brief psychoeducational parenting program: an evaluation and 1-year follow-up." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 42.10 (2003): 1171-8.
"Beyond shared book reading: dimensions of home literacy and low-income African American preschoolers' skills." New Dir Child Adolesc Dev.92 (2001): 73-89; discussion 91-8.
"Beyond shared book reading: dimensions of home literacy and low-income African American preschoolers' skills." New Dir Child Adolesc Dev (2001): 73-89; discussion 91-8.
"Building, Imagining, and Experiencing Europe: Institutions and Identities in the European Union." An Anthropology of the European Union. Eds. I. Bellier, and T. Wilson. Oxford: Berg, 2000. 1-27.
Blood Rites: Origins and History of the Passions of War. Henry Holt and Company, 1998.
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