Publications
Social Science–Based Pathways to Reduce Social Inequality in Youth Outcomes and Opportunities at Scale." Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World. 7 (2021): 237802312110202.
"State of Babies Yearbook: 2021 (US). Zero to Three, 2021.
The state of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world’s most vulnerable children. ECPC panel session summary report. G20 Civil Society (C20) Virtual Summit — C20 Saudi Arabia 2020. Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC), 2021.
State of the world's fathers 2021: Structural solutions to achieve equality in care work. MenCare, 2021.
Supporting Maternal Mental Health and Nurturing Care in Humanitarian Settings." Journal on Education in Emergencies. 7.1 (2021): 119.
"Sector‐wide analysis of early childhood development and education in emergencies in Colombia and considerations to strengthen systems globally." New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. 2020.172 (2020): 103-123.
"Sexual assault hotline sees spike in messages from minors amid coronovirus outbreak. Newsweek, 2020.
Spirals of Inequality. Women's Budget Group, 2020.
Stress, Resilience, and the Role of Science: Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic. Boston, MA: Center for the Developing Child, Harvard University, 2020.
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2020. New York City: United Nations, 2020.
Screen-time is associated with inattention problems in preschoolers: Results from the CHILD birth cohort study." PLOS ONE. 14.4 (2019): e0213995.
"Self-Regulation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Challenges and Future Directions." Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review. 22.1 (2019): 104-117.
"Small voices, BIG dreams 2019: Violence against children, as explained by children. New York City: ChildFund Alliance, 2019.
The state of the world's children 2019: Growing well in a changing world children, food and nutrition. New York City: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), 2019.
Studying perceived needs for information on maternal and infant health care in the puerperium period among fathers of newborns in China." Midwifery. 78 (2019): 32-41.
"Supporting Father Involvement: An Intervention With Community and Child Welfare-Referred Couples." Family Relations. 68.1 (2019): 51-67.
"Supporting the youngest refugees and their families. Moving Minds Alliance, 2019.
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019. New York City: United Nations, 2019.
Sustaining warm and inclusive transitions across the Early Years. Final report with implications for policies and practices. Harlingen, TX : Educational Research Institute (ERI), 2019.
School, family, and community partnerships: Preparing educators and improving schools. 2nd ed. Routledge, 2018.
Secondary Traumatization in Caregivers Working With Women and Children Who Suffered Extreme Violence by the "Islamic State"." Front Psychiatry. 9 (2018): 234.
"Seven essential elements for creating effective children's media to promote peacebuilding: Lessons from international co-productions of Sesame Street and other children's media programs." New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. 2018.159 (2018): 55-69.
"Steps toward peace and violence prevention across generations: The potential of Early Child Development in the context of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals." New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2018 (2018): 5-12.
"Steps Toward Peace and Violence Prevention Across Generations: The Potential of Early Child Development in the Context of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals." New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2018.159 (2018): 5-12.
"Social Policy: Targeting programs effectively." Nature human behaviour. 1 (2017).
"Summer preschool program for refugees: A practitioner's guide for improving school readiness. Istanbul, Turkey: ACEV - Mother Child Education Foundation, 2017.
Salivary oxytocin in clinically anxious youth: Associations with separation anxiety and family accommodation." Psychoneuroendocrinology. 65 (2016): 35-43.
"Strategic Documentation of Violence against Healthcare: Towards a Methodology for Accountability." World Health Popul. 16 (2016): 31-7.
" Synthesis Report: Language Education and Social Cohesion (LESC) Initiative in Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand. UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office 2016, 2016.
A systematic policy analysis of Early Childhood Development and peacebuilding in fourteen conflict-affected and post-conflict countries. UCL Insitute of Education, 2016.
The science of early adversity: is there a role for large institutions in the care of vulnerable children?" Lancet. 386 (2015): 388-98.
"Sexual Offenses Among Children in the North of Jordan: An Exploratory Study." J Child Sex Abus. 24.5 (2015): 538-54.
"Starting early to build stronger and more peaceful societies (Eng). New York : UNICEF, 2015.
The structure of online social networks mirrors those in the offline world." Social Networks. 43 (2015): 39-47.
"A Study of Education and Resilience in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands. UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO), 2015.
A Study of Education and Resilience in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands. UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO), 2015.
A Study of Education and Resilience in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands. UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO), 2015.
Science: Parenting. Vol. 345. Science , 345.6198. ScienceMag, 2014.
Social disadvantage, genetic sensitivity, and children's telomere length." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.. 111.16 (2014): 5944-9.
"Strengthening systems for integrated early childhood development services: a cross-national analysis of governance." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1308 (2014): 245-55.
"Strengthening systems for integrated early childhood development services: a cross-national analysis of governance." Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci.. 1308 (2014): 245-55.
"Structural violence and early childhood development." Pathways to peace: The transformative power of children and families. Eds. James F. Leckman, Catherine Panter-Brick, and Rima Salah. The MIT Press, 2014. 233-250.
Sustainable Development and Health: From Global to Local Agenda." Sustainable Development: An Appraisal of the Gulf Region. Ed. P. Sillitoe. New York: Berghahn Books, 2014. 391-415.
Systematic review: The exploration of the role of parenting and early learning programs in promoting positive development and peace building. New Haven, CT US: Yale Child Study Center, 2014.
The science of early life toxic stress for pediatric practice and advocacy." Pediatrics. 131.2 (2013): 319-27.
"Sniffing around oxytocin: review and meta-analyses of trials in healthy and clinical groups with implications for pharmacotherapy." Transl Psychiatry. 3 (2013): e258.
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