Publications

The members and affiliates of the Institute for Early Childhood Well-Being are at the forefront of innovative research and practice in the early childhood field. The publications compiled below offer various ideas, theories and methods related to early childhood.

2025

• Advancing intervention adaptation for populations with non-dominant language preference in high diversity settings

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Erika (Gaby) Cordova Ramos

Austad K, Cordova-Ramos EG, Fernandez A, Drainoni ML. Lost in translation: advancing intervention adaptation for populations with non-dominant language preference in high diversity settings. Implementation Science Communications. 2025; 6(1): 66.

• Lack of Parental Visitation as a Symptom, Not a Diagnosis: The Impact of Social Drivers of Health in the NICU

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Erika (Gaby) Cordova Ramos

Reynolds S, Cordova-Ramos EG, Wolf MF, Kendrick-Allwood SR, et al. Lack of Parental Visitation as a Symptom, Not a Diagnosis: The Impact of Social Drivers of Health in the NICU. Neoreviews. 2025; 26(6): e435-e445.

• CuddleCard: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of providing financial support to low-income mothers of preterm infants on parental caregiving in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Erika (Gaby) Cordova Ramos

McConnell M, Alsager A, Fuchu P, Sriprasad S, Simoncini L, Drainoni ML, Cordova-Ramos EG, et al. CuddleCard: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of providing financial support to low-income mothers of preterm infants on parental caregiving in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). BMC Pediatrics. 2025; 25(1): 383.

• A national survey of NICU parents and neonatologists on 21st Century Cures Act awareness

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Erika (Gaby) Cordova Ramos

Ho T, Kalluri NS, Cordova-Ramos EG, Fraust-Wylie M, Parker MG. A national survey of NICU parents and neonatologists on 21st Century Cures Act awareness. Journal of Perinatology. 2025; 45(6): 857-858.

• Supplemental Security Income for Low-Birth-Weight Infants—Addressing Gaps in Coverage

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Erika (Gaby) Cordova Ramos

Cordova-Ramos EG, Miller E, Klawetter S. Supplemental Security Income for Low-Birth-Weight Infants—Addressing Gaps in Coverage. JAMA Pediatrics. 2025; 179(6): 598-599. 

• Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mother’s Milk Provision Among Mothers of Preterm Infants

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Erika (Gaby) Cordova Ramos

Kalluri NS, Cordova-Ramos EG, et al. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mother’s Milk Provision Among Mothers of Preterm Infants. JAMA Network Open. 2025; 8(5): e2510781.

• Child, Parent, and Contextual Correlates of School Readiness Among Children With Low Birth Weight

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Erika (Gaby) Cordova Ramos

Guyol GG, Cordova-Ramos EG, Elansary M, Heeren TC, Litt JS, Parker MG. Child, Parent, and Contextual Correlates of School Readiness Among Children With Low Birth Weight. Academic Pediatrics. 2025; 25(6): 102808.

• Experiences of communication in the neonatal intensive care unit for mothers with a preferred language other than English

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Erika (Gaby) Cordova Ramos

Kalluri NS, Witt RE, Kubicka Z, Parker MG, Cordova-Ramos EG. Experiences of communication in the neonatal intensive care unit for mothers with a preferred language other than English. Journal of Perinatology. 2025; 45(6): 767-772.

• Tools to improve discharge equity: Protocol for the pilot TIDE trial

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Erika (Gaby) Cordova Ramos

Austad K, Thai C, Zavatti A, Nguyen N, Bautista-Hurtado D, Kenney P, Lugo N, Lee JH, Lanney H, Xuan Z, Cordova-Ramos EG, Drainoni ML, Jack B. Tools to improve discharge equity: Protocol for the pilot TIDE trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 2025; 43: 101419.

• National Trends in Breastfeeding by Gestational Age Category

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Erika (Gaby) Cordova Ramos

Kalluri NS, Cordova-Ramos EG, Hwang SS, Standish KR, Parker MG. National Trends in Breastfeeding by Gestational Age Category. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2025; 277: 114388.

• Community Bias and Black Child and Maternal Health: Leveraging National Data to Assess Links

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Stephanie Curenton

Sims J, Carleton RA, Coley RL, Curenton SM. Community Bias and Black Child and Maternal Health: Leveraging National Data to Assess Links. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2025; 12.

• Beyond Direct Exposure: The Vicarious Nature of Racism on Children’s Development

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Stephanie Curenton

Sims J, Carleton RA, Coley RL, Curenton SM. Community Bias and Black Child and Maternal Health: Leveraging National Data to Assess Links. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2025; 12: 124–137.

• Centering Equity in the Planning & Implementation of Universal Preschool: Lessons Learned from a County-Wide Program

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Stephanie Curenton

Curenton SM, Sims J, Ibekwe-Okafor N, Iruka IU. Centering Equity in the Planning & Implementation of Universal Preschool: Lessons Learned from a County-Wide Program. Early Childhood Education Journal. 2025.

• Initial validation of the family cultural wealth survey: Relation with racial discrimination and well-being for Black families

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Stephanie Curenton

Sims, J., Ibekwe-Okafor, N., & Curenton, S. M. Initial validation of the family cultural wealth survey: Relation with racial discrimination and well-being for Black families. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 2025; 34(1).

• Corrigendum to “Examining the relationship between discrimination, access to material resources, and black children’s behavioral functioning during COVID-19

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Stephanie Curenton

Sims J, Ibekwe-Okafor N, Curenton SM. Corrigendum to “Examining the relationship between discrimination, access to material resources, and black children’s behavioral functioning during COVID-19” [Early Child. Res. Q. 62 (2023) 335–346]. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 2025; 70: 367.

• Predictors of Stunting and Pathway Analysis for Linear Growth among Children Aged Two to Three Years after a Trial of Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements and Home-Installed Growth Charts in Three Districts in Zambia

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Lindsey M. Locks

Lauer JM, Rani A, Chembe M, Henderson S, Parkerson D, Fink G, Rockers PC, Locks LM. Predictors of Stunting and Pathway Analysis for Linear Growth among Children Aged Two to Three Years after a Trial of Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements and Home-Installed Growth Charts in Three Districts in Zambia. The Journal of Nutrition. 2025; 155(2): 542-553.

• Markers of environmental enteric dysfunction are associated with poor growth and developmental outcomes among young children in Lusaka, Zambia

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Lindsey M. Locks

Lauer JM, Rani A, Odom AR, Story G, Chembe M, Henderson S, Parkerson D, Fink G, Rockers PC, Sela DA, Locks LM. Markers of environmental enteric dysfunction are associated with poor growth and developmental outcomes among young children in Lusaka, Zambia. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2025; 121(2): 376-386.

• A shock to the global nutrition system: why nutrition scientists should challenge the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development and the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Lindsey M. Locks

Locks LM, Stewart CP, Hoffman DJ, Duggan CP. A shock to the global nutrition system: why nutrition scientists should challenge the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development and the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2025; 121(5): 951-955.

• The ABCDs of Nutritional Assessment in Infectious Diseases Research

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Lindsey M. Locks

Locks LM, Parekh A, Newell K, Dauphinais MR, Cintron C, Maloomian K, et al. The ABCDs of Nutritional Assessment in Infectious Diseases Research. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2025; 231(3): 562-572.

• Food insecurity in South Indian households with TB during COVID-19 lockdowns and the impact of nutritional interventions: A qualitative study

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Lindsey M. Locks

Narasimhan P, Jeyashree K, Sinha P, Locks LM, et al. Food insecurity in South Indian households with TB during COVID-19 lockdowns and the impact of nutritional interventions: A qualitative study. PLOS Global Public Health. 2025.

• Infant EEG power predicts early childhood language and motor skills in a rural South African cohort

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Peter Rockers

Brady SP, Rockers PC, Evans D, Coetzee L, Lopera-Perez DC, Fink G, et al. Infant EEG power predicts early childhood language and motor skills in a rural South African cohort. Global Pediatrics. 2025; 14: 100298.

• Breastfeeding, the Gut Microbiome, and Growth among Infants in Lusaka, Zambia

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Peter Rockers

Lauer JM, Odom AR, Rani A, Story G, Chembe M, Henderson S, Parkerson D, Fink G, Rockers PC, Sela DA, Locks LM. Breastfeeding, the Gut Microbiome, and Growth among Infants in Lusaka, Zambia. Journal of Nutrition. 2025; 155(12): 4253-4263.

• Working across religions, cultures, settings, and development: Protocol for wave 2 data collection with children and parents by the developing belief network

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Peter Rockers

Williams-Gant AJ, Weisman K, Amin TG, Ghossainy ME, Soueidan G, Nissel J, … Rockers PC, … Corriveau KH, Richert RA. Working across religions, cultures, settings, and development: Protocol for wave 2 data collection with children and parents by the developing belief network. PLOS ONE. 2025; 20(2): e0330727.

• Traditional beliefs and practices surrounding pregnancy loss in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Peter Rockers

Galvin M, Coetzee L, Leshabana P, Masebe N, Lebepe S, Moolla A, Tarullo AR, Rockers PC, Evans D. Traditional beliefs and practices surrounding pregnancy loss in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Social Science & Medicine. 2025; 383: 118511.

• Early Emerging Gradients in Children’s Eye Movement Times Across Levels of Household Resources

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Peter Rockers

Leppänen JM, Pyykkö J, Evans D, Coetzee L, Fink G, Yousafzai AK, Hamer DH, Parkerson D, Rockers PC. Early Emerging Gradients in Children’s Eye Movement Times Across Levels of Household Resources. Developmental Science. 2025; 28(5): e70058.

• Infant-level and child-level predictors of mortality in low-resource settings: the WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Peter Rockers

WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort Analysis Group (including Rockers PC). Infant-level and child-level predictors of mortality in low-resource settings: the WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort. The Lancet Global Health. 2025; 13(1): e124-e136.

• Qualitative application of the diffusion of innovation theory to maternity waiting homes in rural Zambia

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Peter Rockers

Kaiser JL, Fiorillo RM, Vian T, Ngoma T, Kuhfeldt KJ, Munro-Kramer ML, Hamer DH, Bwalya M, Sakanga VR, Lori JR, Ahmed Mdluli E, Rockers PC, Biemba G, Scott NA. Qualitative application of the diffusion of innovation theory to maternity waiting homes in rural Zambia. Implementation Science Communications. 2025; 6(1): 18.

• Predictors of Stunting and Pathway Analysis for Linear Growth among Children Aged Two to Three Years after a Trial of Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements and Home-Installed Growth Charts in Three Districts in Zambia

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Peter Rockers

Lauer JM, Rani A, Chembe M, Henderson S, Parkerson D, Fink G, Rockers PC, Locks LM. Predictors of Stunting and Pathway Analysis for Linear Growth among Children Aged Two to Three Years after a Trial of Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements and Home-Installed Growth Charts in Three Districts in Zambia. The Journal of Nutrition. 2025; 155(2): 542–553.

• Implementation fidelity of a multisite maternity waiting homes programme in rural Zambia: application of the conceptual framework for implementation fidelity to a complex, hybrid-design study

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Peter Rockers

Kaiser JL, Vian T, Ngoma T, Kuhfeldt KJ, Munro-Kramer ML, Hamer DH, Bwalya M, Sakanga VR, Lori JR, Ahmed Mdluli E, Rockers PC, Biemba G, Scott NA. Implementation fidelity of a multisite maternity waiting homes programme in rural Zambia: application of the conceptual framework for implementation fidelity to a complex, hybrid-design study. BMJ Public Health. 2025; 3(1): e001215.

• Preferences for Hypertension Care in Malawi: A Discrete Choice Experiment Among People Living with Hypertension, With and Without HIV

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Peter Rockers

Hoffman R, Phiri K, Kalande P, Whitehead H, Moses A, Rockers PC, Tseng CH, Talama G, Banda JC, van Oosterhout JJ, Phiri S, Moucheraud C. Preferences for Hypertension Care in Malawi: A Discrete Choice Experiment Among People Living with Hypertension, With and Without HIV. AIDS and Behavior. 2025; 29(1): 246–256.

• The Effects of Dual Language Education on Young Bilingual Children’s Learning: A Systematic Review of Research

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Dina C. Castro

Castro DC, Franco-Jenkins X, Chaparro-Moreno LJ. The Effects of Dual Language Education on Young Bilingual Children’s Learning: A Systematic Review of Research. Education Sciences. 2025; 15(3): 312.

• Monolingual early childhood educators teaching multilingual children: A scoping review

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Dina C. Castro

Franco-Jenkins X, Chaparro-Moreno LJ, Castro DC. Monolingual early childhood educators teaching multilingual children: A scoping review. Early Childhood Education Journal. 2025.

• Traditional beliefs and practices surrounding pregnancy loss in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Amanda R. Tarullo

Galvin M, Coetzee L, Leshabana P, Masebe N, Lebepe S, Moolla A, Tarullo AR, Rockers PC, Evans D. Traditional beliefs and practices surrounding pregnancy loss in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Social Science & Medicine. 2025; 383: 118511.

• Working across religions, cultures, settings, and development: Protocol for wave 2 data collection with children and parents by the developing belief network

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Amanda R. Tarullo (PI for the South Africa site)

Williams-Gant AJ, Weisman K, Amin TG, Ghossainy ME, Soueidan G, Nissel J, … Tarullo AR, … Corriveau KH, Richert RA. Working across religions, cultures, settings, and development: Protocol for wave 2 data collection with children and parents by the developing belief network. PLOS ONE. 2025; 20(2): e0330727.

• Infant EEG Power Predicts Early Childhood Language and Motor Skills in a Rural South African Cohort

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Amanda R. Tarullo

Brady SP, Rockers PC, Evans D, Coetzee L, Lopera-Perez DC, Fink G, Tarullo AR. INFANT EEG POWER PREDICTS EARLY CHILDHOOD LANGUAGE AND MOTOR SKILLS IN A RURAL SOUTH AFRICAN COHORT. Global Pediatrics. 2025; 100298.

• Experiences of child care providers serving subsidy-receiving children involved in the child protective services system: Implications for equitable access

Published in: January 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Yoonsook Ha

Ha Y, Salva RS, Nicholson J, Baxi P, Joshi P, Schneider KG, Geronimo K. Experiences of child care providers serving subsidy-receiving children involved in the child protective services system: Implications for equitable access. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 2025; 71: 1-12.

• “They need nurturance; they need to be seen”: Early care and education for children exposed to intimate partner violence

Published in: 2025

Institute Affiliate: Dr.Yoonsook Ha

Shdaimah C, Strieder F, Curenton SM, Knighton J. “They need nurturance; they need to be seen”: Early care and education for children exposed to intimate partner violence. Journal of Family Violence. 2025; 40(2): 185-197.

2024

• La Experiencia Emocional en Estudiantes Transnacionales. Un estudio entre Texas y Jalisco.

Published in: 2024

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Dina Castro

Castro D., Gueta LM, Jimenez M. La Experiencia Emocional en Estudiantes Transnacionales. Un estudio entre Texas y Jalisco. Revista Varela. 2024; 24(69): 173-179.

• Latine preschool and elementary teachers’ knowledge and practice in the use of technology: A study in the Southern border of the United States

Published in: 2024

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Dina Castro

Prishker N, Castro DC, Eutsler L. Latine preschool and elementary teachers’ knowledge and practice in the use of technology: A study in the Southern border of the United States. NABE Journal of Research and Practice. 2024; 14(1-2): 1-18.

• Language, Learning, and Disability in the Education of Young Bilingual Children: By Dina C. Castro and Alfredo J. Artiles, Bristol, Multilingual Matters, 2021

Published in: 2024

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Dina Castro

McGurk Ó. Language, Learning, and Disability in the Education of Young Bilingual Children: By Dina C. Castro and Alfredo J. Artiles, Bristol, Multilingual Matters, 2021, 220 pp., ISBN… Language and Education. 2024; 38(2): 320-323.

• Communication Practices for Families With Languages Other Than English in US Neonatal Care Units

Published in: 2024

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Erika (Gaby) Cordova Ramos

Cordova-Ramos EG, Kerr S, Kalluri NS, Ho T, Austad K, Drainoni ML, et al. Communication Practices for Families With Languages Other Than English in US Neonatal Care Units. Hospital Pediatrics. 2024; 14(9): e385-e390.

• “We Don’t Want to Screen for the Sake of Screening”: A Qualitative Evaluation of a Social Needs Screening and Referral Intervention in the NICU

Published in: 2024

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Erika (Gaby) Cordova Ramos

Cordova-Ramos EG, Burke J, Sileo N, McGean M, Torrice V, Mantri S, et al. “We Don’t Want to Screen for the Sake of Screening”: A Qualitative Evaluation of a Social Needs Screening and Referral Intervention in the NICU. The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing. 2024; 38(3): 271-279.

• A 5-year longitudinal study of bilinguals’ vocabulary growth and the role of the prekindergarten home language and literacy environments.

Published in: 2024

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Stephanie Curenton

Chaparro-Moreno LJ, Uanhoro JO, Curenton SM, Justice LM. A 5-year longitudinal study of bilinguals’ vocabulary growth and the role of the prekindergarten home language and literacy environments. Journal of Educational Psychology. 2024.

• Introduction to the Supplemental Issue: Advancing developmental science on the impact of racism in the early years

Published in: 2024

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Stephanie Curenton

Curenton SM, Iruka IU, Sims J, Ibekwe-Okafor N. Introduction to the Supplemental Issue: Advancing developmental science on the impact of racism in the early years. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 2024; 69: S1-S5.

• Black families’ social and cultural capital during COVID: Families talk about coping and supports

Published in: 2024

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Stephanie Curenton

Curenton SM, Escayg KA, Granda C, House S, Bolan T, Sims J, et al. Black families’ social and cultural capital during COVID: Families talk about coping and supports. The Educational Forum. 2024; 88(4): 458-476.

• Centering Equity in the Planning and Implementation of Universal Pre-Kindergarten.

Published in: 2024

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Stephanie Curenton

Cook KDM, Curenton SM, Nazaire O, Babrow D, Haas C, Moran S. Centering Equity in the Planning and Implementation of Universal Pre-Kindergarten. AERA Online Paper Repository. 2024.

• The promotive and protective effects of parents’ perceived changes during the COVID-19 pandemic on emotional well-being among US households with young children

Published in: 2024

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Stephanie Curenton

Liu S, Curenton SM, Sims J, Fisher PA. The promotive and protective effects of parents’ perceived changes during the COVID-19 pandemic on emotional well-being among US households with young children. Frontiers in psychology. 2024; 14: 1270514.

• Racism under the skin: Connecting the dots between the threats of structural inequities and the biological embedding of adversity

Published in: 2024

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Stephanie Curenton

Iruka IU, Shonkoff JP, Curenton SM. Racism under the skin: Connecting the dots between the threats of structural inequities and the biological embedding of adversity. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 2024; 69: s150-s152.

• Investigating the differential effects of early child care and education in reducing gender and racial academic achievement gaps from kindergarten to 8th grade

Published in: 2024

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Stephanie Curenton

Dong N, Curenton SM, Bulus M, Ibekwe-Okafor N. Investigating the differential effects of early child care and education in reducing gender and racial academic achievement gaps from kindergarten to 8th grade. Journal of Education. 2024; 204(1): 71-91.

• Intimate partner violence, child care, and children’s behavioral outcomes 

Published in: 2024 

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Yoonsook Ha 

Nicholson JH, Ha Y. Intimate partner violence, child care, and children’s behavioral outcomes. Journal of family violence. 2024; 39(2): 209-220.

• Anaemia prevalence, its determinants and profile of micronutrient status among rural school adolescent girls aged 14–19 years: a cross-sectional study in Nagpur district, Maharashtra, India

Published in: 2024

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Lindsey M. Locks 

Dhurde VS, Patel AB, Locks LM, Hibberd PL. Anaemia prevalence, its determinants and profile of micronutrient status among rural school adolescent girls aged 14–19 years: a cross-sectional study in Nagpur district, Maharashtra, India. Public health nutrition. 2024; 27(1): e248.

• The impact of home-installed growth charts and small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) on child growth in Zambia: a four-arm parallel open-label cluster randomised controlled trial 

Published in: 2024

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Lindsey M. Locks 

Fink G, Locks LM, Lauer JM, Chembe M, Savanna H, Sikawe D, Bilima-Mtenga T, Parkerson D, Rockers PC. The impact of home-installed growth charts and small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) on child growth in Zambia: a four-arm parallel open-label cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Global Health. 2024; 9(8): e015438.

• The prevalence of anemia during pregnancy and its correlates vary by trimester and hemoglobin assessment method in Eastern Maharashtra, India 

Published in: 2024 

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Lindsey M. Locks 

Locks LM, Bhaise S, Dhurde V, Gugel A, Lauer J, Shah M, Gholgari A, Hibberd PL, Patel A. The prevalence of anemia during pregnancy and its correlates vary by trimester and hemoglobin assessment method in Eastern Maharashtra, India. Maternal & Child Nutrition. 2024; 20(4): e13684.

• Maternal anemia during pregnancy and infant birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study in Eastern Maharashtra, India 

Published in: 2024 

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Lindsey M. Locks 

Lauer JM, Bhaise S, Dhurde V, Gugel A, Shah M, Hibberd PL, Patel A, Locks LM. Maternal anemia during pregnancy and infant birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study in Eastern Maharashtra, India. Current Developments in Nutrition. 2024; 8(11): 104476.

• Nutritional adequacy in rural Limpopo Province, South Africa: Maternal and child dietary diversity in the context of perinatal HIV exposure 

Published in: 2024 

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Peter Rockers 

Musakwa NO, Evans D, Coetzee L, Galvin M, Hamer D, Fink G, … Nutritional adequacy in rural Limpopo Province, South Africa: Maternal and child dietary diversity in the context of perinatal HIV exposure. South African Journal of Child Health. 2024; 18(4): 170-176.

• Feasibility and acceptability of the Problem Management for Moms programme for improving maternal mental health in Zambia: an open-label trial 

Published in: 2024 

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Peter Rockers 

Fink G, Melero-Dominguez M, Chembe M, de Verrisy-Romero D, … Feasibility and acceptability of the Problem Management for Moms programme for improving maternal mental health in Zambia: an open-label trial. The Lancet Psychiatry. 2024; 11(12): 965-974.

• Perceptions of HIV and mental illness as “Western” or “Traditional” illnesses: a cross-sectional study from Limpopo Province, South Africa 

Published in: 2024 

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Peter Rockers 

Galvin M, Coetzee L, Leshabana P, Masebe N, Lebepe S, Moolla A, … Perceptions of HIV and mental illness as “Western” or “Traditional” illnesses: a cross-sectional study from Limpopo Province, South Africa. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies. 2024; 24(1): 404.

• Markers of Environmental Enteric Dysfunction Are Associated with Poor Growth and Developmental Outcomes among Young Children in Lusaka, Zambia 

Published in: 2024 

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Peter Rockers 

Lauer JM, Pyykkö J, Chembe M, Bilima-Mulenga T, Sikawe D, Chibwe B, … Markers of Environmental Enteric Dysfunction Are Associated with Poor Growth and Developmental Outcomes among Young Children in Lusaka, Zambia. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2024.

• Motivation, Cues to Action, and Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake: A Qualitative Application of the Health Belief Model among Women in Rural Zambia 

Published in: 2024 

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Peter Rockers 

Kuhfeldt KJ, Kaiser JL, Morgan AJ, Ngoma T, Hamer DH, Fink G, … Motivation, Cues to Action, and Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake: A Qualitative Application of the Health Belief Model among Women in Rural Zambia. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2024; 111(5): 1118.

• Neonatal Physical Growth Predicts Electroencephalography Power in Rural South Africa 

Published in: 2024 

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Peter Rockers 

Tarullo AR, Evans D, Coetzee L, Lopera-Perez DC, Brady SP, … Neonatal Physical Growth Predicts Electroencephalography Power in Rural South Africa. Brain Sciences. 2024; 14(6): 552.

• The development and diversity of religious cognition and behavior: Protocol for Wave 1 data collection with children and parents by the Developing Belief Network 

Published in: 2024 

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Peter Rockers 

Weisman K, Ghossainy ME, Williams AJ, Payir A, Lesage KA, … The development and diversity of religious cognition and behavior: Protocol for Wave 1 data collection with children and parents by the Developing Belief Network. Plos one. 2024; 19(3): e0292755.

• Determinants of private-sector antibiotic consumption in India: findings from a quasi-experimental fixed-effects regression analysis using cross-sectional time-series data 2011-2019

Published in: 2024 

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Peter Rockers 

Koya SF, Ganesh S, Selvaraj S, Wirtz VJ, Galea S, Rockers PC. Determinants of private-sector antibiotic consumption in India: findings from a quasi-experimental fixed-effects regression analysis using cross-sectional time-series data … Scientific Reports. 2024; 14(1): 5052.

• Feasibility of caregiver-administered anthropometric measurements of children under age 5: evidence from Zambia 

Published in: 2024 

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Peter Rockers 

Fink G, Chembe M, Henderson S, Rockers PC, Parkerson D. Feasibility of caregiver-administered anthropometric measurements of children under age 5: evidence from Zambia. Population Health Metrics. 2024; 22(1): 2.

• Testing the feasibility, acceptability, and exploring trends on efficacy of the problem management plus for moms: Protocol of a pilot randomized control trial 

Published in: 2024 

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Peter Rockers 

Falgas-Bague I, Melero-Dominguez M, de Verrisy-Romero D, Tembo T, … Testing the feasibility, acceptability, and exploring trends on efficacy of the problem management plus for moms: Protocol of a pilot randomized control trial. PLoS one. 2024; 19(1): e0287269.

• Forthcoming Issue 4: Nutritional adequacy in rural Limpopo Province, South Africa: Maternal and child dietary diversity in the context of perinatal HIV exposure. 

Published in: 2024 

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Peter Rockers 

Musakwa NO, Evans D, Coetzee L, Galvin M, Robertson-Sutton A, … Nutritional adequacy in rural Limpopo Province, South Africa: Maternal and child dietary diversity in the context of perinatal HIV exposure. South African Journal of Child Health. 2024.

• The impact of home-installed growth charts and small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) on child growth in Zambia: a four-arm parallel open-label cluster randomised controlled trial 

Published in: 2024 

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Peter Rockers 

Fink G, Locks LM, Lauer JM, Chembe M, Henderson S, Sikawe D, … The impact of home-installed growth charts and small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) on child growth in Zambia: a four-arm parallel open-label cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Global Health. 2024; 9(8): e015438.

• Nutritional adequacy in rural Limpopo Province, South Africa: Maternal and child dietary diversity in the context of perinatal HIV exposure 

Published in: 2024 

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Amanda Tarullo 

Musakwa NO, Evans D, Coetzee L, Galvin M, Hamer D, Fink G, … Nutritional adequacy in rural Limpopo Province, South Africa: Maternal and child dietary diversity in the context of perinatal HIV exposure. South African Journal of Child Health. 2024; 18(4): 170-176.

• Perceptions of HIV and mental illness as “Western” or “Traditional” illnesses: a cross-sectional study from Limpopo Province, South Africa 

Published in: 2024 

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Amanda Tarullo 

Galvin M, Coetzee L, Leshabana P, Masebe N, Lebepe S, Moolla A, … Perceptions of HIV and mental illness as “Western” or “Traditional” illnesses: a cross-sectional study from Limpopo Province, South Africa. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies. 2024; 24(1): 404.

• Early Family Experiences and Neural Activity in Rural Pakistani Children: The Differential Role of Gender 

Published in: 2024 

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Amanda Tarullo 

Lopera-Perez DC, Obradović J, Yousafzai AK, Keehn B, Siyal S. Early Family Experiences and Neural Activity in Rural Pakistani Children: The Differential Role of Gender. Developmental Psychobiology. 2024; 66(6): e22534.

• Leveraging machine learning to study how temperament scores predict pre-term birth status 

Published in: 2024 

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Amanda Tarullo 

Seamon E, Mattera JA, Keim SA, Leerkes EM, Rennels JL, Kayl AJ, … Leveraging machine learning to study how temperament scores predict pre-term birth status. Global pediatrics. 2024; 9: 100220.

• Neonatal Physical Growth Predicts Electroencephalography Power in Rural South African Children 

Published in: 2024 

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Amanda Tarullo 

Tarullo AR, Evans D, Coetzee L, Lopera-Perez DC, Brady SP, … Neonatal Physical Growth Predicts Electroencephalography Power in Rural South African Children. Brain Sciences. 2024; 14(6): 552.

• Child biological stress and maternal caregiving style are associated with school readiness 

Published in: 2024 

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Amanda Tarullo 

Ewell A, Lopera-Perez K, Kao K, Tuladhar C, Meyer J, Tarullo A. Child biological stress and maternal caregiving style are associated with school readiness. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 2024; 67: 13-23.

• The development and diversity of religious cognition and behavior: Protocol for Wave 1 data collection with children and parents by the Developing Belief Network 

Published in: 2024 

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Amanda Tarullo 

Weisman K, Ghossainy ME, Williams AJ, Payir A, Lesage KA, … The development and diversity of religious cognition and behavior: Protocol for Wave 1 data collection with children and parents by the Developing Belief Network. Plos one. 2024; 19(3): e0292755.

• Show Me How You Feel on Your Face: Preschool Children’s Capacity to Modulate Emotional Expression 

Published in: 2024 

Institute Affiliate: Dr. Amanda Tarullo 

Kao K, Almeida CF, Tarullo AR. Show Me How You Feel on Your Face: Preschool Children’s Capacity to Modulate Emotional Expression. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly. 2024; 70(1): 121-146.

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