Genes, Environments, and Time: The Biology of Adversity and Resilience.
Boyce WT, Levitt P, Martinez FD, McEwen BS, Shonkoff JP.
Pediatrics. 2021 02. 147(2). PMID: 33495368
Professor
Jack P. Shonkoff
Julius B. Richmond FAMRI Professor of Child Health and Development
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Other Positions
Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics
Boston Children's Hospital
Links
Bibliography
Early Childhood Adversity, Toxic Stress, and the Impacts of Racism on the Foundations of Health.
Shonkoff JP, Slopen N, Williams DR.
Annu Rev Public Health. 2021 04 01. 42:115-134. PMID: 33497247
Leveraging the Biology of Adversity and Resilience to Transform Pediatric Practice.
Shonkoff JP, Boyce WT, Levitt P, Martinez FD, McEwen B.
Pediatrics. 2021 02. 147(2). PMID: 33495367
Impacts of Early Childhood Education on Medium- and Long-Term Educational Outcomes.
McCoy DC, Yoshikawa H, Ziol-Guest KM, Duncan GJ, Schindler HS, Magnuson K, Yang R, Koepp A, Shonkoff JP.
Educ Res. 2017 Nov. 46(8):474-487. PMID: 30147124
Rethinking the Definition of Evidence-Based Interventions to Promote Early Childhood Development.
Shonkoff JP.
Pediatrics. 2017 12. 140(6). PMID: 29138361
From Innovation to Impact at Scale: Lessons Learned From a Cluster of Research-Community Partnerships.
Schindler HS, Fisher PA, Shonkoff JP.
Child Dev. 2017 09. 88(5):1435-1446. PMID: 28777436
Expanding the evidence base to drive more productive early childhood investment.
Shonkoff JP, Radner JM, Foote N.
Lancet. 2017 01 07. 389(10064):14-16. PMID: 27717609
Capitalizing on Advances in Science to Reduce the Health Consequences of Early Childhood Adversity.
Shonkoff JP.
JAMA Pediatr. 2016 Oct 01. 170(10):1003-1007. PMID: 27548291
Commentary: The course of life and life, of course: a commentary on Ben-Shlomo, Cooper and Kuh.
Boyce WT, Shonkoff JP.
Int J Epidemiol. 2016 08. 45(4):1000-1002. PMID: 27880689
Racial Disparities in Child Adversity in the U.S.: Interactions With Family Immigration History and Income.
Slopen N, Shonkoff JP, Albert MA, Yoshikawa H, Jacobs A, Stoltz R, Williams DR.
Am J Prev Med. 2016 Jan. 50(1):47-56. PMID: 26342634
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