Faculty Publications

The Harvard Center for International Development is home to faculty affiliates from each school at Harvard University, working across sectors in developing nations around the world.

Faculty research is published in a wide range of academic and policy venues and can be found through the feed and filters below. Select faculty research papers are highlighted in our Faculty Research Insights series on our blog, CID Voices.

CID working papers published by Harvard faculty, graduate students, and research fellows prior to 2024 can be found here.

CID Faculty Research Insights

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Relationships Between Mental Health, Negative Feelings of COVID-19, and Parenting Among Pregnant Women in Fortaleza, Brazil

Marcia C.de Castro

Vol. 28, Issue 4, Pages 609-616

Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the literature highlighted an increased risk of child abuse and the use of negative parenting practices. Furthermore, pregnancy during…

Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Preconception Health Risk Factors and Access to Care

Margaret McConnell

Background: Black birthing people have significantly higher risks of maternal mortality and morbidity compared with White people. Preconception chronic conditions increase the…

Advancing disability-inclusive climate research and action, climate justice, and climate-resilient development

Phuong Pham

Vol. 8, Issue 4, Pages 242-255

Globally, more than 1 billion people with disabilities are disproportionately and differentially at risk from the climate crisis. Yet there is a notable absence of climate policy…

Maternal depression and offspring mental health at age 5: MINA-Brazil cohort study

Marcia C.de Castro

Vol. 57

Objective: To identify longitudinal patterns of maternal depression between three months and five years after child's birth, to examine predictor variables for these trajectories…

Optimizing Interventions for Early Childhood Development

Wafaie W. Fawzi

Vol. 331, Issue 1, Pages 25-27

Toward a nuanced assessment of the role of intensive home visiting in improving outcomes for families: commentary on Catherine et al. (2023)

Margaret McConnell

Families' experiences during the transition to parenthood and early childhood profoundly shape the lifetime trajectory of both parents and children, laying the foundation for…

Arbovirus surveillance in pregnant women in north-central Nigeria, 2019-2022

Phyllis Kanki

Vol. 169

Background: The adverse impact of Zika (ZIKV), dengue (DENV), and chikungunya (CHIKV) virus infection in pregnancy has been recognized in Latin America and Asia but is not well…

Prescription for Cash? Cash Support to Low-Income Families in Maternal and Pediatric Health Care Settings

Margaret McConnell

Vol. 102, Issue 1, Pages 64-82

Policy Points Pregnancy and childhood are periods of heightened economic vulnerability, but current policies for addressing health-related social needs, including screening and…

Facilitators, barriers, and key influencers of breastfeeding among low birthweight infants: a qualitative study in India, Malawi, and Tanzania

Christopher Sudfeld

Vol. 18, Issue 1

Background: Low birthweight (LBW) infants are at increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Exclusive breastfeeding up to six months is recommended to help them thrive through…

Impact of the influx of Syrian refugees on domestic violence against Jordanian women: Evidence from the 2017–18 Jordan Population and Family Health Survey

Sebastian Bauhoff

Vol. 18, Issue 11

The 2011 Syrian crisis led to a large influx of refugees into neighboring countries, including Jordan. The resulting stress on local host communities could heighten the risk of…

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