selected publications
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- Routine Growth Monitoring Processes in Nutrition Programs in India Have Multiple Falter Points with Implications for Quality of Care 2020
- Tubaramure, a Food-Assisted Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Program in Burundi, Increased Household Food Security and Energy and Micronutrient Consumption, and Maternal and Child Dietary Diversity: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.. Journal of Nutrition. 150:945-957. 2020
- Assessing Dietary Diversity in Pregnant Women: Relative Validity of the List-Based and Open Recall Methods.. CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN NUTRITION. 4. 2020
- The cost of improving nutritional outcomes through food-assisted maternal and child health and nutrition programmes in Burundi and Guatemala.. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 16. 2020
- Using structural equation modelling to understand the contributors to anaemia among young Burkinabe children.. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 16. 2020
- Conditional cash transfer and/or lipid-based nutrient supplement targeting the first 1000 d of life increased attendance at preventive care services but did not improve linear growth in young children in rural Mali : results of a cluster-randomized controlled trial. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION. 110:1476-1490. 2019
- PROCOMIDA, a Food-Assisted Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Program, Contributes to Postpartum Weight Retention in Guatemala: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Intervention Trial.. Journal of Nutrition. 149:2219-2227. 2019
- A Multisectoral Food-Assisted Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Program Targeted to Women and Children in the First 1000 Days Increases Attainment of Language and Motor Milestones among Young Burundian Children.. Journal of Nutrition. 149:1833-1842. 2019
- Program Impact Pathway Analysis Reveals Implementation Challenges that Limited the Incentive Value of Conditional Cash Transfers Aimed at Improving Maternal and Child Health Care Use in Mali. CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN NUTRITION. 3. 2019
- Impact on child acute malnutrition of integrating a preventive nutrition package into facility-based screening for acute malnutrition during well-baby consultation: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in Burkina Faso.. PLOS Medicine. 16. 2019
- Impact on child acute malnutrition of integrating small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements into community-level screening for acute malnutrition: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in Mali.. PLOS Medicine. 16. 2019
- Behavior Change Interventions Delivered through Interpersonal Communication, Agricultural Activities, Community Mobilization, and Mass Media Increase Complementary Feeding Practices and Reduce Child Stunting in Ethiopia. Journal of Nutrition. 149:1470-1481. 2019
- Is women's empowerment a pathway to improving child nutrition outcomes in a nutrition-sensitive agriculture program?: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Burkina Faso.. Social Science & Medicine. 233:93-102. 2019
- Can Multiple Forms of Undernutrition Among Children and Women Be Tackled Efficiently? A Case of Shared Determinants (P11-124-19) 2019
- Double Duty Actions to Tackle All Forms of Malnutrition (P10-053-19) 2019
- Urbanization and the Double Burden: Trends and Inequalities in Under- and Over-nutrition by Residence and Wealth Among 1.22 Million Indian Children, Women and Men over 10 Years (P10-078-19) 2019
- Implementation Science in Nutrition: Concepts and Frameworks for an Emerging Field of Science and Practice.. CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN NUTRITION. 3. 2019
- Water, sanitation, and hygiene practices mediate the association between women's empowerment and child length-for-age z-scores in Nepal.. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 15. 2019
- Progress and inequalities in infant and young child feeding practices in India between 2006 and 2016.. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 14. 2018
- Large-Scale Social and Behavior Change Communication Interventions Have Sustained Impacts on Infant and Young Child Feeding Knowledge and Practices: Results of a 2-Year Follow-Up Study in Bangladesh. Journal of Nutrition. 148:1605-1614. 2018
- Using a Community-Based Early Childhood Development Center as a Platform to Promote Production and Consumption Diversity Increases Children's Dietary Intake and Reduces Stunting in Malawi: A Cluster-Randomized Trial.. Journal of Nutrition. 148:1587-1597. 2018
- PROCOMIDA, a Food-Assisted Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Program, Reduces Child Stunting in Guatemala: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Intervention Trial.. Journal of Nutrition. 148:1493-1505. 2018
- Engagement of Husbands in a Maternal Nutrition Program Substantially Contributed to Greater Intake of Micronutrient Supplements and Dietary Diversity during Pregnancy: Results of a Cluster-Randomized Program Evaluation in Bangladesh.. Journal of Nutrition. 148:1352-1363. 2018
- What it takes: evidence from a nutrition- and gender-sensitive agriculture intervention in rural Zambia. Journal of Development Effectiveness. 10:341-372. 2018
- Dietary Diversity Predicts the Adequacy of Micronutrient Intake in Pregnant Adolescent Girls and Women in Bangladesh, but Use of the 5-Group Cutoff Poorly Identifies Individuals with Inadequate Intake.. Journal of Nutrition. 148:790-797. 2018
- Tubaramure, a Food-Assisted Integrated Health and Nutrition Program, Reduces Child Stunting in Burundi: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Intervention Trial.. Journal of Nutrition. 148:445-452. 2018
- Understanding the determinants of adolescent nutrition in Bangladesh. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1416:18-30. 2018
- Integrating Nutrition Interventions into an Existing Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health Program Increased Maternal Dietary Diversity, Micronutrient Intake, and Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices in Bangladesh: Results of a Cluster-Randomized Program Evaluation.. Journal of Nutrition. 147:2326-2337. 2017
- Is Exposure to Animal Feces Harmful to Child Nutrition and Health Outcomes? A Multicountry Observational Analysis.. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 96:961-969. 2017
- Social Franchising and a Nationwide Mass Media Campaign Increased the Prevalence of Adequate Complementary Feeding in Vietnam: A Cluster-Randomized Program Evaluation. Journal of Nutrition. 147:670-679. 2017
- The impact of integrated prevention and treatment on child malnutrition and health: the PROMIS project, a randomized control trial in Burkina Faso and Mali.. BMC Public Health. 17:237. 2017
- Delivery of iron-fortified yoghurt, through a dairy value chain program, increases hemoglobin concentration among children 24 to 59 months old in Northern Senegal: A cluster-randomized control trial.. PLOS ONE. 12:1-17. 2017
- Large-Scale Behavior-Change Initiative for Infant and Young Child Feeding Advanced Language and Motor Development in a Cluster-Randomized Program Evaluation in Bangladesh.. Journal of Nutrition. 147:256-263. 2017
- Changes in Underlying Determinants Explain Rapid Increases in Child Linear Growth in Alive & Thrive Study Areas between 2010 and 2014 in Bangladesh and Vietnam.. Journal of Nutrition. 147:462-469. 2017
- Evaluation of Nutrition-sensitive Programs 2017
- Measuring Infant and Young Child Complementary Feeding Practices: Indicators, Current Practice, and Research Gaps. 2017
- Urbanization, Food Security and Nutrition 2017
- Impacts on Breastfeeding Practices of At-Scale Strategies That Combine Intensive Interpersonal Counseling, Mass Media, and Community Mobilization: Results of Cluster-Randomized Program Evaluations in Bangladesh and Viet Nam. PLOS Medicine. 13. 2016
- Exposure to Large-Scale Social and Behavior Change Communication Interventions Is Associated with Improvements in Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in Ethiopia.. PLOS ONE. 11. 2016
- Exposure to mass media and interpersonal counseling has additive effects on exclusive breastfeeding and its psychosocial determinants among Vietnamese mothers.. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 12:713-725. 2016
- Combining Intensive Counseling by Frontline Workers with a Nationwide Mass Media Campaign Has Large Differential Impacts on Complementary Feeding Practices but Not on Child Growth: Results of a Cluster-Randomized Program Evaluation in Bangladesh. Journal of Nutrition. 146:2075-2084. 2016
- Tubaramure, a Food-Assisted Integrated Health and Nutrition Program in Burundi, Increases Maternal and Child Hemoglobin Concentrations and Reduces Anemia: A Theory-Based Cluster-Randomized Controlled Intervention Trial. Journal of Nutrition. 146:1601-1608. 2016
- A 2-Year Integrated Agriculture and Nutrition Program Targeted to Mothers of Young Children in Burkina Faso Reduces Underweight among Mothers and Increases Their Empowerment: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Nutrition. 146:1109-1117. 2016
- Supply- and Demand-Side Factors Influencing Utilization of Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling Services in Viet Nam. FASEB JOURNAL. 11. 2016
- Women's empowerment in agriculture and child nutritional status in rural Nepal.. PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION. 18:3134-3145. 2015
- Changing Global Diets: Implications for Agriculture 2015
- Using height-for-age differences (HAD) instead of height-for-age z-scores (HAZ) for the meaningful measurement of population-level catch-up in linear growth in children less than 5 years of age. BMC Pediatrics. 15:145-145. 2015
- Farm-level pathways to improved nutritional status. Journal of Development Studies. 51:945-957. 2015
- A 2-Year Integrated Agriculture and Nutrition and Health Behavior Change Communication Program Targeted to Women in Burkina Faso Reduces Anemia, Wasting, and Diarrhea in Children 3–12.9 Months of Age at Baseline: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Nutrition. 145:1317-1324. 2015
- Measuring the Food Access Dimension of Food Security A Critical Review and Mapping of Indicators. FOOD AND NUTRITION BULLETIN. 36:167-195. 2015
- Additive Effects of Interpersonal Counseling and Mass Media on Psychosocial Determinants of Exclusive Breastfeeding among Vietnamese Mothers. FASEB JOURNAL. 29. 2015
- Incorporating Social Franchising (SF) Principles in Government Health Services Improves Breastfeeding (BF) Practices in Vietnam. The FASEB Journal. 29. 2015
- Sale of micronutrient powders (MNPs) by frontline workers (FLWs) enables high reach, but low uptake limits impact on anemia and iron status: a cluster randomized study in Bangladesh. FASEB JOURNAL. 29. 2015
- Social and Behavioral Change Interventions Delivered at Scale Have Large Impacts on Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Practices in Bangladesh. The FASEB Journal. 29. 2015
- The Impact of Tubaramure, a Food-Assisted Integrated Health and Nutrition Program in Burundi, on Children's Development. FASEB JOURNAL. 29. 2015
- The impact of Tubaramure, a food-assisted integrated health and nutrition program in Burundi, on maternal and child anemia. FASEB JOURNAL. 29. 2015
- What's up with catch‐up? No evidence of population‐level catch‐up growth in children under 5 years of age when using height‐for‐age difference (HAD) instead of height‐for‐age z‐scores (HAZ). The FASEB Journal. 29. 2015
- Women's Nutrition and Empowerment are Improved through Participation in an Integrated Agriculture and Nutrition Program in Burkina Faso. FASEB JOURNAL. 29. 2015
- Women's empowerment and child nutritional status in South Asia: a synthesis of the literature.. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 11:1-19. 2015
- Incorporating elements of social franchising in government health services improves the quality of infant and young child feeding counselling services at commune health centres in Vietnam.. Health Policy and Planning. 29:1008-1020. 2014
- Reply to Victora et al.. Journal of Nutrition. 144:2093-2093. 2014
- Program Impact Pathway Analysis of a Social Franchise Model Shows Potential to Improve Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in Vietnam. Journal of Nutrition. 144:1627-1636. 2014
- Linear Growth Deficit Continues to Accumulate beyond the First 1000 Days in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Global Evidence from 51 National Surveys. Journal of Nutrition. 144:1460-1466. 2014
- Maternal mental health is associated with child undernutrition and illness in Bangladesh, Vietnam and Ethiopia. PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION. 17:1318-1327. 2014
- Maternal Education Mitigates the Negative Effects of Higher Income on the Double Burden of Child Stunting and Maternal Overweight in Rural Mexico. Journal of Nutrition. 144:765-770. 2014
- A program impact pathway‐based process evaluation helps trace program implementation processes essential to achieving changes in infant and young child feeding practices in the Alive & Thrive initiative in Bangladesh (251.4). The FASEB Journal. 28. 2014
- Early impact assessment of a large-scale initiative to improve infant and young child feeding (IYCF) in Bangladesh and Vietnam suggests improvements in IYCF practices and highlights importance of potential to benefit (119.6). The FASEB Journal. 28. 2014
- Understanding the implementation, utilization, and potential impact of a social franchise model to improve infant and young child feeding practices in Vietnam: a program impact pathway analysis (624.10). The FASEB Journal. 28. 2014
- Anaemia in infancy in rural Bangladesh: contribution of iron deficiency, infections and poor feeding practices. British Journal of Nutrition. 111:172-181. 2014
- Household Food Insecurity Is Associated with Higher Child Undernutrition in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Vietnam, but the Effect Is Not Mediated by Child Dietary Diversity. Journal of Nutrition. 143:2015-2021. 2013
- Maternal Knowledge after Nutrition Behavior Change Communication Is Conditional on Both Health Workers’ Knowledge and Knowledge-Sharing Efficacy in Rural Haiti. Journal of Nutrition. 143:2022-2028. 2013
- Maternal and child nutrition – Authors' reply. LANCET. 382:1551-1552. 2013
- Bringing rigor to evaluations of large-scale programs to improve infant and young child feeding and nutrition: the evaluation designs for the Alive & Thrive initiative.. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 34. 2013
- Critical windows for nutritional interventions against stunting. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION. 98:854-855. 2013
- Learning how programs achieve their impact: embedding theory-driven process evaluation and other program learning mechanisms in alive & thrive.. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 34. 2013
- Nutrition-sensitive interventions and programmes: how can they help to accelerate progress in improving maternal and child nutrition?. The Lancet. 382:536-551. 2013
- Maternal and child nutrition: building momentum for impact.. The Lancet. 382:372-375. 2013
- Maternal and Child Dietary Diversity Are Associated in Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Ethiopia. Journal of Nutrition. 143:1176-1183. 2013
- Diet Quality in Developing Countries 2013
- Identifying Potential Programs and Platforms to Deliver Multiple Micronutrient Interventions. Journal of Nutrition. 142:178S-185S. 2012
- Developing Simple Measures of Women’s Diet Quality in Developing Countries: Overview. Journal of Nutrition. 140:2048S-2050S. 2010
- Two Food-Assisted Maternal and Child Health Nutrition Programs Helped Mitigate the Impact of Economic Hardship on Child Stunting in Haiti. Journal of Nutrition. 140:1139-1145. 2010
- The Oriente Study: Program and Policy Impacts. Journal of Nutrition. 140:415-418. 2010
- The Food, Fuel, and Financial Crises Affect the Urban and Rural Poor Disproportionately: A Review of the Evidence. Journal of Nutrition. 140. 2010
- Assessing impact and impact pathways of a homestead food production program on household and child nutrition in Cambodia. FOOD AND NUTRITION BULLETIN. 30:355-369. 2009
- Using programme theory to assess the feasibility of delivering micronutrient Sprinkles through a food-assisted maternal and child health and nutrition programme in rural Haiti. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 5:33-48. 2009
- Dietary Diversity Is a Good Predictor of the Micronutrient Density of the Diet of 6- to 23-Month-Old Children in Madagascar. Journal of Nutrition. 138:2448-2453. 2008
- Assessing Supervisory and Motivational Factors in the Context of a Program Evaluation in Rural Haiti. Journal of Nutrition. 138:634-637. 2008
- Age-based preventive targeting of food assistance and behaviour change and communication for reduction of childhood undernutrition in Haiti: a cluster randomised trial.. LANCET. 371:588-595. 2008
- The overlap of overweight and anaemia among women in three countries undergoing the nutrition transition. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 62:238-246. 2008
- Rapid Urbanization and the Challenges of Obtaining Food and Nutrition Security 2008
- Invited review: Role of livestock in human nutrition and health for poverty reduction in developing countries.. Journal of Animal Science. 85:2788-2800. 2007
- Agriculture and health: overview, themes, and moving forward.. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 28. 2007
- "Shared correct knowledge": a measure to assess the influence of community health workers on mothers' knowledge acquisition in a behavior change communication program in rural Haiti. The FASEB Journal. 21. 2007
- From food aid programs to household food security: Insights from two approaches to targeting food assisted maternal and child health programs in rural Haiti. FASEB JOURNAL. 21:A107-A107. 2007
- Micronutrient Sprinkles Reduce Anemia among 9- to 24-Mo-Old Children When Delivered through an Integrated Health and Nutrition Program in Rural Haiti. Journal of Nutrition. 137:1023-1030. 2007
- Preventive targeting of food aid and behavior change communication to 6–24 mo old children is more effective in reducing undernutrition than targeting malnourished children in rural Haiti. The FASEB Journal. 21. 2007
- Translating knowledge about child feeding into adoption of practices: Comparison of 2 approaches to targeting food aid & behavior change communication (BCC) in maternal & child health programs. FASEB JOURNAL. 21:A160-A160. 2007
- Maquiladoras and market mamas: Women's work and childcare in Guatemala City and Accra. Journal of Development Studies. 43:420-455. 2007
- Interacción entre la agricultura y la salud: una oportunidad intersectorial para mejorar la salud y los medios de vida de los pobres. Bulletin of The World Health Organization. 84:984-990. 2006
- The links between agriculture and health: an intersectoral opportunity to improve the health and livelihoods of the poor. Bulletin of The World Health Organization. 84:984-990. 2006
- Why Is Child Malnutrition Lower in Urban Than in Rural Areas? Evidence from 36 Developing Countries. World Development. 33:1285-1305. 2005
- The coexistence of child undernutrition and maternal overweight: prevalence, hypotheses, and programme and policy implications.. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 1:185-196. 2005
- Stunted Child–Overweight Mother Pairs: Prevalence and Association with Economic Development and Urbanization:. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 26:209-221. 2005
- Donated fortified cereal blends improve the nutrient density of traditional complementary foods in Haiti, but iron and zinc gaps remain for infants.. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 25:361-376. 2004
- Dietary Diversity Is Associated with Child Nutritional Status: Evidence from 11 Demographic and Health Surveys. Journal of Nutrition. 134:2579-2585. 2004
- Operationalizing Dietary Diversity: A Review of Measurement Issues and Research Priorities. Journal of Nutrition. 133. 2003
- Is dietary diversity an indicator of food security or dietary quality? A review of measurement issues and research needs.. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 24:231-232. 2003
- Child Feeding Practices Are Associated with Child Nutritional Status in Latin America: Innovative Uses of the Demographic and Health Surveys. Journal of Nutrition. 132:1180-1187. 2002
- Spot-check Observational Method for Assessing Hygiene Practices: Review of Experience and Implications for Programmes. Journal of Health Population and Nutrition. 20:65-76. 2002
- Socio-economic differentials in child stunting are consistently larger in urban than rural areas. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 21:282-289. 2000
- Socio-economic differentials in child stunting are consistently larger in urban than rural areas. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 21:282-289. 2000
- Poor Maternal Schooling Is the Main Constraint to Good Child Care Practices in Accra. Journal of Nutrition. 130:1597-1607. 2000
- Urbanization in Latin America: Constraints and opportunities for Child Feeding and Care. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 21:12-24. 2000
- ARE URBAN POVERTY AND UNDERNUTRITION GROWING? SOME NEWLY ASSEMBLED EVIDENCE. World Development. 27:1891-1904. 1999
- Are Determinants of Rural and Urban Food Security and Nutritional Status Different? Some Insights from Mozambique. World Development. 27:1955-1975. 1999
- Does Geographic Targeting of Nutrition Interventions Make Sense in Cities? Evidence from Abidjan and Accra. World Development. 27:2011-2019. 1999
- GOOD CARE PRACTICES CAN MITIGATE THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF POVERTY AND LOW MATERNAL SCHOOLING ON CHILDREN'S NUTRITIONAL STATUS: EVIDENCE FROM ACCRA. World Development. 27:1993-2009. 1999
- Working Women in an Urban Setting: Traders, Vendors and Food Security in Accra. World Development. 27:1977-1991. 1999
- Precision, accuracy, and reliability of hemoglobin assessment with use of capillary blood. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION. 69:1243-1248. 1999
- Plant breeding: a long-term strategy for the control of zinc deficiency in vulnerable populations. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 68:488-494. 1998
- Zinc Supplementation Improves the Growth of Stunted Rural Guatemalan Infants. Journal of Nutrition. 128:556-562. 1998
- Zinc Supplementation Affects the Activity Patterns of Rural Guatemalan Infants. Journal of Nutrition. 127:1333-1338. 1997
- Impact of Zinc Supplementation on Morbidity From Diarrhea and Respiratory Infections Among Rural Guatemalan Children. Pediatrics. 99:808-813. 1997
- Growth retardation starts in the first three months of life among rural Guatemalan children.. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 51:92-96. 1997
- Validation of single daytime samples of human milk to estimate the 24-h concentration of lipids in urban Guatemalan mothers.. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 65:439-444. 1997
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editorial article
- Impacts of COVID-19 on childhood malnutrition and nutrition-related mortality.. LANCET. 396:519-521. 2020
- Lessons from using cluster-randomized evaluations to build evidence on large-scale nutrition behavior change interventions. World Development. 127:104816. 2020
- Randomized controlled trials of multi-sectoral programs: Lessons from development research.. World Development. 127:104822. 2020
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review
- Double-duty actions: seizing programme and policy opportunities to address malnutrition in all its forms. LANCET. 142-155. 2020
- Nutrition-sensitive agriculture: What have we learned so far?. GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY-AGRICULTURE POLICY ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENT. 128-153. 2018
- The impact of conditional cash transfer programmes on child nutrition: a review of evidence using a programme theory framework. Journal of Development Effectiveness. 103-129. 2009
- SOME URBAN FACTS OF LIFE: IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND POLICY. World Development. 1917-1938. 1999