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Principal Research Fellow

The Early Human Capability Index is a holistic measure intended to capture early child development across diverse cultures and contexts.

School-based intervention to address self-regulation and executive functioning in children attending primary schools in remote Australian Aboriginal communities

Executive functioning and self-regulation influence a range of outcomes across the life course including physical and mental health, educational success, and employment

Innovative Playful Learning Approaches to Improve Children’s Readiness for Primary Education in Uzbekistan

The Government of Uzbekistan has committed to reforming preschool education, prioritising upskilling teachers to use international best practice.

Early Years Strategic Priority – Scoping and Mapping of the South Australian Early Years System

Yasmin Harman-Smith BA, BHlthSc(Hons), MTeach(Primary), PhD Head, Early Years Systems Evidence Yasmin.harman-smith@thekids.org.au Head, Early Years

Evaluation of the Learning+ Pilot Program

Yasmin Harman-Smith BA, BHlthSc(Hons), MTeach(Primary), PhD Head, Early Years Systems Evidence Yasmin.harman-smith@thekids.org.au Head, Early Years

Associations of Early- and Later-Childhood Poverty with Child Cognitive Function in Indonesia: Effect Decomposition in the Presence of Exposure-Induced Mediator-Outcome Confounding

Our analysis shows that early and late intervention to support household income have equal importance with regards to significance of impact.

Indicators Built environment Child development Socio-economic standards

These findings could inform policy making to reduce inequities by assisting in policy and service delivery design targeted to community needs.

Investment in child and adolescent health and development: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition

The realisation of human potential for development requires age-specific investment throughout the 8000 days of childhood and adolescence.

Infant nutrition and maternal obesity influence the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in adolescents

We examined the association of maternal factors and infant nutrition, with the subsequent diagnosis of NAFLD in adolescents