* Student or trainee of Dr. Jeong
Working papers
Jeong, J., *Lambert V.J., Wolfram, C., *Uyehara, M., Sangarara, G., Joseph, J., *Louttit, M., *McCann, J, & Joachim, D. Feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of the Familia Bora parenting program for couples with young children in Mwanza, Tanzania: a pilot mixed-methods process evaluation. medRxiv. Preprint posted online on September 17, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.16.25334267
2026
*Bhojani, A., *McCann, J.K., *Maguet, Z., *Uyehara, M., Ochieng, M., & Jeong, J. (accepted). Home visits or group sessions? A qualitative study about stakeholders’ preferences for the delivery modality of the Moments that Matter parenting program in Kenya. Global Health: Science and Practice.
Lobo, E., Mahapatra, S., Jeong, J., Babu, G.R., van Schayck, O., Srinivas, P.N., & Mukherjee, D. (2026). A scoping review of responsive caregiving in diverse populations and its association with child development. Early Human Development. 212: 106424.
2025
Lobo, E., Jeong, J., Babu, G.R., Mukherjee, D., van Schayck, O., & Srinivas, P.N. (2025). Becoming fathers, becoming caregivers: A qualitative exploration of intersectional influences shaping caregiving in an urban poor South Indian setting. Plos One. 20(10): e0334717.
Ramos de Oliveira, C.V., Freire, S., McCann, J.K., Ochieng, M., & Jeong, J. (2025). Social support and its associations with mental health and parenting among mothers with young children in Western Kenya. SSM-Mental Health. 8: 100551.
Barker, K.M., Wandiembe, S., Wandega, A., Jeong, J., Ojamuge, D., Lundgren, R., Yiga, D., & Nabembezi, D. (2025). Testing the effectiveness of the Responsible, Engaged, and Loving Fathers (REAL Fathers) intervention for improving early childhood development and reducing family violence in Uganda: Study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Trials. 26, 372.
Jeong, J., *McCann, J., *Bhojani, A., Joseph, J., Sangarara, G., & Joachim, D. (2025). Co-designing “Familia Bora”: a father-inclusive parenting intervention for couples with young children in Tanzania. SSM-Mental Health. 8: 100499.
*Kalam, M.A., *McCann, J.K., Shakil, Z., Gambari, A., Ochieng, M., & Jeong, J. (2025). Maternal mental health and child dietary diversity in rural Kenya: Findings from a pooled analysis of two baseline studies. Current Developments in Nutrition. 9(7): 107497.
Jeong, J., Mapendo, F., *Hentschel, E., *McCann, J.K., & Yousafzai, A.K. (in press). Validation of an observational tool for assessing mother-child and father-child interactions in Mara, Tanzania. Developmental Psychology.
Bliznashka, L., Hentschel, E., Ali, N.B., Hunt, X., Neville, S.E., Olney, D., Pitchik, H., Roy, A., Seiden, J., Solis-Cordero, K., Thapa, A., & Jeong, J. (2025). Psychometric properties of early childhood development assessment tools in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 15: e096365.
Chi, H., Eom, Y.J., Jeong, J., Lee, H.Y., & Kim, R. (2025). Joint parental stimulation and early childhood development in 26 sub-Saharan African countries. BMJ Paediatrics Open. 9: e003091.
Puno, A., Bhatia, A., Jeong, J., & Kim, R. (2025). Co-occurrence of maternal intimate partner violence and violent discipline and its associations with child morbidity in the Philippines. Child Abuse & Neglect. 163, 107363.
Jeong, J., Chi, H., Bliznashka, L., Pitchik, H.O., & Kim, R. (2025). Co-occurrence of stunting and off-track early child development in low- and middle-income countries. JAMA Network Open. 8(3): e2462263.
Jeong, J., *McCann, J.K., Onyango, S., & Ochieng, M. (2025). Validation of the Global Scales of Early Development (GSED) tool in rural Western Kenya. BMC Public Health. 25: 535.
O’Malley, S.F., Ambikapathi, R., Boncyk, M., Mosha, D., Verissimo, C.K., Galvin, L., Mapendo, F., Lyatuu, I., Kieffer, M.P., Jeong, J., Matangi, E., PrayGod, G., & Gunaratna, N.S. (2025). Food purchase diversity is associated with market food diversity and diets of children and their mothers but not fathers in rural Tanzania: Results from the EFFECTS baseline survey. Maternal & Child Nutrition. e13734.
2024
Ahun, M.N., McCoy, D.C., Sabol, T.J., Kim, Y., Warren, W., & Jeong, J. (2024). Overcoming the streetlight effect: qualitative examination of community experts’ perceptions of Foundations of Learning and Development (FOLD) skills. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1542: 647–659.
Draper, C.E., Yousafzai, A.K., McCoy, D.C., Cuartas, J., Obradović, J., Bhopal, S., Fisher, J., Jeong, J., Klingberg, S., Milner, K., Pisani, L., Roy, A., Seiden, J., Sudfeld, C.R., Wrottesley, S., Fink, G., Nores, M., Okely, A.D., & Tremblay, M.S. (2024). The next 1000 days: building on early investments for the health and development of young children. The Lancet. 404(10467): 2094-2116.
Jeong, J., *Bartoli, B., & *McCann, J.K. (2024). Development and validation of a measure for father involvement in early childhood in a resource-limited context. BMC Public Health. 24: 2970.
Jeong, J., *McCann, J.K., *Bhojani, A., *Maguet, Z., *Uyehara, M., & Ochieng, M. (2024). Fathers’ engagement in a parenting program primarily intended for female caregivers: an early qualitative process evaluation in Western Kenya. PLOS Global Public Health. 4(10): e0003520.
Ramos de Oliveira, C., Neves, P., Coll, C., Palombo, C., & Jeong, J. (2024). Maternal perceived safety and parenting practices with young children: A cross-sectional analysis from 15 low- and middle-income countries. BMJ Public Health. 2: e000461.
Jeong, J., *McCann, J.K., Onyango, S., & Ochieng, M. (2024). A parenting program delivered through existing community-based peer groups to improve early child development in Homabay and Busia Counties, Kenya: study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial. BMC Pediatrics. 24(59).
Jeong, J., *McCann, J.K., *Bhojani, A., *Kim, Y., *Uyehara, M., *Maguet, Z., Ochuka, W., & Ochieng, M. (2024). Process Evaluation of the Initial Implementation of the Moments that Matter Parenting Program in Western Kenya. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1540: 279–290.
Alsager, A., Goodman, S.H., Jeong, J., Bain, P., & Ahun, M.N. (2024). Effects of multi-component parenting and parental mental health interventions on early childhood development and parent outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. 8(9): 656-669.
Puno, A., Jeong, J., Bhatia, A., & Kim, R. (2024). Violence against children and later substance use in low- and middle-income countries. Child Abuse & Neglect. 155: 106981.
*Alsager, A., *McCann, J.K., *Bhojani, A., Joachim, D., Joseph, J., Gibbs, A., Kabati, M., & Jeong, J. (2024). “Good fathers”: Community perceptions of idealized fatherhood and reported fathering behaviors in Mwanza, Tanzania. PLOS Global Public Health. 4(7): e0002587.
Ahun, M.N., Bliznashka, L., Karuskina-Drivdale, S., Regina, G., Yousafzai, A.K., & Jeong, J. (2024). A qualitative study of maternal and paternal parenting knowledge and practices in rural Mozambique. BMC Public Health. 24(1778).
*McCann, J.K., Freire, S., Ramos de Oliveira, C.V., Ochieng, M., & Jeong, J. Father involvement is a protective factor for maternal mental health in Western Kenya. (2024). SSM – Mental Health, 5: 100318.
*Bhojani, A., *Alsager, A., *McCann, J.K., Joachim, D., Kabati, M., & Jeong, J. (2024). “If my wife earns more than me, she will force me to do what she wants”: women’s economic empowerment and family caregiving dynamics in Tanzania. World Development. 179: 106626.
O’Malley, S.F., Ambikapathi, R., Ghosh, S., Galvin, L., Jeong, J., Mosha, D., PrayGod, G., Mapendo, F., Shively, G., Murray-Kolb, L.E., & Gunaratna, N.S. (2024). Contribution of food from market purchases and home production to child nutrient intake: evidence from the EFFECTS study baseline data. Journal of Nutrition. 154(6): 1907-1916.
Puno, A., Kim, J., Bhatia, A., Jeong, J., & Kim, R. (2024). Violence against children, self-harm, and suicidal behaviors: a pooled and country-specific analysis of eight low- and middle-income countries. Journal of Adolescent Health. 75(1): 60-68.
Eom, Y.J., Chi, H., Jung, S., Kim, J., Jeong, J., Subramanian, S.V., & Kim, R. (2024). Women’s empowerment and child anthropometric failures in 28 sub-Saharan African countries: A cross-level interaction by gender inequality index. SSM – Population Health. 26: 101651.
Jeong, J., *McCann, J.K., Joachim, D., Ahun, M.N., Kabati, M., & Kaaya, S. (2024). Fathers’ mental health and coping strategies: a qualitative study in Mwanza, Tanzania. BMJ Open. 14: e080933.
Ahun, M.N., Ali, N.B., Hentschel, E., Jeong, J., Franchett, E., & Yousafzai, A.K. (2024). A meta-analytic review of the implementation characteristics in parenting interventions to promote early child development. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1533: 99-144.
Chi, H., Eom, Y.J., Jung, S., Kim, J., Jeong, J., & Kim, R. (2024). Maternal decision-making power and care seeking behaviors for acutely ill children: a multilevel analysis of 33 sub-Saharan African countries. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene. 110(2): 370-378.
Jeong, J., Ahun, M.N., Gunaratna, N.S., Ambikapathi, R., Mapendo, F., Galvin, L., Kieffer, M.P., Mwanyika-Sando, M., Mosha, D., O’Malley, S.F., Verissimo, C.K., PrayGod, G. & Yousafzai, A.K. (2024). Effects of engaging fathers and bundling parenting and nutrition interventions on early child development and maternal and paternal parenting in Mara, Tanzania: a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 65(5): 694-709.
EFFECTS study investigators (including Jeong, J.). (2024). Engaging Fathers for Effective Child Nutrition and Development in Tanzania (EFFECTS): Study protocol for a five-arm, cluster-randomized trial. Trials. 25, 188.
2023
*McCann, J.K., *Alsager, A., *Bhojani, A., Joachim, D., Joseph, J., Kabati, M., & Jeong, J. (2023). ‘When there is love between a father and mother, the child will also be loved’: a qualitative exploration of the links between couples’ relationships, parenting, and early childhood development in Mwanza, Tanzania. BMJ Public Health. 1: e000051.
Jeong, J., Domonko, V., Mendile, T., & Yousafzai, A.K. (2023). Effects of a Parenting and Nutrition Intervention on Siblings: A Cluster-RCT. Pediatrics. 152(4): e2023061383.
Jeong, J., *McCann, J.K., *Alsager, A., *Bhojani, A., Andrew, N., Joseph, J., *Ahun, M.N., Kabati, M., & Joachim, D. (2023). Formative research to inform the future design of a multicomponent fatherhood intervention to improve early child development in Mwanza, Tanzania. Social Science & Medicine. 331, 116072.
Ramos de Oliveira, C.V., Palombo, C., Jeong, J., Solis-Cordero, K., & Fujimori, E. (2023). Is family social exclusion associated with child motor and socioemotional development delay? A cross-sectional exploratory study. Nursing Open. 10, 5024-5034.
Puno, A., Kim, R., Jeong, J., Kim, J., & Kim, R. (2023). Intergenerational Transmission of Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence from the 2017 Philippines National Demographic and Health Survey. SSM – Population Health. 23, 101392.
Jeong, J., *Sullivan, E.F., *McCann, J.K. (2023). Effectiveness of father-inclusive interventions on maternal, paternal, couples, and early child outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Social Science & Medicine. 328, 115971.
Galvin, L., Verissimo, C.K., Ambikapathi, R., Gunaratna, N.S., Rudnicka, P., Sunseri, A., Jeong, J., O’Malley, S.F., Yousafzai, A.K., Mwanyika-Sando, M., Mosha, D., Kumalija, E., Connolly, H., PrayGod, G., Endyke-Doran, C., & Kieffer, M.P. (2023). Effects of engaging fathers and bundling nutrition and parenting interventions on household gender equality and women’s empowerment in rural Tanzania: results from EFFECTS, a five-arm cluster-randomized controlled trial. Social Science & Medicine. 324, 115869.
Jeong, J., *Sullivan, E.F., *McCann, J.K., McCoy, D.C., & Yousafzai, A.K. (2023). Implementation characteristics of father-inclusive interventions in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1520: 34-52.
Bliznashka, L., Jeong, J., & Jaacks, L.M. (2023). Maternal and paternal employment in agriculture and early childhood development: a cross-sectional analysis of Demographic and Health Survey data. PLOS Global Public Health. 3(1): e0001116.
2022
Bliznashka, L. & Jeong, J. (2022). Investigating the direct and indirect associations between birth intervals and child growth and development: a cross-sectional analysis of 13 Demographic and Health Surveys. SSM – Population Health. 19, 101168.
Jeong, J., *Bliznashka, L., *Sullivan, E., *Hentschel, E., *Jeon, Y., Strong, K.L., & Daelmans, B. (2022). Measurement tools and indicators for assessing nurturing care for early childhood development: a scoping review. PLOS Global Public Health. 2(4): e0000373.
Kruk, M.E., Lewis, T.P., Arsenault, C., Bhutta, Z.A., Irimu, G., Jeong, J., Lassi, Z.S., Sawyer, S.S., Vaivada, T., Waiswa, P., & Yousafzai, A.K. (2022). Making health and social systems work for all children in low-income and middle-income countries: structural innovations to deliver high quality services. The Lancet. 399(10337):1830-1844.
*Bliznashka, L., *Ahun, M.N., Velthausz, D., Donco, R., Karuskina-Drivdale, S., Pinto, J., Yousafzai, A.K., & Jeong, J. (2022). Effects of COVID-19 on child health services utilisation and delivery in rural Mozambique: a qualitative study. Health Policy and Planning. 37(6): 737-746.
Jeong, J., *Bliznashka, L., *Ahun, M.N., Karuskina-Drivdale, S., Picolo, M., Lalwani, T., Pinto, J., Frey, M., Velthausz, D., Donco, R., & Yousafzai, A.K. (2022). A pilot to promote early child development within health systems in Mozambique: a qualitative evaluation. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1509: 161-183.
Solis-Cordero, K., Duarte, L., Jeong, J. & Fujimori, E. (2022). Effectiveness of different health delivery agents of parenting stimulation interventions on child development outcomes among children aged 0-36 months: a systematic review protocol. JBI Evidence Synthesis. 20(3): 874-881.
2021
Ahun, M.N., Jeong, J., Kieffer, M.P., Mwanyika-Sando, M., & Yousafzai, A.K. (2021). Maternal and paternal perspectives on parenting stress in rural Tanzania: a qualitative study. SSM – Mental Health, 1, 100030.
Jeong, J., *Ahun, M.N., *Bliznashka, L., Velthausz, D., Donco, R., & Yousafzai, A.K. (2021). Barriers and facilitators to father involvement in early child health services: a qualitative study in rural Mozambique. Social Science & Medicine, 287, 114363.
Ramos de Oliveira, C.V. & Jeong, J. (2021). Exposure to violence, poly-victimization, and youth mental health and alcohol use in El Salvador. Child Abuse & Neglect, 118, 105158.
Jeong, J., Franchett, E.E., Ramos de Oliveira, C.V., Rehmani, K., & Yousafzai, A.K. (2021). Parenting interventions to promote early child development in the first three years of life: a global systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Medicine, 18(5): e1003602.
Jeong, J., Bhatia, A., Skeen, S., & Adhia, A. (2021). From fathers to peers: association between paternal violence victimization and peer violence perpetration among youth in Malawi, Nigeria, and Zambia. Social Science & Medicine, 278, 113943.
Jeong, J. (2021). Moving beyond invitation alone: redesigning and delivering inclusive parenting interventions for fathers. The Lancet Global Health, 9(5): e596.
Jeong, J., Pitchik, H.O., & Fink, G. (2021). Short-term, medium-term and long-term effects of early parenting interventions in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMJ Global Health, 6: e004067.
Jeong, J. (2021). Determinants and consequences of adolescent fatherhood: A longitudinal study in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam. Journal of Adolescent Health, 68(5), 906-913.
2020
Cuartas, J., Jeong, J., Rey-Guerra, C., McCoy, D.C., & Yoshikawa, H. (2020). Maternal, Paternal, and Other Caregivers’ Stimulation in Low- and- Middle-Income Countries. PLoS ONE, 15(7): e0236107.
Jeong, J. & Li, Z. (2020). The association between fathers’ depression and children’s socioemotional development: evidence from a longitudinal household survey in China. Prevention Science, 21(5): 672-680.
Jeong, J., Adhia, A., Bhatia, A., McCoy, D.C., & Yousafzai, A.K. (2020). Intimate partner violence, maternal and paternal parenting, and early child development. Pediatrics, 145(5): e20192955.
2019
Jeong, J., Kim, R., & Subramanian, S.V. (2019). Multiple anthropometric failures and early child development in 34 low- and middle-income countries. Journal of Global Health Science, 1(2): e42.
Jeong, J., Siyal, S., & Yousafzai, A.K. (2019). Agreement between fathers’ and mothers’ reported stimulation and associations with observed responsive parenting in rural Pakistan. Children, 6, 114.
Adhia, A. & Jeong, J. (2019). Fathers’ perpetration of intimate partner violence and parenting during early childhood: Results from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study. Child Abuse & Neglect, 96, 104103.
Jeong, J., Obradović, J., Rasheed, M., McCoy, D.C., Fink, G., Yousafzai, A.K. (2019). Maternal and paternal stimulation: Mediators of parenting intervention effects on preschoolers’ development. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 60, 105-118.
2018
Jeong, J., Siyal, S., Fink, G., McCoy, D.C., & Yousafzai, A.K. (2018). “His mind will work better with both of us”: A qualitative study on fathers’ roles and coparenting of young children in rural Pakistan. BMC Public Health, 18(1274).
Jeong, J., Bhatia, A., & Fink, G. (2018). Associations between birth registration and early child growth and development: evidence from 31 low- and middle-income countries. BMC Public Health, 18(673).
Jeong, J., Pitchik, H.O., & Yousafzai, A.K. (2018). Stimulation interventions and parenting in low- and middle-income countries: a meta-analysis. Pediatrics, 141(4): e20173510.
Jeong, J., Kim, R., & Subramanian, S.V. (2018). How consistent are associations between maternal and paternal education and child growth and development outcomes across 39 low- and middle-income countries? Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 72(5), 434-441.
2017
Jeong, J., McCoy, D.C., & Fink, G. (2017). Pathways between paternal and maternal education, caregivers’ support for learning, and early child development in 44 low- and middle-income countries. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 41, 136-148.
2016
Jeong, J., McCoy, D.C., Yousafzai, A.K., Salhi, C., & Fink, G. (2016). Paternal stimulation and early child development in low- and middle-income countries. Pediatrics, 138(4): e20161357.
Betancourt, T.S., Brennan, R.T., Vinck, P., VanderWeele, T.J., Spencer-Walters, D., Jeong, J., Akinsulure-Smith, A.M., & Pham, P. (2016). Associations between mental health and Ebola-related health behaviors: A regionally representative cross-sectional survey in post-conflict Sierra Leone. PLoS Medicine, 13(8): e1002073.
