Franklin is the leading co-author of the chapter, Power relations associated with community violence in San Pedro Sula: Considerations and implications for developmental psychology research on exposure to violence, written alongside E. Mark Cummings (University of Notre Dame) and Paul Boxer (Rutgers University). The chapter appears in the edited volume, Latin America raw and cruel: Illegal drug markets, institutional responses, and the impact in the communities (2025), edited by Nilia Viscardi and Gabriel Tenenbaum and published by the Universidad de la República Uruguay.

The chapter examines the power dynamics shaping young people’s exposure to community violence in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Drawing on mixed-methods research, the authors analyze how top-down and bottom-up relationships between families, gangs, and the police influence youth experiences of safety, insecurity, and emotional security development. The study also highlights the broader implications for developmental psychology research on exposure to violence.