Monday, August 11, 2025

Dr. Grazyna Kochanska received the 2025 Bowlby-Ainsworth Award in recognition of her many significant contributions to our understanding of social and emotional attachment in children. Her award statement reads:

For Relating Attachment to Emotional Development and Socialization,
and for Highlighting Its Moderating Roles in
Key Developmental Processes


The Bowlby‐Ainsworth Award recognizes senior scholars who exemplify the standards of scholarship, collegiality, and mentoring that John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth shared, taught, and valued. Selections are made by the Awards Committee of the Center for Mental Health Promotion and The New York Attachment Consortium, in consultation with distinguished international colleagues.