AdminHistory | Date of Birth: 21/07/1926 Place of Birth: Berlin, Germany
University Qualifications and Professional Training: Birkbeck College, University of London BA (Hons) Psychology 1950 University of Glasgow, PhD. 1962
Honours and Awards: Fellow of the BPS, 1974 Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1995 Honorary Fellow of the BPS, 1998 Honorary Doctorate of the University, Open University, 1998 Bowlby-Ainsworth Award, New York Attachment Consortium, 2004
Professional career: Research Assistant, Tavistock Clinic, Bowlby Research Unit, London, 1951-1955 Senior Clinical Psychologist, 1959; Principal Psychologist, 1959-1963, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow University of Strathclyde, Department of Psychology: Lecturer, 1964-1965 Senior Lecturer, 1965-1968 Reader, 1968-1970 Professor, 1970-1991 Head of Department, 1982-1991 Professor Emeritus, 1991- Nuffield Social Science Fellow, University of North Carolina 1971 Van Leer Foundation Fellow, Van Leer Centre, Jerusalem, Israel, 1976
Involvement with BPS and/or other societies and organisations (selected): BPS Scottish Division of Professional Psychologists, committee member 1956-1961 BPS Scottish Branch, committee member 1967-1969 BPS Board of Examiners for the Diploma in Clinical Psychology 1973-1978 BPS Board of Examiners for the Qualifying Examination 1975-1978 Social Science Research Council, Member of Council 1976-1978 Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Chair 1986-1987 British Association for the Advancement of Science, President of Section J (Psychology) (nd) Scottish Child and Family Alliance, Chair Under-Sixes Working Group 1986-1989 Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education, Member of Advisory Board 1991-1996 Appointments Boards for University Chairs: Sussex, Exeter, Open University; Edinbugh Founding Editor, Social Development 1990-2004 Co-Editor, British Journal of Psychology 1968-1976 |