- Klaus E. Grossmann, Prof. emeritus of the Department of Psychology, University of Regensburg since 2003. Burgunderstrasse 9, D-93053 Regensburg. E-Mail: klaus.grossmann@psychologie.uni-regensburg.de
Born 1935 in Leipzig. Fulbright scholar (Ph. D., University of Arkansas 1965). Habilitation in Psychology and behavioural biology in Freiburg, Germany, 1971. Many visits with Mary Ainsworth since 1973. Longitudinal research in attachment development cross culturally jointly with his wife Karin. He arranged that John Bowlby received an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Regensburg in 1989. Status of emeritus since 2003.
- Karin Grossmann, nee Mailandt, Dr. phil., Dipl. Psych. Independent senior scientist associated with the University of Regensburg. Burgunderstrasse 9, D-93053 Regensburg. E-Mail: karin.grossmann@psychologie.uni-regensburg.de
Born 1942 in Berlin. Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and English at the University of Arkansas, USA. Psychology in Freiburg, Münster and Regensburg, Germany (Ph.D. 1984). Research and publications in longitudinal and cross-cultural studies of attachment together with Klaus E. Grossmann. Joint research studies in Germany, USA, Japan, Israel, Papua New Guinea. Additional publications and teachings in German on applications of attachment theory to family matters.
Karin and Klaus have 2 children and 3 grandchildren, and 2 step-grandchildren.
Together they received in 2006 the Bowlby/Ainsworth Award of The New York Attachment Consortium for “demonstrating the central roles of ethological observation, cross-cultural data, and longitudinal designs in attachment study” (Sept. 19th, 2006)
Together they received in 2007 the Arnold-Lucius-Gesell Award by the Theodor-Hellbrügge Stiftung for “their outstanding longitudinal research on the development of parent-child-attachment”.
Major recent publications:
Karin Grossmann & Klaus E. Grossmann (2012). Bindungen – das Gefüge psychischer Sicherheit- 5th revised edition. Stuttgart: Klett-Cotta.
Grossmann, K., Grossmann, K.E., Kindler, H., & Zimmermann, P. (2008). A wider view of attachment and exploration: The influence of mothers and fathers on the development of psychological security from infancy to young adulthood. In J. Cassidy & P. R. Shaver (Eds.), Handbook of attachment: Theory, research, and clinical applications. 2nd Ed., Chapter 36 (pp. 857-879). New York: Guilford Press.
Carter, C.S., Ahnert, L., Grossmann, K.E., Hrdy, S.B., Lamb, M.E., Porges, S.W. & Sachser, N. (Eds.) (2005). Attachment and bonding: A new synthesis. Dahlem Workshop Report 92 (pp. 199-229). Cambridge; MA: The MIT Press.
Grossmann, K.E., Grossmann, K., & Waters, E. (Eds) (2005). Attachment from Infancy to Adulthood. Guilford Press.