Grotevant honored at adoption conference in NYC

Professor Harold D. Grotevant, the Rudd Family Foundation Chair in Psychology, received the Outstanding Scholar in Adoption Award during the 7th Biennial Conference on Adoption held Oct. 18-20 at St. John’s University in Manhattan.

 

Given by the St. John’s University Adoption Initiative in collaboration with Montclair State University, the award recognizes Grotevant for his contributions as a scientist and scholar to  “making adoption an important subject of discussion in the field.”

 

“Thanks to his pioneering work we have made tremendous strides in our efforts to achieve a more profound and comprehensive understanding of the adoption experience in all its complexity. We remain indebted to you for your outstanding research contributions over the years and your academic leadership that has contributed to creating an important dialogue about adoption among academics, professionals and members of the triad,” said the citation.