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Curriculum Vitae
DEBORAH B. JACOBVITZ
Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
School of Human Ecology
The University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712
512-743-5539
Education:
Academic and Professional Appointments: 2016 - Present Director
University of Texas at Austin, School of Human
Ecology, Dept. of Human Development & Family
Sciences
2015 Interim Director
University of Texas at Austin, School of Human
Ecology, Dept. of Human Development & Family
Sciences
2003 - Present Professor University of Texas at Austin, Dept. of Human
Development & Family Sciences
2008 - 2016 Department Chair University of Texas at Austin, Dept. of Human
Development & Family Sciences
2003 - 2008 Division Head University of Texas at Austin, Dept. of Human
Ecology, Division of Human Dev. & Family Sciences
1994 – 2003 Associate Professor
University of Texas at Austin, Dept. of Human
Ecology, Division of Human Dev. & Family Sciences
2001 Visiting Professor Universita di Roma, La Sapienza
Department of Psychology and Philosophy
1995 - 1996 Visiting Scientist University of California at Berkeley
Department of Psychology
1987-1994 Assistant Professor University of Texas at Austin, Dept. of Human
Ecology, Child Development & Family Relationships
1982-1987 Ph.D. Child
Psychology
University of Minnesota, Institute
of Child Development
1981 B.S., with honors Psychology University of California at Berkeley
Awards and Honors:
2007 Senate’s Professor of the Month in recognition of a dedication to students and passion for
teaching, Senate of College Councils & Natural Science Council, University of Texas
2005 Outstanding Research Award, Dept of Human Ecology, University of Texas
2003 Research Award, Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin
1995 Faculty Research Award, University of Texas at Austin
1989 Outstanding Paper, American Psychological Association
1986-1987 Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota
1986. 1983-1986 Graduate Fellowship, NIMH Training Grant
1982-1983 Graduate Student Fellowship, University of Minnesota
1980 Highest Distinction in Academic Scholarship, University of California, Berkeley
1980 Phi Beta Kappa, University of California at Berkeley
Service:
University:
Women’s Faculty Organization Steering Committee, 2002 - present
President Berdahl’s Committee “The Year of the Child”, 1995- 1997
Applied Learning and Development, 1989 - 1990
College of Natural Sciences:
Director, School of Human Ecology, 2016-present
Interim Director, School of Human Ecology, Nov – Dec, 2015
Chair, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, 2008 - 2016
Promotion and Tenure, 2007 - 2008
Chair, Dedication of Seay Building, 2001 - 2002
Minority Recruitment, 1993 - 1994
Co-op Program Committee, College of Natural Sciences, 1990 - 1991
School of Human Ecology: Director, School of Human Ecology, 2016-present
Division Head, Human Development and Family Sciences, 2003 - 2008
Strategic Planning Committee, 2003 - 2009
Post-Tenure Review Committee, 1998 – 2001; 2006 - 2007
Space and Resources, 1993-1995, 2006 - 2009
Merit Review Committee, 1999 - 2002
Graduate Student Advisory Committee, 1997 – 1998
Human Subjects, 1996 - 1997
Computer Committee, 1995 - 1996
Committee on Teaching Excellence, 1988 - 1992, Chair, 1990 - 1992
Undergraduate Advising and Curriculum Committee, 1988 - 1990
Department of Human Development and Family Sciences:
Department Chair, 2008-2016
Division Head, 2003-2008
Chair, Space and Resources, 1994 – 1996, 2002, 2007
Faculty Search Committee, 1987 - 1990, 1993 – 1995, 2006 - 2008
Member, Space and Resources, 1994 – 1996, 2002 – present
Chair, Reference Room Committee, 1988 -1989, 1994 - 1995
Chair, Graduate Admissions, 1997 – 2001
Graduate Admissions Committee, 1987 - 2002
Graduate Advisor, Fall 1998
Assistant Division Head, 1990 - 1994
Graduate Studies Committee, 1987 - present
Undergraduate Advisor, 1987 - 1990
Chair, Curriculum Committee, 1988 - 1990
Chair, Child and Family Lab Research, 1987 - 1989
Chair, Priscilla Flawn Conference on Child Development, 1991-1992
Professional Service:
Editorial Boards:
Attachment and Human Development
Journal of Psychology and Philosophy
Guest Reviewer:
Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Development and Psychopathology, Journal of
Family Psychology, Journal for Research on Adolescence, Personal Relationships
Textbook Reviewer: Freeman Press, Houghton Mifflin Company, Wadsworth
Southwestern Society for Research in Human Development,
President, 1998 - 2000
President-elect, 1996 – 1998
Chair, Local Arrangements for the Biennial Meetings, 2002, 1994
Member of the Board, 1990‑ 1994
Submission Reviewer for Meetings, 1992, 1994, 1996
Society for Research in Child Development
Submission Reviewer for Meetings (Social Development and Family Panels), 1997, 1995, 1993,
2013, 2015
Intensive Training Institutes and Workshops:
Adult Attachment Institute: Held at Harvard University, The University, California, Berkeley,
University of Texas at Austin, Universita di Roma, La Sapienza, 1996 – 2015
Assessing Narratives: Held at Harvard Medical School, 2012
Advisory Board Member:
Women’s Faculty Organization, Univ. of Texas, Austin, 2002- present
Austin IN Connections, 2006 – 2015
Parent Teen Council, Children’s First, 1994 – 2004
Communities in Schools, Even Start Program, 1995-1999
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, 1987 - 1991
Grant Reviewer:
National Institute of Mental Health, Adolescent Family Life
National Institute of Mental Health, Violence and Traumatic Stress
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
National Science Foundation, Language, Cognition and Social Behavior
Grant in Progress
The Obesity Paradox: Intergenerational Influence on Child Weight Trajectory. The National Institutes of
Health. PI: Jacobvitz ($1.6M). Submitted in June, 2016.
Grants Awarded:
Dates
Agency and Title
1/1/17 – 5/31/18
Wellcome Trust.
Disorganized attachment in contemporary Attachment Theory: A critical
analysis of paradigms, debates and applications
PI: Robert Duschinsky
Consortium Co-I: Deborah Jacobvitz ($40,000)
1/1/14 – 1/31/17
RGK Foundation.
Fostering social and emotional development in young children, $200,000
PI: Deborah Jacobvitz
6/15/08 – 8/31/10
Texas Methodist Foundation.
Parent training in positive guidance: Stability and change in parental attitudes
about discipline and children’s social and emotional competence, $44,967
PI: Deborah Jacobvitz, Co-PIs: Rachel Saunders and Nancy Hazen
9/1/06 – 8/31/07
Hudson Foundation.
Risk and resilience: Overcoming harsh early parenting, $25,000
PI: Nancy Hazen, Co-PI: Deborah Jacobvitz
7/1/04 – 6/30/05
St. David’s CHPR (Center for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
Research in Underserved Populations), $15,000
“Early attachment and later alcohol and other drug use in homeless youth”
PI: Margaret Taylor, Co-PIs: Deborah Jacobvitz, Lori Holleran, & Lynn Rew
6/1/02 – 7/31/02
Faculty Research Award, Office of the Vice President and Dean of Graduate
Studies University of Texas at Austin, $7,500.
“ The Intergenerational Transmission of Family Relationships”
PI: Deborah Jacobvitz
9/1/96 – 8/31/98
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
“Marital Conflict and Parenting: The Intergenerational Transmission of
Family Pattern.” $45,296
PI: Deborah Jacobvitz, Co-PI: Nancy Hazen
8/1/92 – 8/1/96
National Science Foundation (#DBS-9212990)
“Parental Models of Attachment and Caregiving” $234,815
PI: Deborah Jacobvitz, Co-PI: Nancy Hazen
9/1/90 – 5/31/91.
University Research Institute, University of Texas at Austin,
“Regulation Self‑ Esteem and Intimacy in Friendships and Romantic
Relationships" $4,400
PI: Deborah Jacobvitz
Summer 1989
Summer Research Award, Office of the Vice President and Dean of Graduate
Studies, University of Texas, “The Transmission of Parental Behavior: A Study
of Three Generations" $7,556, PI: Deborah Jacobvitz
9/1/86 – 8/31/87
Dissertation Research Grant, The University of Minnesota,
"The Early Caregiver‑ Child Relationship and Attention‑ deficit
Hyperactivity in School Children" $8,400 PI: Deborah Jacobvitz
Publications
Jacobvitz, D. (in press). Dismissing Avoidant Attachment. In M.H. Bornstein (Ed)., The Sage
Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Publications.
Gallegos, M.I., Murphy, S.E., Benner, A.D., Jacobvitz, D.B., & Hazen, N.L. (in press).
Marital, parental, and whole family predictors of toddler emotion regulation: The role of
parental emotional withdrawal. Journal of Family Psychology.
Murphy, S.E., Jacobvitz, D.B., & Hazen, N.L (in press). Dyadic and Triadic Family
Interactions as Simultaneous Predictors of Children’s Externalizing Behaviors. Family
Relations.
Beverung, L.M. & Jacobvitz, D. (2016). Women’s retrospective experiences of bereavement:
Predicting unresolved attachment. Journal of Death and Dying, 73, 126-140. DOI:
10.1177/0030222815575897.
Lyons-Ruth, K., & Jacobvitz, D. (2016). Attachment Disorganization from Infancy to
Adulthood: Neurobiological Correlates, Parenting Contexts, and Pathways to Disorder.
In J. Cassidy & P. Shaver (eds.), Handbook of Attachment: Theory, Research and
Clinical Applications (3rd Edition). New York: Guilford Press.
Murphy, S., Jacobvitz, D. & Hazen, N. (2016). What’s so bad about competitive
coparenting? Family-level predictors of children’s externalizing symptoms. Journal of
Child and Family Studies, 25, 1684-1690. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-015-0321-5.
Frankel, L.A., Umemura, T., Jacobvitz, D., Hazen, N. (2015). Marital conflict and parental
responses to infant negative emotions: Relations with toddler emotional regulation,
Infant Behavior and Development, 40, 73-83. DOI: org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2015.03.004.
Hazen, N., Allen, S., Umemura, T., Heaton, C., & Jacobvitz, D. (2015). Very extensive
nonmaternal care predicts mother-infant attachment disorganization: Convergent
evidence from two samples. Development and Psychopathology, 27, 649-661.
DOI:10.1017/S0954579414000893.
Reisz, S, Jacobvitz, D., & George, C. (2015). Birth and Motherhood: Childbirth Experience
and Mothers’ Perceptions of Themselves and Their Babies. Infant Mental Health
Journal, 36, 167-178. DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21500.
Christopher, C., Umemura, T., Mann, T., Jacobvitz, D. & Hazen, N. (2015). Marital Quality
over the Transition to Parenthood as a Predictor of Coparenting. Journal of Child and
Family Studies. 24, 3636-3651. DOI 10.1007/s10826-015-0172-0.
Umemura, T., Christopher, C., Mann, T., Jacobvitz, D. & Hazen, N. (2015). Coparenting
Problems with Toddlers Predict Children’s Symptoms of Psychological Problems at
Age 7. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 46, 981-996. DOI: 10.1007/s10578-015-
0536-0
Umemura, T. & Jacobvitz, D. (2014). Nonmaternal care hours and temperament predict
infants’ proximity-seeking behavior and attachment subgroups. Infant Behavior and
Development, 37, 352-365. DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2014.05.007.
Zaccagnino, M., Cussino, M., Saunders, R., Jacobvitz, D., & Veglia, F. (2014). Alternative
Caregiving Figures and their Role on Adult Attachment Representations. Clinical
Psychology & Psychotherapy, 21, 276-287. DOI: 10.1002/cpp.1828.
Umemura, T. Jacobvitz, D., Messina, S., & Hazen, N. (2013). Do toddlers prefer the primary
caregiver or the parent with whom they feel more secure? The role of toddler emotion.
Infant Behavior and Development, 36, 102-114. DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2012.10.003.
Christopher, C., Saunders, R., Jacobvitz, D., Burton, R., & Hazen, N. (2013). Maternal
empathy and changes in mothers’ permissiveness as predictors of toddlers’ early social
competence with peers: A parenting intervention study. Journal of Child and Family
Studies, 22, 769-778. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-012-9631-z.
Saunders, R., Piazza, L., Jacobvitz, D., Hazen, N., & Burton, R. (2013). Maternal knowledge
and behaviors regarding discipline: The effectiveness of a hands-on education program
in positive guidance. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 22, 322-334. DOI:
10.1007?s10826-012-9581-5.
Jin, M. K., Jacobvitz, D., Jung, S. H., & Hazen, N. (2012). Maternal sensitivity and infant
attachment security in Korea: Cross-cultural validation of the Strange Situation.
Attachment and Human Development,14, 33-44. DOI:
10.1080//14616734.2012.636656.
McFarland-Piazza, L., Hazen, N., Jacobvitz, D., & Boyd-Soisson, E. (2012). The
development of father-child attachment: Associations between adult attachment
representations, recollections of childhood experiences and caregiving. Early Child
Development & Care, 182, 701-721.DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2011.573071.
Hazen, N., Jacobvitz, D., Higgins, K., Allen, S., & Jin, M. K. (2011). Pathways from
disorganized attachment to later social-emotional problems: The role of gender and
parent-child interaction patterns (167-206). In J. Soloman & C. George (Eds.),
Disorganization of attachment and caregiving: Research and clinical advances. NY:
Guilford.
Jacobvitz, D., Hazen, N., Zaccagnino, M., Messina, S., & Beverung, L. (2011). Frightening
maternal behavior, infant disorganization, and risks for psychopathology. In D. Ciccetti
& G. Roisman (eds.), The Minnesota Symposium on Child Psychology: The origins and
organization of adaptation and maladaptation, 36. New York: Wiley. Pp. 283-322
Saunders, R., Jacobvitz, D., Zaccagnino, M., Beverung, L. & Hazen, N. (2011). Pathways to
earned-security: The role of alternative support figures. Attachment and Human
Development, 13, 403-420.
Zaccagnino, M., Cussino, M., Cook, R., Jacobvitz, D., & Veglia, F. (2011). Alternative
attachment figures and their impact on the intergenerational transmission of attachment.
Psicologia Clinica dello Sviluppo, 3, 669-692.
Jin, M. K., Jacobvitz, D., & Hazen, N. (2010). A cross-cultural study of attachment in Korea
and the United States: Infant and maternal behavior during the Strange Situation. In P.
Erdman and K. M. Ng (Eds.), Attachment: Expanding the cultural connections. New
York: Routledge.
Hazen, N., McFarland, L. Jacobvitz, D., & Boyd-Soisson, E. (2010). Fathers’ frightening
behaviors and sensitivity with infants: Relations with fathers’ attachment
representations, father-infant attachment, and children’s later outcomes. Early Child
Development and Care, 180, 51-69. DOI: 10.1080/03004430903414703.
Hazen, N., McFarland, L. Jacobvitz, D., & Boyd-Soisson, E. (2010). Fathers’ frightening
behaviors and sensitivity with infants: Relations with fathers’ attachment
representations, father-infant attachment, and children’s later outcomes . In L.A.
Newland, H.S. Freeman, & D.D. Coyle (Eds.), Emerging Topics on Father Attachment:
Considerations in Theory, Context and Development. New York: Routledge.
Taylor-Seehafer, M.A, Jacobvitz, D., & Steiker, L.H. (2009). Patterns of attachment
organization, social connectedness, and substance use in a sample of older homeless
adolescents: Preliminary finding, Family and Community Health, 31, 81 – 88.
Leit, L., Jacobvitz, D., & Hazen, N. (2008). Conversational Narcissism in Marriage:
Narcissistic attention seeking behaviors in face-to-face interactions: Implications for
marital stability and partner mental health. Germany: Verlag Publishing.
Lyons-Ruth, K. & Jacobvitz, D. (2008). Attachment Disorganization: Genetic factors,
parenting contexts and developmental transformations from infancy to adulthood. In J.
Cassidy & P. Shaver (eds.), Handbook of Attachment: Theory, Research and Clinical
Applications. Volume II. NY: Guilford Press.
Jacobvitz, D. (2008). Reflections on the clinical applications of the Adult Attachment
Interview. In H. Steele & M. Steele (Eds.), Clinical Applications of the Adult
Attachment Interview. Guilford Press.
Curran, M.A., Hazen, N., Jacobvitz, D., & Sasaki, T. (2006). How representations of the
parental marriage predict marital emotional attunement during the transition to
parenthood. Journal of Family Psychology, 20, 477 – 484. DOI:
Hazen, N., Jacobvitz, D., & McFarland (2006). Antecedents of Boundary disturbances in
families with young children: Intergeneational transmission and parent-infant
caregiving patterns (pp. 85-110). In P. Kerig (Ed.), Implications of Parent-Child
Boundary Dissolution for Developmental Psychology. N.J.: Routledge,
Jacobvitz, D., Leon, K., & Hazen, N. (2006). Does expectant mothers' unresolved trauma
predict frighening/frightened maternal behavior? Risk and protective factors.
Development and Psychopathology, 18, 363-379.
Curran, M.A., D., Hazen, N., Jacobvitz, D., & Feldman, A. (2005). Representations of early
family relationships predict marital maintenance during the transition to parenthood.
Journal of Family Psychology, 19, 189 –197.
Hazen, N., Jacobvitz, D, & McFarland, L. (2005). Antecedents of boundary disturbances in
families with young children: Intergenerational transmission and early parent-child
interaction patterns. Journal of Emotional Abuse (Special issue on Interventions,
Research & Theories of Psychological Maltreatment, Trauma & Nonphysical
Aggression), 5, 85 – 110.
Saunders, R., Manheimer, J., Bryan, A., Jacobvitz, D. & Hazen, N. (2004). Overcoming
negative early experiences with parents: Pathways to Earned Security, Psychotherapia.
Special Monograph on Attachment. [translated into Italian].
Jacobvitz, D., Hazen, N., Curran, M., & Hitchens, K. (2004). Observations of early triadic
family interactions: Boundary disturbances in the family predict depressive, anxious,
and ADHD symptoms in middle childhood. Development and Psychopathology, 16,
577-592.
Leon, K., Jacobvitz, D., & Hazen, N. (2004). Maternal resolution of loss and abuse:
Association with adjustment to the transition to parenthood. Infant Mental Health, 25,
130 – 148. DOI: 10.1002/imhj.10091.
Jacobvitz, D. (2003). Fostering resilience in children: The importance of early relationship
experiences. In L. Eiklenborg (Ed.), Vision 2003: Families over the Lifecourse. New
York: Allen Bacon.
Leon, K. & Jacobvitz, D. (2003). Relationships between adult attachment representations and
family ritual quality: A prospective longitudinal study. Family Process, 42, 419-432.
Jacobvitz, D., Curran, M., & Moller, N. (2002). Measurement of adult attachment: The place
of self-report and interview methodology. Attachment and Human Development, 4,
207-215.
Kretchmar, M.D., & Jacobvitz, D. (2002). Observing mother-child relationships across
generations: Boundary patterns, Attachment, and the transmission of caregiving. Family
Process, 41, 351-374.
Riggs, S. A., & Jacobvitz, D. (2002). Expectant parents' representations of early attachment
relationships: Associations with mental health and family history. Journal of
Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 70, 195-204.
Riggs, S., Jacobvitz, D., & Hazen, N. (2002). Adult attachment and history of psychotherapy
in a normative sample. Psychotherapy, 39, 344-353.
Jacobvitz, D., Hazen, N., & Thalhuber, K. (2001). The origins of attachment disorganization in
infancy: Links with mothers’ history of trauma and current mental health (pp. 125-156).
In G. Suess, H. Scheuerer-Englisch, & W. P. Pfeifer (Eds.), Bindungundstheorie und
Familiendynamik [Attachment and Family Dynamics], Munich:Psychosozial-Verlag.
Thalhuber, K., & Jacobvitz, D. (2000). Intergenerational attachment disorganization:
Processes underlying its origins and outcomes. Prospettive Psicoanalitiche nel Lavoro
Instituzionale [Psychoanalytic Prospectives on Work Institutions], 17, 239 - 266. 41.
Jacobvitz, D., & Hazen, N. (1999). Developmental pathways from infant
disorganization to childhood peer relationships (pp. 127–159). In J. Solomon & C.
George (Eds.), Attachment Disorganization. Guilford Press.
Jacobvitz, D., & Riggs, S., & Johnson, E.M. (1999). Cross-sex and same-sex family alliances:
Immediate and long-term effects on daughters and sons (pp. 34–55). In N.D. Chase
(Ed.), Burdened Children: Theory, Research and Treatment of Parentification.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Lyons-Ruth, K. & Jacobvitz, D. (1999). Attachment Disorganization: Unresolved loss,
relational violence, and lapses in behavioral and attentional strategies (pp. 520 - 554). In
J. Cassidy & P. Shaver (eds.), Handbook of Attachment: Theory, Research and Clinical
Applications. Guilford Press.
Sroufe, L. A., Jacobvitz, D, & Mangelsdorf.S. (1997). 26/The Psychophysiology of
Temperament." Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Infancy and
Preschoolers: Development and Syndromes, 56, 250.
Jacobvitz, D. (1996). Banishing the ghosts of abuse. Discovery, 14, 40-45.
Jacobvitz, D.B., & George, C. (1996). Attachment in adults: Clinical and developmental
perspectives. Merrill Palmer Quarterly, 42, 446-471.
Jacobvitz, D., & Bush, N. (1996). Reconstructions of family relationships: Parent-child
alliances, personal distress and self-esteem. Developmental Psychology, 32, 732-743.
Carlson, E. A., Jacobvitz, D. & Sroufe, L.A. (1995). A developmental investigation of
inattentiveness and hyperactivity. Child Development, 66, 37-54.
Fullinwider-Bush, N. & Jacobvitz, D. B. (1993). The transition to young adulthood:
Generational boundary dissolution and female identity development. Family Process,
32, 87-103.
Jacobvitz, D. B., Morgan, E., Kretchmar, M., & Morgan, Y. (1991). The transmission of
boundary disturbances across three generations, Development and Psychopathology. 3,
513‑ 527.
Jacobvitz, D. (1990). Tracing development over the lifespan. Contemporary Psychology. 34,
179‑ 180.
Jacobvitz, D., Sroufe, L.A., Stewart, M., & Leffert, N. (1990). Treatment of attentional and
hyperactive problems in children with sympathomimetic drugs: A follow‑ up review.
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 29, 677‑ 688.
Reprinted in: Lilienfeld, O. (1995). Seeing Both Sides: Classic Controversies in
Abnormal Psychology. New York: Brooks Cole.
Sroufe, L. A. & Jacobvitz, D. (1989). Diverging pathways, developmental transformations,
multiple etiologies and the problem of continuity in development. Human
Development, 32, 196‑ 204.
Egeland, B., Jacobvitz, D., & Sroufe, L.A. (1988). Breaking the cycle of abuse. Child
Development, 59, 1080‑ 1088.
Egeland, B., Jacobvitz, D., & Papatola, K. (1987). Intergenerational continuity of parental
abuse. In J. Lancaster & R. Gelles (Eds.), Biosocial aspects of child abuse (pp. 255 -
278). New York: Jossey‑ Bass.
Jacobvitz, D., & Sroufe, L.A. (1987). The early caregiver‑ child relationship and Attention
Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity in kindergarten: A prospective study. Child
Development, 58, 1488‑ 1495.
Sroufe, L.A., Jacobvitz, D., Mangelsdorf, S., DeAngelo, E., & Ward, M.J. (1985). Generational
boundary dissolution between mothers and their preschool children: A relationship
systems approach. Child Development, 56, 316‑ 325.
Articles under Review:
Brazeau, N., Reisz, S., George, C. & Jacobvitz, D. (under review). Compromised caregiving:
Contributions of attachment trauma to postpartum depression and maternal self-
efficacy. Infant Mental Health.
Murphy, S. , Gallegos, M. , Jacobvitz, D., Hazen, N. (under review). Coparenting Dynamics:
Mothers’ and Fathers’ Differential Support and Involvement.
Scott, J., Jacobvitz, D., & Hazen, N. (under review). Mothers’ and Fathers’ Limit-Setting Profiles: A Person-Oriented Approach Predicting Toddlers’ Compliance.
Invited Addresses
Jacobvitz, D. (2017, June). The 8th International Attachment Conference, London.
Jacobvitz, D. (2017, February). The Mechanism of transmission of Attachment Disorganization across
Generations. 18th Annual Bridging the Gap Conference: Clinical Application of Attachment
Theory and Research. The Children’s Center, Salt Lake City Utah.
Jacobvitz, D. (2016, January). Attachment Disorganization: Pathways and predisposing factors.
Duchinsky, R. (Organizer). Disorganized Infant Attachment Conference, Berkeley, California.
Jacobvitz, D. (2015, March). Frightening maternal behavior, attachment disorganization and
psychopathology. In Steele, H. (Chair). The Adult Attachment Interview. Paper presented at a pre-
conference at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Development, Philadelphia, PA.
Jacobvitz, D., Reisz, S., Umemura, T., & Hazen, N. (2013, April). Spousal Boundary
Disturbances Pre-birth Predict Parent-child Alliances, Children: Emotion Regulation
and Later Adjustment. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research in Child Development, Seattle.
Jacobvitz, D. (2009, April). The Case of Ellie and Little Hans. Invited presentation at the meeting of the
American Psychological Association, San Antonio, TX.
Jacobvitz, D. (2007, April). Parental Correlates of Attachment Disorganization in Infancy. In Pederson,
D., (Chair). Attachment Disorganization. Address delivered at a pre-conference at the biennial
meeting of the Society for Research in Development, Boston, MA.
Jacobvitz, D. (2005, April). Continuity and discontinuity in attachment over the first two years of life. In
Pederson, D.(Chair). From Security to Autonomy: Approaches to the Study of Developmental
Processes. Paper presented at a pre-conference at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research
in Development, Atlanta, GE.
Jacobvitz, D. (2003, April). The Adult Attachment Interview: How do adults’ represent their relationships
with their parents during childhood? In Pederson, D., (Chair). The Adult Attachment Interview.
Paper presented at a pre-conference at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in
Development, Tampa, FL.
Jacobvitz, D. (2002, December). Analyzing discourse to assess security in adults. Phase-Oriented
Treatment of Psychological Trauma: Attachment Disorders, Trauma and Relational Disturbance.
Department of Continuing Education, Harvard Medical School.
Jacobvitz, (2002, December). Models of Attachment in Adulthood: Links with Maternal Well-Being and
Caregiving. Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School.
Jacobvitz, D. (2002, November). Identifying Markers of Risk in Children and Adolescents. Plenary
Address delivered at the meeting of the National Conference on Family Relations. Houston, TX.
Jacobvitz, D. (2001, June). Husbands and wives’ style of communication: Contributions of attachment
security in adulthood. Department of Psychology, Universita di Roma, La Sapienza, Italy.
Jacobvitz, D. (2001, June). Developmental precursors of school-age children’s representations of
relationships among family members: A longitudinal analysis. Department of Psychology,
Universita di Roma, La Sapienza, Italy.
Jacobvitz, D. (2001, April). Precursors and developmental antecedents of frightening caregiving
behavior with 8-month old children. In Main, M., Hesse, E., Dazzi, N., Jacobvitz, D., Pederson,
D., & Sroufe, J. (Co—Chairs). The Adult Attachment Interview. Paper presented at a pre-
conference at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Development, Minneapolis, MN.
Jacobvitz, D. (2000, November). Phenotypic similarities between dissociative states in infants and
adults. Plenary Address delivered at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the
Study of Dissociation. San Antonio.
Jacobvitz, D.B. (1998, June). Mothers' unresolved trauma: Effects on caregiving with infants and
toddlers. Department of Psychology, Universita di Roma, La Sapienza, Italy.
Jacobvitz, D.B. (1998, April). Effects of disorganized mental processes in mothers on their mother-infant
interactions. Department of Psychology, University of Toronto. Toronto, Canada.
Jacobvitz, D.B. (1998, April) Disorganized mental processes in mothers, frightening/frightened
caregiving and disoriented, disorganized behavior in infancy. Department of Psychology,
University of Western Ontario. Ontario, Canada.
Jacobvitz, D. (1998, March). Frightening caregiving: Links with mother’s history of abuse and
trauma. Presidential Address delivered at the biennial meeting of the Southwest Society for
Research on Human Development, Galveston, TX.
Jacobvitz, D.B. (1996, March). Do memories of childhood family relationships influence affect
regulation in intimate relationships? Department of Psychology. University of California at
Davis. Davis, CA.
Jacobvitz, D.B. (1996, April). Observations of boundary maintenance and breakdown across
three generations: When do boundary violations matter? Department of Psychology,
University of California at Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz, CA.
Jacobvitz, D. B. (1996, April). Analyzing adults’ discourse patterns during discussions of early
relationships experiences. Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San
Francisco Medical School. San Francisco, CA.
Jacobvitz, D.B. (1996, May). The intergenerational transmission of attachment processes.
Institute of Personality and Social Research, University of California at Berkeley. Berkeley,
CA.
Jacobvitz, D. (1993, April). Emotion regulation across parent-child and marital relationships: A
relationship systems approach. Colloquium, Department of Psychology, Trinity University. San
Antonio, TX.
Jacobvitz, D. (1992, April). Origins of maternal sensitivity: An observational study of relationships
among grandmothers, daughters and grandchildren. Colloquium, Department of Psychology,
Texas A & M University. College Station, TX.
Jacobvitz, D. (1991, March). Reconstructions of family relationships and the development of intimacy in
close relationships: A systems approach. Colloquium, Department of Family and Child Studies,
Auburn University. Auburn, Alabama.
Sroufe, L. A. & Jacobvitz, D. (1987, June). Developmental and longitudinal aspects of Attention Deficit
Disorders. Conference on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity in Children and Adolescents:
Assessment and Intervention, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Jacobvitz, D. (1987, February). Family antecedents of self-regulatory capacities in school children.
Colloquium, Department of Child and Family Studies, Cornell University. Ithaca, NY.
Jacobvitz, D. (1987, January). The origins of attentional, impulsive and overactive behavior in middle
childhood. Colloquium, Department of Psychology, Michigan State University. East Lansing, MI.
Presentations at National and International Conferences:
Gallegos, M., Jacobvitz, D.B. & Hazen, N. (2017, April). Mother and father-infant attachment
as predictors of child anxiety symptoms. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Austin.
Jacobvitz, D.(2017, April). Symposia Chair and Discussant: The Role of Attachment on
Children’s Social Cognitive and Social Behaviors. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of
the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin.
Messina, S. & Jacobvitz, D.B. & Hazen, N. (2017, April). Do all the roads lead to Rome?
Investigating pathway leading to children’s development of anxious depression and ADHD
symptoms. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Austin.
Murphy, S., Gallegos, M.I., Jacobvitz, D.B., & Hazen, N. (2017, April). Marital, parent-child
and whole family predictors of toddlers’ adaptive emotion regulation, underregulation and
overregulation. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Austin.
Poulsen, H., & Jacobvitz, D.B. & Hazen, N. (2017, April). Parents’ joint attachment
representations & Caregiving: The mediating role of marital quality. Paper presented at the
biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin.
Reisz, S. & Jacobvitz, D.B. & Hazen, N. (2017, April). Attachment and caregiving
dysregulation: Associations with the parent and child outcomes. Paper presented at the
biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin.
Gallegos, M., Jacobvitz, D., Hazen, N., (2016, November). Negative and positive family
interactions predicting children’s emotion regulation. Paper presented at the meeting of the
National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN.
Murphy, S.E., Gallegos, M.I., Jacobvitz, D., Hazen, N., (2016, November). Coparenting
Dynamics: Mothers’ and Fathers’ Differential Support and Involvement. Paper presented at
the meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN.
Poulsen, H., Jacobvitz, D., Hazen, N., Reisz, S. (2016, May). Parents' Joint Attachment
Representations & Caregiving: The Moderating Role of Marital Quality. Paper presented at
the 15th World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Prague.
Reisz, S., & Jacobvitz, D. (2016, May). Birth and motherhood: Attachment representations and
the subjective experience of childbirth. Paper presented at the 15th World Congress of the
World Association for Infant Mental Health, Prague.
Gallegos, M., Murphy, S., Jacobvitz, D., & Hazen, N., (2016, March). Relations of Family
Stressors and Mother and Father Parenting Distress: A Test of the Crossover Hypothesis.
Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Human Development,
Denver.
Poulsen, H., Reisz, S. Hazen, N., & Jacobvitz, D., (2016, March). Parent’s Joint Attachment
Representations: The Moderating Role of Marital Quality. Paper presented at the biennial
meeting of the Society for Research in Human Development, Denver.
Reisz, S., & Jacobvitz, D. (2016, March). Birth and motherhood: Attachment representations
and subjective experiences of childbirth. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the
Society for Research in Human Development, Denver.
Jacobvitz, D., Messina, S., Reisz, S., Pettit, K., Poulsen, H., & Hazen, N. (2015, March).
Family dynamics from an attachment perspective: Parents’ attachment pairings predict couple
and parent-infant interactions. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research in Child Development, Philadelphia.
Messina, S., Reisz, S., Garza, N., & Jacobvitz, D. (2015, March). Paper presented at the
biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia.
Murphy, S., Hazen, N. & Jacobvitz, D. (2015, March). Is the Whole greater than the sum of the
parts? Paper to be presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Philadelphia.
Burton, R. S., Jacobvitz, D., Hazen, N., & Reisz, N. (2014, March) Changes in Parenting
Behaviors: Does maternal attachment Security matter? Paper presented at the biennial
meeting of the Society for Research in Human Development (SRHD, Austin, TX.
Messina, S., Jacobvitz, D., Reisz, S, Garza, N., & Hazen-Swann, N. (2014, March). Early
predictors of children’s emotional wellbeing: The role of feeding interactions between
mothers and their 8-month-old infants. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society
for Research in Human Development (SRHD, Austin, TX.
Murphy, S., Jacobvitz, D., & Hazen, N. (2014, March). Triadic Co-parenting and Dyadic
Parent-Child Interactions as Predictors of Children’s Later Externalizing Symptoms Paper
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Human Development
(SRHD), Austin, TX.
Wittenberg, B., Jacobvitz, D., Beverung, L., Karras, C., & Hazen, N. (2014, March). Parents’
Prenatal Wishes for their Children: Relations with Parenting Quality and Child Outcomes.
Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Human Development
(SRHD), Austin, TX.
Wittenberg, Hazen, N., Jacobvitz, D., Beverung, L., Karras (2013, November). Prenatal
Wishes: The Impact of Parents’ Wishes on Parenting Quality", Paper presented at the biennial
meeting of the National Conference on Family Relations (NCFR), San Antonio.
Bichteler, A., Hazen, N. & Jacobvitz, D. (2013, April). Associations between Past Adult
Attachment Representation and Current Weight: Coping, Control, and the AAI. Paper
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle.
Christopher, C., Umemura, T., Jacobvitz, D., & Hazen, N. (2013, April). Coparenting Problems
at 2 Years Predict 7-Year-Old Children’s Developmental Psychopathology: Focusing on
Gender Differences. Paper to be presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research
in Child Development, Seattle.
Messina, S., Reisz, S., Garza, N., & Jacobvitz, D. (2013, April). Mothers-babies feeding
interactions: Another bridge on the transmission gap? Paper to be presented at the biennial
meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle.
Umemura, T., Christopher, C., Jacobvitz, D., & Hazen, N. (2013, April). Supportive and
Undermining Coparenting: Relations to Changes in Marital Quality across the Transition to
Parenthood. Paper to be presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Seattle.
Christopher, C. H., Umemura, T., Allen, S., Jacobvitz, D., & Hazen, N. (2012, June). The
relation of extensive nonmaternal care to attachment disorganization. Paper to be presented at
biennial meetingof the International Conference on Infant Studies, Minneapolis, MN.
Umemura, T., Christopher, C. H., Allen, S. D., Jacobvitz, D. & Hazen, N. (2012, March).
Extensive nonmaternal care predicts attachment disorganization: Convergent evidence from
two samples. Paper to be presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in
Human Development, New Orleans, LA.
Lewinski, K., Beverung, L., Singh, H., Jacobvitz, D., & Hazen, N. (2012, March). Extensive
nonmaternal care predicts attachment disorganization: Convergent evidence from two
samples. Paper to be presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Human
Development, New Orleans, LA.
Beverung, L. M., Jacobvitz, D., Thomson, R., Burton, R. S., Saunders, R. C., & Hazen, N.
(2011, March). Conditions predicting unresolved attachment status for loss and secondary
attachment classifications. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research
in Child Development, Montreal.
Heaton, C. C., Saunders, R. C., Jacobvitz, D. B., & Hazen, N. (2011, March). The relation of
hands-on training in positive guidance to changes in toddlers' social competence: The role of
maternal permissiveness and empathy. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society
for Research in Child Development, Montreal.
Frankel, L., Hazen, N., Noonan, S., & Jacobvitz, D. B. (2011, March). Parental reactions to
infants’ negative emotions: Parenting antecedents and child outcomes. Paper presented at the
biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal.
Beverung, L.M. Jacobvitz, D.B., Thomson, R., Burton, R., Saunders, R.C., & Hazen, N. (2011,
April). Conditions predicting unresolved attachment status for loss and secondary attachment
classifications. Paper to be presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in
Child Development, Montreal, Canada.
Frankel, L., Hazen, N., & Jacobvitz, D.B. (2011, April). Harsh Parental Reactions to Infant
Escape Behavior: Related to Emotional and Behavioral Problems at age Seven. Paper to be
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Montreal, Canada.
Heaton, C.C., Saunders, R.C., Jacobvitz, D.B., & Hazen, N. (2011, April). The Relation of
Maternal Empathy and Hands-on Training in Positive Guidance to Changes in Toddlers'
Social Competence Paper to be presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research
in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.
Umemura, T., Jacobvitz, D.B., Bichteler, A., Messina, S., & Hazen, N. (2011, April). Toddlers'
Preferences for Mothers Versus Fathers During Triadic Interactions: Links with Toddlers'
Emotions and Attachment History. Paper to be presented at the biennial meeting of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.
Umemura, T., Jacobvitz, D. B., Bichteler, A., Beverung, L. M., & Hazen, N. (2011, March).
Effect of fathers' involvement in particular caregiving tasks on toddlers' interactions with their
father: An attachment framework. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research in Child Development, Montreal.
Heaton, C., Saunders, R., Burton, R., Jacobvitz, D., & Hazen, N. (2010, April). Changes in
mothers’ permissiveness and depression and predictors of toddlers’ early social competence
with peers. . Presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Human
Development, San Antonio, TX.
Frankel, L., Hazen, N., Boyd-Soisson, E., & Jacobvitz, D. (2010, April). Mothers’ and fathers’
differential use of emotional socialization to boys and girls: Related to behavioral/emotional
problems at age seven. Presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in
Human Development, San Antonio, TX.
Frankel, L., Hazen, N., Jacobvitz, D. B., Roetzel, A. C., & Boyd-Soisson, E. F. (2009 April).
Mothers' and fathers' attachment relationships and emotional socialization as predictors of
toddlers' emotional expressivity. Presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Higgins, K. N., Hazen, N., & Jacobvitz, D. B. (2009 April). The impacts of different parenting
style dyads on toddler compliance and defiance. Presented at the biennial meeting of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Higgins, K.N., Hazen, N., & Jacobvitz, D.B. (2009, April). Determining the Impact of Infant-Father
Attachment and Paternal Limit-Setting on Toddler Compliance and Defiance. Paper presented at
the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Jacobvitz, D. (2009, April). Commentary on the Case of Little Ellie, Annual meeting of the American
Psychological Association, Division 39. San Antonio, TX.
Jacobvitz, D., Zaccagnino, M., Mock, L., & Hazen, N. (2009, April). Intergenerational Transmission of
Attachment Disorganization: The Role of Anomalous Maternal Behavior. Paper presented at the
biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Mock, L.N., Jacobvitz, D.B., Saunders, R.C., & Boyd-Soisson, E. (2009, April). Attachment and emotional
communication in the marriage assessed prenatally: Effects on caregiving with two-year olds.
Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Denver, CO.
Umemura, T., Messina, S., Jacobvitz, D.B., & Hazen, N. (2009, April). The Effects of a Toddlers'
Attachment History With Their Mother and Father on Their' Triadic Interactions. Effects on
caregiving with two-year olds. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research
in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Burton, R., Saunder, R., Jacobvitz, D., & Hazen, N. (2008, April). The impact of hands-on parenting
education program on mother's use of discipline with their children. Poster to be presented at the
biennial meeting of the Society for Human Development, Little Rock, AR.
Hazen, N., Jacobvitz, D. B., Allen, S. D., Higgins, K. N., & Jin, M. K. (2007 March). Pathways from
disorganized attachment to later social-emotional problems: The role of gender and parent-child
interactions. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Boston, MA.
Boyd-Soisson, E. F., Hazen, N. McFarland, L. D., & Jacobvitz. D. B. (2007 March). A longitudinal study
of emotional sensitivity in the family. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.
Roetzel, A. C., Jacobvitz, D. B., Higgins, K. N., Saunders, R. C., Hazen, N. (2007 March). Links among
prenatal marital qualities, mother-toddler interactions in dyadic and triadic contexts, and child
anxiety and aggression. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in
Child Development, Boston, MA.
Saunders, R. C., Jacobvitz, D. B., Zaccagnino, M., Roetzel, A.C., & Hazen, N. (2007 March). The role of
alternative support figures in adult earned-security. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.
Jacobvitz, D., Hazen, N., Loch, L., & Saunders, R. (2006, March). Boundary Disturbances in Marriage:
Links with Triadic Family Interactions. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research on Adolescence. San Francisco, CA.
Saunders, R, Jacobvitz, D., Hazen, N., & Zaccagnino, M. (2006, April). Origins and correlates of earned
attachment security in adulthood. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research on Human Development. Dallas, TX.
Higgins, K., Hazen, N., & Jacobvitz, D. (2006 April). Perceptions of self, parents, and peers in children
with symptoms of ADHD and conduct disorder. Paper presented at the Society for Research in
Human Development, Fort Worth, TX.
Jin, M, Jacobvitz, D., & Hazen, (2006, April). A Cross-Cultural Study of Infant Attachment Patterns in
Korea and the U.S. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Human
Development. Dallas, TX.
Cook, R., Jacobvitz, D., Hazen, N., & Jin, M. (2005, March). Earned-Secure Attachment Status in
Adulthood: Associations with Marital Quality, Infant Attachment Status, and Therapy. Paper
presented at the bienniel meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GE.
Jin, M., Jacobvitz, D., Cook, R., & Hazen, N. (2005, March). Infant Attachment Processes in Korea and
the U.S. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Atlanta, GE.
Boyd, E., Hazen, N., & Jacobvitz, D. (2004). Parents’ Socialization of Children’s Emotions: The Role of
Adult Attachment. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Counsel on Family Relations.
Cook, R., Sullivan, K., Jacobvitz, D. (2004, April). Origins of Earned-Secured Attachment Status in
Adulthood. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Human
Development, Park City, UT.
Jin, M.K., Jacobvitz, D., Hazen, H. (2004, April). Marital quality and parenting: The role of infant
temperament, maternal depression, and maternal personality. Paper to be presented at the Society
for Research in Human Development, Park City, UH.
Sullivan, K., Cook, R., Jacobvitz, D. (2004, April). Observations of Early Triadic Family Interactions
Predict School-aged Children’s Perceptions of Relationships with their Families. Paper presented
at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Human Development, Park City, UH.
Feldman, A., Jacobvitz, D., Boyd-Soisson, E., & Jin, M. (2003, April). The Intergenerational
Transmission of Parent-Child Relationships: Links with Children’s Peer Relationships. Paper
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.
Jacobvitz, D., & Hazen, N., Feldman, A, & Steffeck, L. (2003, April). The Intergenerational
Transmission of Parent-Child Alliances. Paper presented in symposia at the biennial meeting of
the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.
Jacobvitz, D. (2003, April). The Adult Attachment Interview: How do adults’ represent their relationships
with their parents during childhood? In Pederson, D., Jacobvitz, D. & Sroufe, J. (Co-Chairs). The
Adult Attachment Interview. Talk delivered at a pre-conference sponsored by the Society for
Research in Development, Tampa, FL.
Boyd-Soisson, E., Hazen, N. & Jacobvitz, D. (2002, March). Parents’ responses to children’s emotions:
The role of adults’ mental representations of attachment. Presented at the biennial meeting of the
Southwest Society for Research in Human Development, Austin, TX.
Curran, M., Feldman, A., Hazen, N., & Jacobvitz, D. (2002, March). Intergenerational transmission of
marital quality based upon adults’ memories of their parents’ marriages. Paper presented at
Southwestern Society for Research in Human Development, Austin, Texas.
Feldman, A., Curran, M., Jacobvitz, D., & Hazen, N. (2002, March). Relationships between adults’
recollections of their parents’ marital quality and their childhood experiences with their parents.
Paper presented at Southwestern Society for Research in Human Development, Austin, Texas.
Sroufe, L.A., Carlson, E., Levy, A., & Jacobvitz, D. (2001, April). Longitudinal perspectives on normative
developmental processes. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in
Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.
Jacobvitz, D., Booher, C., & Hazen, N. (2001, February). Communication within the dyad: An
attachment-theoretical perspective. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society of Social and
Personality Psychologists, San Antonio, TX.
Jacobvitz, D., Anders, M., Hazen, N. (2000, April). Antecedents of Disorganized Infant Attachment
Patterns: Maternal Risk Factors, Unresolved Loss/Trauma and Frightening Caregiving. Paper
presented at the biennial meeting of the Southwest Society for Research in Human Development,
Eureka Springs, AR.
McFarland, L., Hazen, N., Boyd, E. & Jacobvitz, D. (2000, April). Relationship between adult attachment
and various aspects of caregiving for mothers and fathers. Paper presented at the biennial meeting
of the Southwest Society for Research in Human Development, Eureka Springs, AR.
Riggs, S. A. & Jacobvitz, D. (1999, August). Adult Attachment: Relation to History of Therapy and
Mental Health. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological
Association, Boston, MA.
Jacobvitz, D., & Riggs, S. (1999, April). Therapy and mental health of mothers: Associations with
unresolved loss or trauma and frightened/frightening caregiving. Paper presented at the biennial
meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM.
Thalhuber, K., Jacobvitz, D., & Hazen, H. (1999, April). ). Mothers’ past traumatic experiences and their
perceptions of the transition to parenthood. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society
for Research in Child Development. Albuquerque, NM.
Johnson, E., & Jacobvitz, D. (1998, November). Processes underlying mothers' and fathers' decision-
making about daycare. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the National Conference on
Family Relations. Milwaukee, WI.
Riggs, S., & Jacobvitz, D. (1998, November). Who are “U”? History of therapy and mental health in
“Unresolved” adults. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Texas Psychological
Association, Houston, TX.
Johnson, E., & Jacobvitz, D. (1998, March). Relations between women’s working models of attachment
and their use of infant day care. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Southwest Society
for Research on Human Development, Galveston, TX.
Riggs, S. A. & Jacobvitz, D. (1998, March). Mental health factors related to the “Unresolved”
classification in the Adult Attachment Interview. Presented at the biennial meeting of the Southwest
Society for Research on Human Development, Galveston, TX.
Thalhuber, K., Jacobvitz, D, & Hazen, N.L. (1998, March). Effects of mothers’ past traumatic
experiences on mother-infant interactions. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the
Southwest Society for Research on Human Development, Galveston, TX.
Jacobvitz, D.B., Hazen, N.L., & Riggs, S.A. (1997, April). Disorganized mental processes in
mothers, frightening/frightened caregiving and disoriented, disorganized behavior in
infancy. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Washington, D.C.
Jacobvitz, D., & Brennan, K. (1997, April). Adult Attachment and Personality Predictors of Infant
Attachment. Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, D.C.
Jacobvitz, D.B. & Kretchmar, M.D. (1996, August). Breakdown and maintenance of mother-
daughter boundaries. 25th International Conference on Psychology, Montreal, Canada.
Burton, H., Jacobvitz, D.B. Martin-Brace, D., & Hazen, N. (1996, August). Attachment across
generations: The role of maternal expectations of parenthood. Paper presented at the 8th
International Conference on Personal Relationships, Banff, Canada.
Sweeden Yates, L., Hazen, N.L., & Jacobvitz, D.B. (August, 1996). Mothers’ perceptions of
childbirth and the mother-infant relationship: Relations with mothers’ internal working
models of attachment. Paper presented at the 8th International Conference on Personal
Relationships, Banff, Canada.
Johnson, E., & Jacobvitz, D.B. (1995, November). Work and childcare: Couples’ decision-making
processes over the transition to parenthood. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National
Council on Family Relations, Portland, Oregon.
Burton, H., Jacobvitz, D.B., & Hazen, N. (1995, March). Prenatal caregiving expectations as related to
adult attachment classifications. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research in Child Development, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Kretchmar, M., Jacobvitz, D.B. (1995, March). Mother-child observations across three generations:
Attachment, boundary patterns and caregiving. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Jacobvitz, D., Kretchmar, M.D., & Wright, M. (1994, August). Breakdown and maintenance of mother-
child boundaries across three generations. Paper presented at the meeting of the American
Psychological Association, Los Angeles, California.
Jacobvitz, D., & Burton H. (1994, July). Caregiving relationships in “earned secure” adults. Paper
presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Personal
Relationships, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Jacobvitz, D., Kretchmar, M.D., & Wright, M. (1994, June). The effects of parent-child role-reversal on
subsequent generations. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Society for Infant
Studies, Paris, France.
Kretchmar, M., & Jacobvitz, D.B. (1994, February). Intergenerational boundary issues and attachment:
A theoretical analysis of the transmission of parenting processes. Paper presented at the
Southwestern Society for Research in Human Development, Austin, Texas.
Jacobvitz, D., Burton, H., & Kretchmar, M. (1993, March). Parental models of attachment: Affect
regulation across marital and parent-child relationships. Paper presented at the biennial meeting
of the Society for Research in Child Development, New Orleans, LA.
Jacobvitz, D., Goldetsky, G., & Hazen, N. (1993, March). Romantic and caregiver relationships in
“earned secure” adults. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in
Child Development, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Jacobvitz, D., Kretchmar, M., & Burton, H. (1992, May). Transmission of boundary disturbances across
three generations. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for Infant
Studies, Miami, Florida.
Kretchmar, M., & Jacobvitz, D. (1992, March). Parenting: Doing what comes naturally? A study of the
Intergenerational transmission of parenting processes. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of
the Southwestern Society for Research in Human Development, Tempe, Arizona.
Fullinwider, N., Jacobvitz, D, & Goldetsky, G. (1992, March). Links among adolescent reconstructions of
early family relationships and current identity development. Paper presented at the biennial
meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Washington, D.C.
Jacobvitz, D. (1991, October). Parenting across three generations: Antecedents of maternal intrusiveness
and sensitivity. Paper presented at the Conference on Psychoanalysis and Attachment Theory:
Toward an Integration of Clinical and Theoretical Perspectives, Austin, Texas.
Jacobvitz, D. & Holden, G. (1991, April). Intergenerational transmission of parenting: Attachment,
empathy and discipline. Co‑ chair and organizer of symposium at the biennial meeting of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington.
Jacobvitz, D., Fullinwider, N., & Loera, L. (1991, April). Representations of childhood family patterns
and intimacy in romantic relationships. Paper Presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington.
Jacobvitz, D., Morgan, E., Morgan, Y., & Kretchmar, M. (1991, April). Parenting across three
generations: The development of maternal empathy. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington.
Jacobvitz, D., & Fullinwider, N. (1990, July). Young adults' reconstruction of their family networks: links
among Family patterns, self‑ esteem, and depression. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of
the International Conference on Personal Relationships, University of Oxford, Oxford, England.
Jacobvitz, D. (1990, February). Invited Rapporteur for workshop on Childhood and Adolescent Mental
Health. Seventh Robert Lee Sutherland Seminar on Mental Health Research in Texas. Sponsored
by the Hogg Foundation on Mental Health, Austin, Texas.
Jacobvitz, D. (1989, August). Attachment and caregiving: The transmission of parenting across
generations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association,
New Orleans, Louisiana.
Jacobvitz, D. (1989, April). Developmental antecedents of hyperactivity and depression in middle
childhood: A prospective study. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research in Child Development, Kansas City, Kansas.
Jacobvitz, D. (1988, August). Family relationships and behavior problems in school children. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Atlanta, Georgia.
Jacobvitz, D. (1987, April). A prospective study of hyperactivity: Stability and antecedents. Paper
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore,
Maryland.
Sroufe, L.A., & Jacobvitz, D. (1987, April). Diverging pathways, developmental transformations,
multiple etiologies and the problem of continuity in development. Paper presented at the Society
for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, Maryland.
Jacobvitz, D., & Sroufe, L.A. (1985, April). Antecedents of hyperactivity. Presentation at the biennial
meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Toronto, Canada.
Egeland, B., & Jacobvitz, D. (1984, May). Intergenerational continuity of abuse. Presentation at the
Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, York, Maine.
Invited Seminars & Colloquia in the Community
Jacobvitz, D. (2014, November). Helping Children Cope with Stress. Family Matters, Austin In
Connections.
Jacobvitz, D. (2014, March). Parents’ Influence on Sibling Relationships. Austin Psychoanalytic Society.
Jacobvitz, D. (2012, February). Helping Children Cope with Stress. Family Matters, Austin In Connections.
Jacobvitz, D. & Marriott, S. (2011, February). How to bounce back from tough times” , Family Matters,
Austin In Connections.
Jacobvitz, D. (2001, May). “The place of evaluation research in community projects”. Communities in
Schools. Austin, Texas.
Jacobvitz, D. (2000, March). “Attachment and caregiving across generations. Communities in Schools.
Austin, Texas.
Jacobvitz, D. (1994, November). “How mothers influence their daughter’s parenting styles.” Grandmothers
Delight. Austin,Texas.
Jacobvitz, D. (1994, September). The origins and developmental course of Attention-deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder, Employee Assistance Program., The University of Texas at Austin.
Jacobvitz, D. (1993, October). Young adults reconstructions of early family relationships, family alliances
and self-esteem. Colloquium, Department of Psychology. The University of Texas at Austin.
Jacobvitz, D. (1989, March). Is it a boy or is it a girl? Sex-role socialization in young children. Participant
in workshop on sex-role socialization. Austin Education Service Center.
Jacobvitz, D. (1988, January). Drug treatment of hyperactive children. Austin Association of Children and
Adults with Learning Disabilities, Austin, Texas.
Jacobvitz, D. (1988, February). The role of the parent‑ child relationship in fostering social and emotional
growth in preschoolers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Austin Association for the
Education of Young Children, Austin, Texas.
Jacobvitz, D. (1985, September). "The development of Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity. Paper
presented to the Kiel Clinic, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Teaching:
Undergraduate Infant and Toddler Development
Child Development
Infant Development and Attachment Relationships,
Family Relationships
Theories of Child and Family Development
Graduate: Attachment Across the Life Cycle
Attention & Behavior Problems in Children
Intergenerational Parenting
Family Interaction and Development
Social and Personality Development
Teaching in the 21st Century
Doctoral Dissertation Advisor:
Elizabeth Leigh Morgan. Maternal Sensitivity with 6-Month-Old Infants: Relationship to Memories of
Childhood Experiences and Current Belief System. Doctoral Dissertation, The University of Texas
at Austin, 1991.
William Edwards. Predicting Adult Attachment Classification from Conceptual Level of Representation.
Doctoral Dissertation, The University of Texas at Austin, 1992.
Nell Fullinwider Bush. Links Among Older Adolescent Reconstructions of Early Family Relationships and
Current Identity Status. Doctoral Dissertation, The University of Texas at Austin, 1993.
Molly Dorrow Kretchmar. Mother-Child Observations Across Three Generations: Attachment, Boundary
Patterns, and the Intergenerational Transmission of Caregiving. Doctoral Dissertation, The
University of Texas at Austin, 1995.
Lloyd Berg. Quality of Adult Attachment and Differential Self-Esteem Dimensions in Expectant Mothers.
Doctoral Dissertation, The University of Texas at Austin, 1995.
Holly Ann Burton. Pregnant Mothers’ Models of Attachment and their Expectations of Becoming Parents.
Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Texas at Austin, 1995.
Yvonne Ann Morgan. An Investigation of Adult Attachment and Intergenerational Support. Doctoral
Dissertation, The University of Texas at Austin, 1997
Elizabeth Johnson. Work and childcare: Couples’ decision- making processes over the transition to
parenthood. Doctoral Dissertation, The University of Texas at Austin, 2000.
Maria Cristina Gonzalez. Communication Within the Marital Dyad: An Attachment-Theoretical
Perspective. Doctoral Dissertation, The University of Texas at Austin, 2000.
Shelley Ann Riggs. Adult Discourse and Internal Working Models of Attachment: Relation to History of
Therapy. Doctoral Dissertation, The University of Texas at Austin, 2000.
A. Janay Boswell Shafer. Toward an Integration of Beck's Cognitive Theory and Bowlby's Attachment
Theory: Self-Scheme and Adult Attachment Classification in Relation to Depressive Symptoms.
Doctoral Dissertation, The University of Texas at Austin, 2000.
Kimberly Thalhuber Leon. Predicting Family Rituals: Examining the Contributions of Parents’ Attachment
Representations and Marital Communication. Doctoral Dissertation, The University of Texas at
Austin, 2001.
Elizabeth Kaufman. The Intergenerational Transmission of Anxiety: A Prospective Study. Doctoral
Dissertation. The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Texas at Austin, May 2003.
Sarah Hinshaw-Fusilier. Identifying Early Risk Factors Associated with Attachment Disorganization in
Infancy. Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Texas at Austin, May 2004.
Mi Kyoung Jin. A cross-cultural study of infant attachment patterns in Korea and the U.S.: Associations
with infant temperament and maternal personality. Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Texas
at Austin, May 2005.
Jenny Trapani. The Differential Influence of Multiple Reporters on the Relationship Between Attachment in
Infancy and Internalizing Behaviors in Middle Childhood.
Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Texas at Austin, August 2005.
Lisa Loch Leit.. How Conversational Narcissism in Marriage Predicts Partner Mental Health and Marital
Quality During the Transition to Parenthood. Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Texas at
Austin, December, 2007.
Amy Roetzel. Associations between marital quality and child aggression seven years later: The role of
maternal insensitivity and child negativity during the toddler years. Doctoral Dissertation. The
University of Texas at Austin, December 2008
Rachel Saunders, Stability and change in parenting attitudes and behaviors regarding discipline: The
effectiveness of a hands-on training program in positive guidance Doctoral Dissertation. The
University of Texas at Austin, May 2009.
Lauren Beverung, Conditions Leading to Unresolved Attachment Status for Loss
and the Role of Complicated Grief. Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Texas at Austin, May
2012
Tomotaka Umemura, Hours of Nonmaternal Care and Infants’ Proximity-Seeking Behavior in the
Strange Situation. Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Texas at Austin, December 2012.
Rosalinda Burton, Pursuing a Child: An Interactive Qualitative Analysis of the Infertility Treatment
Experience. Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Texas at Austin, August 2015.
Serena Messina. Not just about food: An Attachment Perspective on Feeding. Doctoral Dissertation. The
University of Texas at Austin, June 2015.
Reisz, Samantha. Adults’ Attachment Security over the Transition to Parenthood: Associations with
Caregiving. Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Texas at Austin, December 2016.
Masters Thesis Advisor:
Molly Dorrow Kretchmar. Parenting: Doing What Comes Naturally? A Study of the Intergenerational
Transmission of Parenting Processes. Master’s Thesis, The University of Texas at Austin, 1992.
Erin Gordon. Unresolved Loss, Maternal Depression and Frightening Caregiving Behaviors. Master’s
Thesis, The University of Texas at Austin, 1995.
Pamela Holland. The Effects of Father Involvement on the Mother-Child Attachment Relationship. Master’s
Thesis, The University of Texas at Austin, 1997.
Kimberly Thalhuber Leon. Mothers’ Past Traumatic Experiences and Caregiving Behaviors with their
Infants. Master’s Thesis, The University of Texas at Austin, 1999.
Rachel Saunders. Origins and Correlates of Earned-Secured Attachment Status in Adulthood.Master’s
Thesis, The University of Texas at Austin, 2005.
Lisa Loch Leit. Boundary disturbances in marriage: Links with triadic family interactions. Master’s Thesis.
The University of Texas at Austin, 2006.
Tomotaka Umemura, The effect of infants’ separation experiences from their mothers on their behavior in
the Strange Situation. Master’s Thesis, The University of Texas at Austin, December, 2009
Rosalinda Burton, Adult attachment security and effective parenting strategies: The impact of an interactive
parent training program. Master’s Thesis, The University of Texas at Austin, May, 2010.
Bichteler, Anne. Toward a Developmental Origin of Perceived Control: How Representations of
Childhood Are Associated with Health in Adulthood. Master’s Thesis, The University of Texas at
Austin, December, 2012.
Reisz, Samantha, Birth and Motherhood: Childbirth Experience and Mothers’ Perceptions of Themselves
and Their Babies. Master’s Thesis, The University of Texas at Austin, June, 2014.
Poulsen, Helen,. Master’s Thesis, Parent’s Joint Attachment Representations: The Moderating Role of Marital Quality. Master’s Thesis, The University of Texas at Austin, May, 2017.
Media Appearances and Interviews:
Documentary Appearance: “Anna Freud Under Analysis”, October, 2002
Public Radio Broadcast Interviews:
“Drug Treatment of Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder", October 1994
"Ritalin Treatment of Hyperactive Children", February, 1989
"Breaking the Cycle of Abuse", November 1984