Grants & Awards

  • Harvard Laboratory of Social Relations grant, 1963
  • Yale University Project in Attitude Change stipend, 1964
  • William F. Milton Fund award, 1964-65
  • National Science Foundation grant, 1964-65; renewal, 1966-68
  • Ford Foundation stipend for International Studies, 1966
  • John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, 1967-69
  • Barra Foundation grant, 1968-69
  • National Science Foundation grant, 1969-71; renewal, 1971-76
  • James Marshall Fund grant, 1970
  • Fulbright-Hays Research Scholar (Honorary) 197l-72 (Japan)
  • Fulbright-Hays Research Scholar, 1976-77 (France)
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft research award (Summer, 1977)
  • National Science Foundation grant, 1978-81
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft grant (Fall, 1980)
  • Deutsche Akademischer Austauschdienst (Summer, 1986)
  • Honorary Doctorate of Social Science, Tilburg University, 1987
  • Alexander von Humboldt Prize in the Humanities, 1989-90
  • Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Saybrook Graduate School, 1991
  • Fulbright-Hayes Lecturer, Fundacion Interfas, Argentina, 1993
  • Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar, 1996-97
  • Honorary Professor, University of Buenos Aires, 1998
  • McGregor Award for Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 1990-99
  • Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2000
  • Fellow, The World Academy of Art and Science, 2002-
  • Honored Contributor, Society for Constructivism in the Human Science, 2003
  • Distinguished Contribution Award, Division on Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, Div. 24 APA 2005
  •  Lifetime Contribution Award, Society for Constructivism in the Human Sciences, 2005
  • Theodore Sarbin Award, American Psychological Association, 2007
  • Honorary Doctorate, University of Athens, 2007
  • Decade of Behavior Award, National Communication Association, 2007
  • Performing the World Award, East Side Institute, 2008
  • Lifetime Achievement Award, Constructivist Psychology Network, 2008
  • Honorary Visiting Professor, Adolfo Ibanez University, Chile, 2008
  • Fellow, Society for Experimental Social Psychology
  • PROSE Award (Professional and Scholarly Excellence), Association of American Publishers, 2010
  • Erving Goffman award for Outstanding Scholarship in the Ecology of Social Interaction, Media Ecology Association, 2010
  • Honorary Member, Systemische Gesellschaft, 2011
  • Honorary Principal, Xiaozhuang Primary School, Nanjing, 2012
  • Hongguo Professorship award (Nanjing Normal University) 2012
  • Rollo May Award, Society for Humanistic Psychology (Div. 32 APA), 2013
  • Winner of the 2014 essay competition, Independent Social Research Foundation, London,
  • Distinguished Alumni Award, Graduate School, Duke University, 2017
  • Presidential Citation, Star Scholars Network, 2024
  • Appreciation Award, Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology, 2024
  • Distinguished Contribution Award, Division of Quantitative and Qualitative Methods, American Psychological Association, 2024