HONORS AND AWARDS:
2010: Fellow of the International Association of Applied Psychology
2010 - 2013: Jacobs Foundation Research Award: Universal and Culture-Specific Antecedents of Civic Engagament – Who Grows Up to be a Volunteer.
2008: Ursula Gielen Global Psychology Book Award (of the American Psychological Association, Division of International Psychology) for co-authored book, Families Across Cultures: A 30 Nation Psychological Study.
2008: Ankara University Center for the Study of Child Culture Science Award
2007: William Thierry Preyer Award for Excellence in Research on Human Development, European Society for Developmental Psychology
2006: Fellow of TWAS, the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World.
2005: Fellow of the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study
2003 – 2004: The German Research Council(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) Research Award: Value of Children in Turkey - - A Three Decade Comparison
1998: International Association of Applied Psychology, Award for Distinguished Scientific Contribution to the International Advancement of Applied Psychology
1997: Wellesley College Alumnae Achievement Award
1996: Middle East Technical University Mustafa Parlar Science Award
1993 -…: Turkish Academy of Sciences Founding Member (1994-1997 Member of the Academy Council)
1993: American Psychological Association 1993 Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology Award
1993 - 94: Fellow of the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study
1992: Turkish Children's Foundation Award for research in child development;
1991: MEAwards Research Award (Population Council-International Development Research Center (IDRC)-Ford Foundation) (Follow-up Study of the Turkish Early Enrichment Project)
1985: Phi Beta Kappa (Alumnae Award; Wellesley College)
1983-84: Fulbright Scholar (Fulbright Senior Fellowship; Harvard University); Bunting Fellow, M.I. Bunting Institute, Radcliffe College; Honorary Fellow of the Population Council; Pathfinder Award
1982 - 86: IDRC research award (Turkish Early Enrichment Project)
1980: Turkish Social Science Award (Simavi Foundation)
1978: MEAwards Research Award (Population Council-IDRC- Ford) (A Multiple Indicator Approach: Development, VOC and Fertility) (Co-Investigator: Yılmaz Esmer);
1974: IDRC research award (Value of Children Project);
1968: Ford Foundation research grant (İzmir Project);
1964 - 65: American Association of University Women Fellowship; International House Fellowship; University of California, Berkeley
1959 - 61: Wellesley Scholar, Wellesley College
1959: Fulbright Grant.