The Attachment Lab
Research
The Attachment Lab is focused on studying attachment in relationships of various natures across the lifespan. This includes developmental research about child, parent, and intergenerational transmission of attachment, as well as the impacts of attachment on one’s relationship with God, meaning-making, and experience of grief.
Previous Studies
Completed studies, including the first Strange Situation study in Egypt and the Arab world.
Ongoing Studies
What the lab is working on now, from a longitudinal study of attachment to an NIH project with Duke University.
Upcoming Studies
Studies open to families now, on campus and online.
Publications
Journal articles and book chapters by the lab and its research assistants.
Supervised Theses
Graduate research supervised by Dr Nour Zaki at AUC.
Conferences & Presentations
Keynotes, talks and workshops at conferences around the world.
Wounds that parent: Emotion regulation difficulties as pathways for the intergenerational continuity of harsh discipline
Zaki, N. M., Shehata, M. A., & Nasr, J. A. (2026). Child Abuse & Neglect, 182.