Ana Abraído-Lanza is an American behavioral psychologist who is a professor at the New York University. Her research considers the cultural and structural factors that impact mental and physical health amongst Latino communities. She serves as Vice Dean of the School of Public Health.

Early life and education

Abraído-Lanza was an undergraduate student in psychology at New York University. She moved to the

Graduate Center of the City University of New York The Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York (CUNY Graduate Center) is a public research institution and post-graduate university in New York City. Serving as the principal doctorate-granting institution of the ...

for graduate studies, where she earned a master's degree and doctorate. Her doctoral research considered the social role identity, support and psychological wellbeing amongst Hispanic women. After graduating, Abraído-Lanza joined the

Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health The Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health is the public health graduate school of Columbia University. Located on the Columbia University Medical Center campus in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, the school ...

, where she worked as a postdoctoral scholar in

Medical Epidemiology Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population. It is a cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and eviden ...

Research and career

Abraído-Lanza was appointed Professor of Sociomedical Sciences at the

and oversaw the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD), which looked to increase the number of people from historically underrepresented groups studying medicine. The program launched a doctoral training scheme in 2008. At Columbia, she was selected as a Provost Leadership Fellow. Abraído-Lanza joined the New York University School of Public Health in 2018. Her research considers the cultural and structural factors that impact mental and physical health amongst Latino communities, including the Latino mortality paradox - despite their socioeconomic status, Latino people have lower mortality rates than non-Latino white people. Unlike the majority of public health frameworks, Abraído-Lanza considers the positive aspects of culture that give rise to these lower mortality rates. She has shown that structural racism, in particular conditional citizenship and subjective sense of belonging, impacts the health and wellbeing of immigrants.

Awards and honors

*2008 Dalmas A. Taylor Distinguished Contributions Award *2013 Provost Leadership Fellow

Selected publications

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References

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