Anne E. Kazak is an American

clinical psychologist Clinical psychology is an integration of social science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and persona ...

, educator and editor. She has focused on pediatric psychology. Much of her research involves "interventions to enhance

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and reduce child and family distress associated with serious pediatric illnesses."

Early life and education

Kazak earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from

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in 1977. She earned her master's degree in psychology and her PhD in clinical-community psychology at the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a Public university#United States, public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United S ...

in 1980 and 1983, respectively, then completed her internship training at the department of

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Career

Kazak is a licensed psychologist. She has been the Director of the Department of Psychology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and was Professor and Director of Psychology Research in the Department of Pediatrics at the

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's Perelman School of Medicine, where she is Emeritus Professor CE of Psychology in Pediatrics. She is professor of pediatrics at Thomas Jefferson University's

Sidney Kimmel Medical College Thomas Jefferson University is a private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in its earliest form in 1824, the university officially combined with Philadelphia University in 2017. To signify its heritage, the unive ...

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. She is also an

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of psychology at the

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. Kazak is Director of the Center for Healthcare Delivery Science at Nemours Children's Health System, part of A.I. du Pont Hospital for Children in

Wilmington, Delaware Wilmington ( Lenape: ''Paxahakink /'' ''Pakehakink)'' is the largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America. It lies at the confluence of the Christina ...

. Additionally, she is co-director of the Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress. She edited the '' Journal of Pediatric Psychology'' as well as the '' Journal of Family Psychology''. She also served as

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of'' Health Psychology'' and is the current Editor in Chief of''

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''. She is a member of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) and is a member of the Council of Representatives (2016-2021) representing Division 54 (Society of Pediatric Psychology).

Publications

Journals

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Books

* ''Promoting Children's Health: Integrating School, Family, and Community'' (2003), with Thomas J. Power, George J. DuPaul, and Edward S. Shapiro. Guilford Press. * ''Effective and Emerging Treatments in Pediatric Psychology'' (2005), with Anthony Spirito. Oxford University Press. * ''Pediatric Psycho-oncology: A Quick Reference on the Psychosocial Dimensions of Cancer Symptom Management'' (2015), with Lori S. Wiener, Maryland Pao, Mary Jo Kupst, Robert J. Arceci, and Andrea Farkas Patenaude. Oxford University Press.

Personal life

Kazak resides in

Havertown, Pennsylvania Havertown is a residential suburban unincorporated community in Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It is located approximately 9 miles west of the center of Philadelphia. Havertown's ZIP Code is 19083 and "Havertown" is a posta ...

, near Philadelphia.

Notes and references

External links

Profile of Anne E. Kazak
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