Anne E. Kazak, PhD, ABPP, was awarded a Presidential Citation for her eminent roles as an experienced clinician, researcher, educator, administrator and editor.
Kazak is the first editor-in-chief of American Psychologist®, the flagship journal of the American Psychological Association, who is not the organization’s CEO. Kazak has been outstanding in her leadership roles as president of APA Div. 54 (Society of Pediatric Psychology), chair of APA Presidential Task Force on Patient-Centered Medical Homes, administrator at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and more recently, co-director of the Nemours’ Center for Healthcare Delivery Science and Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress. Her brilliant pioneering and creative research promotes competence in families associated with pediatric illnesses, advances our understanding of post-traumatic stress in childhood cancer survivors and their families, and stimulates progress in cross-cultural psychosocial risk screening in pediatric cancer. A recipient of several awards, she received a Senior Mentoring Award from the National Cancer Institute, and the American Psychological Foundation Cummings PSYCHE Prize (2009) for integrated care. Her stellar professional achievements have advanced integrated medical and behavioral care for children and families.