Anne E. Kazak is an American clinical psychologist, educator and editor. She has focused on pediatric psychology. Much of her research involves "interventions to enhance adaptive functioning and reduce child and family distress associated with serious pediatric illnesses."
Kazak earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Smith College in 1977. She earned her master's degree in psychology and her PhD in clinical-community psychology at the University of Virginia in 1980 and 1983, respectively, then completed her internship training at the department of psychiatry of Yale School of Medicine.
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 University of Pennsylvania'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 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is also an adjunct professor of psychology at the University of Delaware. Kazak is co-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. Additionally, she is co-director of the Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress.