Ana F. Abraido-Lanza

Ana F. Abraído-Lanza is Vice Dean and Professor of Social Work at Columbia University’s School of Social Work. Her research interests include studying the cultural, psychological, social, and structural factors that affect health, psychological well-being, and mortality among Latinos; health disparities between Latinos and non-Latino whites; and the health of immigrant Latinos. Her work on the Latino mortality paradox and on acculturation have contributed to national and international debates on the mental and physical health of Latinos specifically, and on general factors that influence immigrant health. Other areas of interest include diversity in higher education and the scientific workforce.