Ana Lazar

Ana Lazar is an Emerita Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Southern Maine (USM), where she has served since 1975. She holds an MSW from Boston University (1972) with concentrations in groupwork and casework, and a doctoral degree from Simmons College School of Social Work (1995), focusing on social work practice and television violence. Her teaching emphasizes Human Behavior and the Social Environment sequence.

Dr. Lazar’s research and practice interests include cross-cultural communication, particularly through her involvement with USM’s Dominican Republic Health and Outreach Program, where she supports nursing students’ clinical training. She has extensive experience in child mental health, adolescent pregnancy intervention, and school social work.

Her academic contributions span over four decades, though no specific grants, articles, or student advising records are explicitly detailed in the provided text. She remains engaged in interdisciplinary initiatives, such as collaborative outreach programs.