Barbara Cohen

Education

• BSN, City College, City University of New York
• MS, Touro College
• MSEd, Teachers College, Columbia University
• JD, New York Law School
• PhD, The Graduate Center, City University of New York
• PMHNP, State University at Stony Brook
• Board Certification in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, American Nurses Credentialing Center

Professional and Teaching Experience

• Faculty, Health Services Management, Larry L. Luing School of Business®, Berkeley College, July 2017-Present
• Registered Nurse, The Shefa School, 2018-2019
• Faculty, Health Services, School of Health Studies, Berkeley College, July 2013 – present
• Faculty, Health Services, School of Professional Studies, Berkeley College, July 2011 – July 2013
• Faculty Mentor, Dover Business College, 2011 – July 2013
• Chair, Math and Sciences, Berkeley College, July 2010 – July 2011
• Chair, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Berkeley College, July 2009 – July 2010
• Assistant Chair, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Berkeley College, January 2009 – July 2009
• Faculty, Health Services Management, Berkeley College, 2006 – January 2009
• Registered Nurse, Community Counseling and Mediation Services, 2008 – 2012

Presentations, Publications, Research

• Cohen, B. (2020). Mental health and behavioral health. In Nickitas, D., Middaugh, D. & Feeg, V. (Eds). Policy and Politics for Nurses. 3d Edition. New York, New York: Jones & Bartlett
• Cohen B. (2018). No home? No rights? Case Study: Defining Homeless and Formerly Homeless Individuals’ Rights to Access or Refuse Health Care. In Ellison, R. Health Policy Management: A Case Approach. New York, New York: Jones & Bartlett
• Cohen, B. (2018). Reflecting on the interplay between nursing education and the law. In Hunt, D. The New Nurse Educator. 2d Edition, New York, New York: Springer Publishing
• Cohen, B. (2017). Mental Health Issues and Self Neglect. In Day, R.M. & Fitzpatrick, J.J. & McCarthy, G. Self-Neglect in Older Adults, A Global, Evidence Based Resource for Nurses and Other Health Providers. New York, New York: Springer Publishing
• Cohen, B. (2016). Policy, Policy Making and Politics for Professional Psychiatric Nurses. In Jones, J.S., Fitzpatrick, J.J., & Rogers, V.L. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, An Interpersonal Approach. (2d Ed). New York, New York: Springer Publishing
• “Remembering Grace: A Personal Reflection on Death and Dying.” In "New Conversations about End-of-Life Care,” Nursing in the 21st Century, January 2015

Awards and Recognitions

• Berkeley College Faculty of the Year, 2019-2020 Academic Year
• Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine, Fall 2015-Present
• Review Board, Journal of Transcultural Nursing Society 2014-Present
• Sigma Theta Tau International 1986-Present
  • Theresa La Plante Award for Distinguished ServiceFaculty Counselor, Theta at Large Chapter, 2016-2019Treasurer, Alpha Phi Chapter, 2012-2014
• Berkeley College Faculty of the Year, New York, 2009-10 Academic Year
• Berkeley College Best of the Best Online Award, 2009

Professional Affiliations

• Member, New York State and Federal Bars
• Member, New Jersey State and Federal Bars
• Member, Sigma Theta Tau, the honor society of nursing
• Member, American Psychiatric Nurses Association
• Member, American Nurses Association
• Member, New York State Nurse Practitioner Association
• Member, Transcultural Nursing Society
• Member, Graduate Center Doctoral Alumni Association

Other Skills and Interests

• Served on the Curriculum Committee, various faculty search committees, the Mobile Technology Committee, the Master of Public Administration Committee and the Legal Studies Committee
• Online faculty mentor
• Creation and delivery of health and wellness lecture series