Barbara Cohen, PhD, JD, PMHNP-BC, RN
Faculty, Health Services
Larry L. Luing School of Business®
Health Services, Interview Resources
Interview Topics
Mental Health, Student-Centered Health and Wellness, Holistic Health, Teaching Across the Curriculum, Mentoring for Success, Legal and Healthcare Issues for Underserved Populations, Careers in Healthcare
Media Contact
Please contact Kelly Depsee, Senior Director, Communications and External Relations, at 973-200-1099 or KME@BerkeleyCollege.edu to interview Berkeley College staff or for more information.
Education
BSN, City College, City University of New York
MS, Touro College
MEd, Teachers College, Columbia University
JD, New York Law School
PhD, The Graduate Center, City University of New York
PMHNP, State University at Stony Brook
Professional and Teaching Experience
- PMHNP-BC, The Hallowell Center, 2023-Present
- PMHNP-BC, Westchester Institute for Human Development, 2021-2023
- 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
- Public Service Workshops, Program of New York State-Sponsored Programs (2021-Present)
- Defensive Documentation for Nurses (with CEUs)
- Medication Safety (with CEUs)
- Supervision of Direct Service Providers by Nurses (with CEUs) (2023-Present
- 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, New York State Nurse Practitioner Association
- Member, Graduate Center Doctoral Alumni Association to 2014-2023
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
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