Dr. Cohen is a developmental psychologist and the President of the Michael Cohen Group LLC. He has gained recognition throughout the world for being a provider of superior qualitative and quantitative research studies, as well as his roles as a developmental psychologist and clinician.
Michael has shaped the MCG philosophy, which is to go beyond behavior and surface responses to pursue the deepest possible understanding of why individuals act the way they do.
Dr. Cohen is a developmental psychologist and the President of the Michael Cohen Group LLC. He has gained recognition throughout the world for being a provider of superior qualitative and quantitative research studies, as well as his roles as a developmental psychologist and clinician. Michael has shaped the MCG philosophy, which is to go beyond behavior and surface responses to pursue the deepest possible understanding of why individuals act the way they do.
Presently, Michael is serving as the Principal Investigator for two U.S. Department of Education Ready to Learn Media Cooperative Agreements, focused on the use of media to engender disadvantaged children’s early literacy acquisition. Dr. Cohen also serves as the Principal Investigator for a multi-year evaluation of the integration of new pedagogy and services in the Bridgeport Connecticut Public School System.
Michael’s interest in mental health, crisis, trauma and education, combined with his expertise in the field of children and media, led to his role in New York City’s post-9/11 recovery. He counseled both Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and New York City School Chancellor Harold Levy on the effects of trauma in the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks, and was the principal investigator of the seminal study, “The Mental Health Impact of the World Trade Center Attack on New York City School Children.”
He has published papers on theoretical aspects of applied research and has presented his findings at both national and international conferences and organizations such as AERA, ESOMAR, Society for Research and Child Development (SRCD), American Education Research Association (AERA), KidPower, and The World Association of Public Opinion Research (WAPOR).
Michael serves on executive board for the Children’s Museum of Manhattan. He taught at the Yale School of management and the Children’s Study Center at City University of New York (CUNY). He holds a PhD in psychology from The Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Additionally, Dr. Michael Cohen is a published poet.
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