Barry M Cohen

Dr. Barry M. Cohen began graduate studies in 1965 at Columbia University in vocational psychology, career assessment, and counseling. After graduating, he received a non-service fellowship to attend the University of Tennessee's newly formed Industrial Organizational Psychology Doctoral Program. There, Dr. Cohen gained firsthand exposure to programs in leadership assessment, team building, and organizational behavior. He completed his doctoral dissertation in organizational leadership at Oak...See more

Dr. Barry M. Cohen began graduate studies in 1965 at Columbia University in vocational psychology, career assessment, and counseling. After graduating, he received a non-service fellowship to attend the University of Tennessee's newly formed Industrial Organizational Psychology Doctoral Program. There, Dr. Cohen gained firsthand exposure to programs in leadership assessment, team building, and organizational behavior. He completed his doctoral dissertation in organizational leadership at Oak Ridge National Laboratories and the Tennessee Valley Authority. Dr. Cohen was licensed in Florida as a psychologist in 1969. He did postdoctoral studies at Harvard University in executive coaching and Boston University in clinical assessment in 1976. That same year, he was a visiting scholar and professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Dr. Cohen served as a member of the faculty of the University of West Florida from 1969-1978. He held joint appointments in psychology and management and developed its graduate program in industrial-organizational psychology. He also designed and taught the university's first career and life planning seminar for undergraduates seeking career-planning guidance. In 1969, Dr. Cohen began his own firm, which grew into a nationally recognized leader in executive assessment, development of high-potential managers, and coaching. Global companies retained the firm including such leaders in industry as United Technologies, Oppenheimer, American Express, Pepsi, Phillip Morris, Pacific Gas & Electric, and Aetna Corporation. Government agencies included the U.S. Navy, the Department of the Interior, and the Small Business Administration. After Dr. Cohen's retirement, he continued his professional work with young adults with disabilities and co-wrote two books with his son, who has myotonic dystrophy. Dr. Cohen presents workshops for millennials at the national conferences for the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation headquartered in San Francisco. He also serves on the professional advisory council of Homebound Resources. Dr. Cohen is currently preparing a webinar on selecting high-quality caregivers for the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation. He eventually hopes to offer this webinar to families with disabled family members across the United States and Canada. See less