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About Adrienne Cohen

Adrienne L. Cohen, Ph.D., MPA, LSW, is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. She is a social gerontologist who worked in the field for more than 20 years, including 10 years at the Vermont Department of Health. Cohen primarily teaches courses related to aging, and her research interests include rural aging, home- and community-based service structures in rural areas, program evaluation, support networks, and qualitative research.

Both her master’s thesis and her doctoral dissertation involved formal and informal support systems for rural elders. She is currently working on a qualitative study that looks at predisposing factors leading to nursing home admissions for rural, suburban, and urban elders.

Positions

Present Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Sociology and Anthropology
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Curriculum Vitae

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Honors and Awards

  • Director’s Award for Excellence, Vermont Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs (1998)
  • Kathy Fionda Award, Vermont Department of Health (2003)
  • Phi Alpha Alpha, The National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration (2005)
  • Marshall E. Dimock Award (2006)
  • Sigma Phi Omega, The National Gerontology Academic Honor and Professional Society (2007)
  • Ruth Weg Emerging Scholar Award, Sigma Phi Omega, The National Honor and Professional Society in Gerontology (2008)
  • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Fellow (2012-2013)
  • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Award (2014)

Courses

  • Program Evaluation
  • Qualitative Research Methods
  • Special Topics: Graduate Seminar on Aging
  • Program Evaluation
  • Aging Programs and Policies
  • Aging
  • Sociology of the Life Course
  • Death and Dying
  • Introduction to Gerontology
  • Introduction to Sociology

Education

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2011 Ph.D. in Social Gerontology, Miami University - Oxford
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2006 M.P.A. in Public Administration, University of Vermont
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1986 B.A. in Gerontology and Human Services, University of Massachusetts Boston
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1985 Certification in Gerontology, University of Massachusetts Boston
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Contact Information

P.O. Box 8051
Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone: (912) 478-5012
Office: Carroll Building - Room 1091

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Publications (7)

Reports (1)

Book Reviews (1)

Paper Presentations (41)