Edward Cohen received his M.S.W. and Ph.D. in Social Welfare at the University of California at Berkeley. He has taught courses in research methods, mental health, and international social work. He has provided consultation to mental health agencies in improving agency performance through the use of data and evaluation. Practice experience includes over 17 years in senior positions as a clinician, administrator, policy planner and consultant in both private and public mental health and social service agencies. Research projects have included program evaluations of criminal and juvenile justice specialized courts, child welfare services, and social work education in Vietnam. He is a past Fulbright Scholar grantee, having taught in Vietnam in 2016. Dr. Cohen was Director of the Center for Social Services Research at the University of California at Berkeley prior to joining the faculty at SJSU. He is past editorial board member of the journal Research on Social Work Practice and now serves on the editorial board of Child and Adolescent Social Work.