This document provides a summary of the education and experience of Abigail Cohen, PhD. It lists her position as Assistant Dean of Research/Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. It then details her extensive experience in research administration, project management, teaching, and clinical work spanning several decades. Her areas of expertise include research design, statistics, data management, budgeting, and grant writing.

1. ABIGAIL COHEN, PhD
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Science
Office of Nursing Research
473L Fagin Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-898-8523
abigailc@nursing.upenn.edu
Education
Philadelphia, PA
Cleveland, OH
1974 MA School Psychology University of South Florida Tampa, FL
1971 BA Psychology University of South Florida Tampa, FL
Experience
Assistant Dean ofResearch/Adjunct Associate Professor Office of Nursing Research
PA 10-present
Oversee and direct daily operations for the Office of Nursing Research working in collaboration with the associate
Dean for Research; includes operational, financial, regulatory, human resource and research administration
activities for the School of Nursing. Oversee and direct fiscal and human resource management for the office.
Oversee and manage the electronic proposal submission process for individual Principal Investigators; maintain
knowledge of complex processesand continually changing sponsor guidelines; develop and manage timelines,track
progress and ensure accuracy. Develop standard to complex budgets; ensure regulatory and administrative
compliance with sponsor, School and University policies and procedures.
Oversee and manage sponsored project activity for assigned faculty and other grant holders; ensure the integrity of
financial transactions in compliance with regulations; develop effective partnerships with faculty, project managers
and other grant holders.
Facilitate teamwork among ONR staff and with other staff across the SON who support faculty and student research
to facilitate a coordinated infrastructure for research. Assist Associate Dean for Research with measuring,
analyzing and reporting SON and ONR research activities and productivity. Writing and managing SON research
infrastructure grants and help to write and edit NIH, CDC, RWJ and all other foundation and federal grants. Work
individually on training and research with pre and post-doctoral students. Maintain current knowledge of University
policies and procedures for responsible conduct in research including compliance with all applicable federal, state
and local laws and regulations.
Teach N574 Scientific Inquiry for Evidence Based Practice
Senior Project Manager/Director Center for Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics
School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 01-10
Skills: Project management, staffing and supervision, IRB, budgeting, statistical analysis, department and
institutional integration, grant and report writing, data management, measurement and survey construction, and
authorship and other duties appropriate to senior management.
Projects include:
a. Co-Director of The Evaluation Core of the Clinical and Translational Science Award, 5+ year NIH funded, total

2. 34 million dollar budget, evaluation of multi-institutional, multi-departmental progress to build a translational
research network from bench to community. In conjunction, main consultant for the Outcome Methods and
Measurement Core - to provide investigators and trainees with research collaboration,education,and consultation in
the selection and development of measurement tools for translational and clinical research projects.

3. b. Manage the Center for Excellence is Patient Medication Safety, 5 year AHRQ funded, 7 million dollar budget, 4
main projects and 4 cores,managed Data Core,coordinated all projects, 25 staff and subcontractors.
c. Managing Interaction of Abuse, PTSD, Depression on Men'sSex Risk Project, 3 year NIMH funded, $600,000.00
budget.
d. Managing Centerfor Research and Education in Therapeutics (CERT), currently in 11th year of funding, 4 main
projects, multiple small grant projects, subcontracts, national committee participation, database management,
tracking of publications, grants and other products, budget review.
Adjunct Associate Professor Department of Graduate Studies
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA 99-09
Instruct graduate students in Epidemiology, Health Services Research,Assessment and Statistics courses; Health
Psychology, Measurement and Survey Research. Sat on dissertation committees; course construction; program
development.
Assistant Director Office of Health Services Research
(OHSR) School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 98-01
Manage the OHSR, which works as the primary connection between the faculty of the university and the patient
based clinicalhealth systems; major responsibilities include database implementation and analysis of 800,000 in and
out-patients records; working with large medical databases in multiple formats to create a main frame base of all
IDX and medical data available; analysis and manipulation of database to determine factors needed in research
including costs, diagnoses, demographics, geo-coding, visits, using ACCESS, SPSS, SAS, Excel, and other
programs as needed; coordinate implementation of multiple research projects and clinical trials by interfacing with
clinical services and faculty PI's; consultation on research design and statistics; development of new research
proposals after identifying potential funders; preparing abstracts and manuscripts; and interacting with faculty,
project staff, and external organizations regarding research activities, grant funding opportunities, and health policy
issues.
Instructor Nurse Practitioner
Program Planned Parenthood Philadelphia, PA 93-99
Teach research design and basic statistics to nurses training to become nurse practitioners: consult with program
administrators as to what and how the research methods portion of the program should be set up.
Research Manager Family Planning Council Philadelphia, PA 92-97
Manage a major 6 year national grant from the Centers for Disease Control, duties: work with Principal Investigator
as backup with all interactions with CDC and other national sites; management of data bases,survey construction,
program evaluation, project design and statistical analysis on cross-site and local levels; paper writing, presentation
and publication; supervision of a team of interviewers, data entry personnel, and research associates and assistants;
coordination with service and training departments; research liaison to local drug treatment and homeless shelter
sites; grant and proposal writing in other areas related to health care and sexual health; management of the research
budget and help in writing and coordination of the grant budget; expert knowledge of computers, software and
programming including

4. major statistical packages (SPSS,SAS, Stata),presentation packages, spreadsheet programs,word processing, and
other Windows and Macintosh programs.
Instructor/Statistical Consultant Temple University Philadelphia, PA 89-92
Tests and Measurement and Human Development courses taught to undergraduates; extra duties as research
assistant including: data collection, analysis, supervision of control group, connection to the Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit at Temple Hospital; all work related to the Parents and Infants Responding (PAIR) Project including
written reports and manual (SEP-HCEEP Grant); consultation with doctoral candidates in department of
Psychological Studies in Education and collaboration with physicians in the Department of Neonatology, Temple
Hospital and medical school, in the area of research design, statistics and related computer programs.
School Psychologist 83-88
CORA Services Philadelphia, PA
School Psychologist for Catholic Diocese schools providing testing, placement, and team staffing of special needs
students; gifted screening and testing; instruction and follow-up of classroom management techniques; parent
training.
The Bancroft School Haddonfield, NJ
Provision of services to population of severely, multiply handicapped students aged 6 to 21; individual and group
counseling and behavioral planning, psychological assessments,intake, diagnostic and evaluation examinations;
crisis intervention implementation; in-service training; design and implementation of schools generaland individual
behavioral plans and manual.
PSI Associates Chardon, OH
Supervision of casework of school psychologists; coordination of special placements between Cleveland Catholic
Schools and the public schools; consultation to preschool programs concerning behavioral
management and learning problems; Provision of psychological services to grades 1 to 12 including assessments,
special placements, counseling, pre-kindergarten screening, parent workshops, instruction in classroom
management techniques.
Instructor/private practice Cleveland, OH 80-83
Instructor of introductory psychology and personality theory at Cuyahoga Community College as well as provision
of services to private clientele and state referred foster children; play, behavioral, and family oriented therapy;
diagnosis of learning, emotional and behavioral problems; consultative services to preschool.
Director ofRehabilitation Vocational Development Center Cleveland, OH 74-79
Supervision of a staff of 25 and provision of services to handicapped adults and children; services included
psychological testing, diagnosis and counseling, work evaluation and adjustment, and job placement; duties
encompassed grant and proposal writing and public relations work; previous duties were as professional Vocational
Specialist, Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, and Psychological Assistant.

5. Professional Affiliations
Evaluator for New Jersey's Governors School on the Environment 1994 to 1998
Licensed School Psychologist Ohio 1982
Certified School Psychologist Florida 1974, Ohio 1981, New Jersey 1984, Pennsylvania 1986
Member Eastern Evaluation Research Society
Member Association for Health Services Research
Member Society for Research Administrators International
NCURA
Committees
Chair, Data Governance Board forSchool of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania
NRSA/Grant Writing,ProgramInstructorin Research Design
Biomedical Postdoctoral Programs (BPP) Advisory Committee Medical School University of Pennsylvania
Living Independently for Elders (LIFE) Committee on Research and Education
Community Action Participatory Panel (CAPP) for the Community Outreach and Dissemination Core for the
Center for Population Health and Health Disparitiesat the University of Pennsylvania
Committee to Create SOP for the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics,University of Pennsylvania
Medical School

6. Publications
Waldron, EA.,Janke,EA, Bechtel, CF., Ramirez, M, Cohen, A. (2013) A systematic review of psychosocial
interventions to improve cancer caregiver quality of life. Psycho-Oncology. Jun: 22 (6) 1200-1207.
Willens JS, Jungquist CR, Cohen A, Polomano R. (2013) ASPMN Survey-Nurses' Practice Patterns Related to
Monitoring and Preventing Respiratory Depression. Pain Management Nursing, Mar 14(1): 60-65.
Hennessy S, Leonard CE, Localio AR, Cohen A, Yang W, Cheung L, Strom BL, Feldman HI. (2011) Prescriber
adherence to pharmacokinetic monitoring service recommendations for aminoglycoside dosing and the risk of acute
renal failure. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, SEP 49 ( 9): 536-544
Gurrera RJ,Caroff SN, Cohen A, Carroll BT, Deroos F, Francis A, Frucht S, Gupta S, Levenson JL, Mahmood A,
Mann SC, Policastro MA, Rosebush PI, Rosenberg H, Sachdev PS, Trollor JN, Velamoor VR, Watson CB,
Wilkinson JR.(2011) An international consensus study of neuroleptic malignant syndrome diagnostic criteria using
the Delphi method. J Clin Psychiatry. Sept: 72(9):1222-1228.
Kim MM, Metlay J, Cohen A, Feldman H, Hennessy S, Kimmel S, Strom B, Doshi JA. (2010)
Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety. Jul: 19(7):731-6.
Gurrera, RJ, Caroff, SN, Cohen, A. (2010) International consensus diagnostic criteria for neuroleptic malignant
syndrome using the Delphi technique. Biological Psychiatry , May: 67 (9): 150S
Gurrera, R, Caroff, S, Cohen, A. (2010) Neuroleptic malignant syndrome diagnosis: an international consensus
study using the delphi technique. European Psychiatry, Mar:25:949.
Platt AB, Localio AR, Brensinger CM, Cruess DG, Christie JD, Gross R, Parker CS, Price M, Metlay JP, Cohen A,
Newcomb CW, Strom BL, Laskin MS, Kimmel SE. (2010) Can we predict daily adherence to warfarin?: Results
from the International Normalized Ratio Adherence and Genetics (IN-RANGE) Study. Chest. Apr: 137(4):883-9.
Cruess DG, Localio AR,Platt AB, Brensinger CM, Christie JD, Gross R, Parker CS,
Price M, Metlay JP, Cohen A, Newcomb CW, Strom BL, Kimmel SE. (2010) Patient Attitudinal and Behavioral
factors associated with warfarin non-adherence at outpatient anticoagulation clinics. International Journal of
Behavioral Medicine. Mar: 17 (1):33 -42.
Cruess DG, Localio AR,Platt AB, Brensinger CM, Christie JD, Gross R, Parker CS,
Price M, Metlay JP, Cohen A, Newcomb CW, Strom BL, Kimmel SE. (2009) Patient Attitudinal and Behavioral
Factors Associated with Warfarin Non-adherence at Outpatient Anticoagulation Clinics.
Int J Behav Med. Jul 5.
Haynes K, Hennessy S, Localio AR, Cohen A, Leonard CE, Kimmel SE, Feldman HI,
Strom BL,Metlay JP. (2009) Increased risk of digoxin toxicity following hospitalization. PharmacoepidemiolDrug
Saf, Jan;18(1):28-35.

7. Metlay JP,Hennessy S, Localio AR, Han X, Yang W, Cohen A,Leonard CE, Haynes K,
Kimmel SE, Feldman HI, Strom BL. (2008) Patient reported receipt of medication instructions for warfarin is
associated with reduced risk of serious bleeding events. J Gen Intern Med. Oct;23(10):1589-94.
Platt AB,Localio AR, Brensinger CM, Cruess DG, Christie JD, Gross R, Parker CS,
Price M, Metlay JP, Cohen A, Newcomb CW, Strom BL, Laskin MS, Kimmel SE. (2008) Risk factors for
nonadherence to warfarin: results from the IN-RANGE study. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. Sep;17(9):853-60.
Koppel R, Leonard CE, Localio AR, Cohen A, Auten R, Strom BL. (2008) Identifying and quantifying medication
errors: evaluation of rapidly discontinued medication orders submitted to a computerized physician order entry
system. J Am Med Inform Assoc. Jul-Aug;15(4):461-5.
Leonard CE, Haynes K,Localio AR,Hennessy S, Tjia J, Cohen A, Kimmel SE, Feldman
HI, Metlay JP. (2008) Diagnostic E-codes for commonly used, narrow therapeutic index medications poorly predict
adverse drug events. J Clin Epidemiol. Jun; 61(6):561-71.
Drake D, Cohen A, Cohn J.(2007) National hospital antibiotic timing measures for pneumonia and antibiotic
overuse. Quality Management in Health Care. 16(2):113-22.
Holmes, WC, Cohen, A, Foa, EB. (2007) Men's own childhood physical abuse (CPA) histories as potential
predictors of their adult abuse-perpetration. American Journal of Epidemiology, Jun: 165(11):S149.
Metlay, J, Cohen, A, Hennessy,S, Kimmel, S, Koppel, R, Polsky, D. (2005) Medication Safety among Older
Adults: Home Based Practice Patterns. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 53(6):976-82.
Koppel R. Metlay JP, Cohen A, Abaluck B,. Localio AR, Kimmel SE, Strom BL. (2005) Role of computerized
physician order entry systems in facilitating medication errors. JAMA. Mar:293(10):1197-203.
Koppel,R, Localio, A.R, Cohen, A, Strom, B.L. (2005) Neither panacea nor black box: Responding to three
Journal of Biomedical Informatics papers on computerized physician order entry systems. Journal of Biomedical
Informatics 38(4).
Koppel R. Metlay JP. Cohen A. Abaluck B. Localio AR. Kimmel SE. Strom BL.(2005) Computerized physician
order entry systems and medication errors - Reply. Jama-Journal of the American Medical Association, 294(2):
180-181.
Al-Zakwani, I., Hanssens,Y.,Deleu, D., Cohen, A., Mcghan, W., Al-Balushi, K.,Al-Hashar, A. (2003) Annual
direct medical cost and contributing factors to total cost of epilepsy in Oman. Seizure, 12:555–560.
Semaan, S., Lauby, J.,O'Connell, A., Cohen, A. (2003) Factors associated with perceptions of, and decisional
balance for, condom use with main partner among women at risk for HIV infection. Women & Health , 37
(3):53-69.
Weiner, MG, Cohen, A. Racial disparities in renal insufficiency related to longitudinal changes in diabetes control.
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 18: 190.
Jedrziewski, M.K., Cohen, A. (2002) How Do Definitions of Retirement Vary by Gender and Ethnicity? Journal of
the Aging Family System, Volume 1, Winter.
Weiner, M., Sherr, M., Cohen, A. (2002) Metadata tables to enable dynamic data modeling and web interface
design: the SEER example. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 65:51–58.
Turner B.J.,Laine C., Cohen A.,Hauck, W.W. (2002) Effect of medical, drug abuse, and mental health care on

8. receipt of dental care by drug users. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment,Oct: 23(3):239-46.
Laine, C., Hauck,W.W., Gourevitch, M.N.,Rothman, J., Cohen, A.,Turner, B.J. (2001) Regular Outpatient
Medical and Drug Abuse Care and Subsequent Hospitalization of Persons Who Use Illicit Drugs. Journal of the
American Medical Association, 285:2355-2362.
Weiner, MG, Cohen, A. (2000) The impact of the "Lazy Sunday" on length of stay and charges for care. Journal of
General Internal Medicine, 15: 153.
Lauby,J., Semaan,S., Cohen,A.,Leviton,L., Gielen,A.C.,Pulley,L.,Walls,C., O'Campo,P. (1998) Self-efficacy,
decisional balance, and stages of change for condom use among women at risk for HIV infection. Health Education
Research,13(3):343-356.
Stark, M.J., Tesselaar, H.M., O'Connell, A.A.,Person, B., Gallavotti, C., Cohen, A., Walls, C. (1998) Psychosocial
factors associated with the stages of change for condom use amount women at risk for HIV and STDs: Implications
for intervention development. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 66 (6):967-978.
Milstein, B., Lockaby, T., Fogarty, L., Cohen, A., Cotton, D. (1998) Processes of change in the adoption of
consistent condom use. Journal of Health Psychology, 3(3):349-368.
Cabral, R.J., Galavotti, C.,Gariullo, P.,Armstrong, K., Cohen, A., Gielen, A.C.,Watkinson, L. (1996)
Paraprofessionaldelivery of a theory-based HIV prevention counseling intervention for women. Health Psychology,
March.
Cohen, A. (1995). The impact of in utero cocaine exposure: Preterm infants compared. Dissertation Abstracts
International: Section B: the Sciences & Engineering, 55(8-B), 3607.
Hawkins, H.L.,McDonald, G.J., Cox, A.K. (1973) The effects of irrelevant information in discriminations. The
Journal of Experimental Design, 73:435-437.

9. Presentations
Gurrera, R., Caroff, S., Cohen, A. P03-334 - Neuroleptic malignant syndrome diagnosis: an international consensus
study using the Delphi technique. European Psychiatry,Volume 25, Supplement 1, 2010,Page 94.
Morley, J.F., Cohen, A.,Adelman, JP.,Weintraub, D.,Doty, R.L. and Duda, J.E. (2009). Optimizing olfactory
testing for the diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease. Institute on Aging Symposium. (May) University of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, PA.
Morley, J.F., Cohen, A.,Silveira-Moriyama, L., Lees,A.J.,Williams, D.R.. Katzenschlager,R.,Hawkes,C.,
Adelman, J.P.,Weintraub, D., Doty, R.L. and Duda, J.E. (2009) Optimizing olfactory testing for the diagnosis of
Parkinson’s Disease. World Federation of Neurology International Congress on Parkinson’s Disease. (December)
Miami, FL.
Platt AB,Localio AR, Brensinger CM, Cruess DG, Christie JD, Gross R, Parker CS,
Price M, Metlay JP, Cohen A, Newcomb CW, Strom BL, Laskin MS, Kimmel SE. (2007) Prospective assessment
of risk factors for warfarin nonadherence: The program for the reduction in medical errors (PRIME) study.
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Aug: 16: S46-S47.
The importance of patient medication education and coordination in preventing serious events for older adults on
warfarin
Author(s): Metlay, J.; Hennessy,S.; Localio, R.; et al.
Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine Volume: 22 Pages:138 Published: APR 2007
Koppel,R., Cohen,A.,Localio,R.,Metlay,J.,Kimmel, S.,Linkin,D.,Strom,B. (2005) Incorporating Ethnographic
Methods in Research with Implications to NationalMedicalPolicy:Postures and Questions of Validity."Paper to be
presented at the Conference on Ethnographic Organizational Studies of the European Sociological Association
(Research Network "Qualitative Methods"). (September) Berlin, Germany.
Simpson, N.S.,Cruess,D.G., Cohen, A., Stoia-Parker,C., Feldman, H.I.,Kimmel, S.E. (2005) Adherence to
warfarin sodium using electronic pill-cap monitoring and the Millon Behavioral Medicine Diagnostic Inventory.
Poster presented at the Society for Behavioral Medicine annual meeting, (April) Boston, MA.
Wells, T.T.,Cruess,D.G., Cohen, A., Jones, J.,Kimmel, S.E. (2004).Association between coping strategies,social
support, and quality of life and adherence to warfarin sodium. Poster presented at the Society of Behavioral
Medicine annual meeting, (March) Baltimore, MD.
Koppel, R., Cohen, A. (2003) Physician’ Perceptions of Medication Error Using Differing Research Methods.
Presented in the 6th Conference of the European Sociological Association, “Ageing Societies. New Sociology,”
September 23-26th in Murcia, Spain.
Koppel, R, Russell L, Cohen, A, Abaluck, B, Metlay, J, Strom, B. (2003) “Understanding Medication Errors in the
Context of Hospital Culture and Operations: Sociological and Information Systems Analyses." presented at the
Annual Meeting of the Sociological Practice Association, Atlanta.
Koppel, R.,Abaluck, B., Strom, B., Localio, R., Cohen, A. (2002) "Use of Multiple Research Methods in Applied
Social Research:Studying Causes of Medication Errors." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society
for Applied Sociology. Sacramento,CA.
Koppel, R., Metlay, J., Strom, B., Cohen, A. (2002) Conference on Ethnographic Organizational Studies, European
Sociological Association Research Network Organizational Ethnography and the Study of Medication Order Errors
in a Hospital, September 19th – 21st, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

10. Weiner,M.G., Sherr, M., Cohen,A. “Metadata Tables to Enable Dynamic Data Modeling and Web Interface Design
: The SEER Example.” Proceedings of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2001 (Submitted).
Weiner,M.G., Cohen,A. (2001) “Antihypertensive migration: how frequently do medication class switches occur?”
Society of General Internal Medicine, San Diego, CA.
Weiner, M.G., Cohen, A. (2000) “The impact of the “lazy Sunday” on length of day and charges for care.” Society
of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
Weiner, M.G., Cohen, A. (1999) “Web-based linear regression of remote datasets.” American MedicalInformatics
Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Weiner, M.G., Seshamani, A., Cohen, A.,Hillman, A. (1999) “Productivity implications of a Short Form-12 score.”
22nd Annual meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine (April), San Francisco, CA.
Weiner,M.G., Cohen,A. (1998) “VirtualClinicalTrials:Case-ControlStudies Utilizing a Health Services Research
Workstation.” American Medical Informatics Association Annual Symposium, Orlando, FL.
Cabral, R., Galavotti, C., Cohen, A., Fogarty, L., Green, B.M., Gielen, A., Armstrong, K., Milstein, B. (1998) “The
effect of a theory-based HIV prevention intervention on condom use with main partners in samples of US women.”
12th Annual World AIDS Conference,Geneva, Switzerland.
Cohen, A.,Green, B.M., Armstrong, K.A.,Galavotti, C.A. (1998) “HIV prevention for women: Evaluation of sex
behavior risk change.” 126th Annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (November), Washington,
DC.
Armstrong, K.A., Cohen, A., Cabral, R., Diers, J.A. (1998) “Pregnancy intentions and realities among women with
HIV risk behaviors.” 126th Annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (November), Washington,
DC.
Armstrong, K., Cohen, A., Green, B.M. (1997) “The conundrum of analyzing intervention data: A comparison of
approaches.” The Annual meeting of the Eastern Evaluation Research Society (May), Lake Harmony, PA.

11. Cohen, A. (1995) “Changing risk behavior: Findings for preliminary 6-month follow-up.” Panel presentation: Panel
IV: Clinic and Facility Based Intervention. Prevention of HIV in Women and Infants Demonstration Projects:
Preliminary Data Sharing Conference (October), Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
Lauby, J., Semaan, S., Cohen, A., Leviton, L., Gielen, A., Pulley, L., Walls, C.T., O’Campo, P., CDC Prevention of
HIV in Woman and Infants Demonstration Project Investigators. (1995) “Testing the stages of change model:
Relationships with self-efficacy and decisional balance.” Panelpresentation: PanelII: Psychosocial Predictors of
Preventive Behaviors. Prevention of HIV in Women and Infants Demonstration Projects: Preliminary Data Sharing
Conference (October), Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
Stark, M., Tesselaar,H., O’Connell, A., Person,B., Galavotti, C.,Sheridan, J., Cohen, A., Gielen, A., Walls, C.T.,
Hembry, K., CDC Prevention of HIV in Woman and Infants Demonstration Project Investigators. (1995) “Factors
associated with stage of change for condom use among women at risk of HIV/STD infection.” Panel presentation:
Panel II:Psychosocial Predictors of Preventive Behaviors. Prevention of HIV in Women and Infants Demonstration
Projects: Preliminary Data Sharing Conference (October), Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
Armstrong, K.A., Cohen, A., Semaan, S., Adams,J., Cabral, R., Oliva, G., Stark, M., Gielen, A., Anderson, J., CDC
Prevention of HIV in Woman and Infants Demonstration Project Investigators. (1995) “Factors associated with
reproductive decision making among women at risk for unintended pregnancy.” PanelPresentation: Panel II:
PsychosocialPredictors of Preventive Behaviors. Prevention of HIV in Women and Infants Demonstration Projects:
Preliminary Data Sharing Conference (October), Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
Milstein, B., Galavotti, C., Cabral, R., Garguillo, P., Armstrong, K.A., Cohen, A., Green, B.M., Lupton, K., Faden,
R., Gielen, A., Fogarty, L., Watkinson, L. (1995) “Delivery of stage-tailored counseling intervention for sexual
behavior change.” Panelpresentation: PanelIV: Clinic and Facility Based Intervention. Prevention of HIV in
Women and Infants Demonstration Projects: Preliminary Data Sharing Conference (October), Center for Disease
Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
Cohen,A.,Armstrong,K. (1995) “Health risks related to sexualabuse of women in non-traditionalfamily planning
clinics.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association (October), San Diego, CA.
Armstrong, K., Cohen, A., Coopersmith, J., Green, B.M.,Heitler-Klevans, J., Lupton, K. (1995) “Forging
partnerships to change risky behaviors: Women in drug treatment, housing projects, and homeless shelters.”
Pennsylvania Public Health Association Meeting (October), Philadelphia, PA.
Cohen, A. (1995) “Reproductive health service use in non-traditional settings for women at risk of HIV.”
Symposium: Reproductive Health & HIV Prevention: Serving the Needs of High Risk Women. A Woman's Health
Conference:Psychosocial and Behavioral Factors in Women's Health: American Psychological Association (May),
Washington, DC.
Milstein, B., Locaby, T., Fogarty, L., Cohen, A., Cotton, D. (1994) “Explanations for the adoption of consistent
condom use.” 93rd Meeting of the American Anthropological Assn. (December), Atlanta, GA.

12. Cohen, A., Armstrong, K. (1994) “Sexual abuse and safer sex of homeless/drug-involved women.” Presented at the
American Psychological Association's, Psychosocial and Behavioral Factors in Women's Health: Creating an
Agenda for the 21st Century, Paper Panel,Sexual Abuse I (May), Washington, DC.
Wavrek, D.,Tyrala, E., Legido, A., Cohen, A. (1994) “Serial auditory brainstem evoked potentials in very low
birthweight infants impact of pre- and post-natal risk factors.” Poster presented at American Academy of Audiology
(May), Richmond, VA.
Milstein, B., Locaby, T., Cotton, D., Cohen, A.,Fogarty, L. (1994) “Women's processes of behavior change for
condom use.” Paper presented at the AmericanPsychological Association's,Psychosocialand BehavioralFactors in
Women's Health: Creating an Agenda for the 21st Century, Paper Panel:Women's Condom use and Risky Sexual
Behavior (May), Washington, DC.
Cohen, A. (1994) “The pros and cons of using the Transtheoretical Model of Change to intervene with women to
decrease HIV risk behaviors.” Presented at the American Psychological Associations Psychosocial and Behavioral
Factors in Women's Health: Creating an Agenda for the 21st Century, symposium on HIV Prevention: Challenges
and Successes Building on a Transtheoretical Foundation (May), Washington, DC.
Cohen, A, Tyrala, E., Thurman, K. (1994) “The impact of in utero cocaine exposure on the preterm infant.” Poster
presented at the APS/SPR/APAAnnualMeeting, Seattle, Washington for the Society for Pediatric Research
(Pediatric Research,Program Issue,35, April 1994, Abstract #1301).
Thurman, S.K., Gonsalves, S., Cohen, A. (1992) “Providing services to single adolescent mothers and infants in
neonatal intensive care.” (November), Annual meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children.
Cohen, A.,Thurman, S.K. (1991) “What we know about cocaine exposed infants and toddlers: Implications for
early intervention.” Presented at Drug Exposed Infants, Children, and their Families (May) coordinated by Center
for Social Policy and Community Development of Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
Posters:
Prevalence and predictors of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) use in patients with cancer in a large
northern California managed care organization (MCO)" 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8,
2006) in Boston, MA.