Jeffrey M. Cohen, PhD

Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Bioethics, Clarkson University

Dr. Cohen currently serves as Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioethics at Clarkson University. Prior to retiring, Dr. Cohen was founder and Senior Advisor for the HRP Consulting Group, Inc., a firm engaged in training and consulting in human research protections. Previously, Dr. Cohen served for two years as Associate Dean, Research Compliance at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Prior to his service at Weill Medical College, Dr. Cohen served as Director, Division of Education and Development in Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) in the US Department of Health and Human Services for four years. At OHRP, Dr. Cohen was responsible for OHRP’s human subjects education program.

Dr. Cohen received his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Northern Illinois University . For twenty years Dr. Cohen served in the Office for Research at the University at Albany, State University of New York as Associate Director for Research Compliance and Information Managementand was responsible for ensuring that all research activities at the university were in compliance with Federal regulations, administered the IRB and the IACUC, and served as Director of the Laboratory Animal Facility. Dr. Cohen has been an active contributor to national discussion of human subjects issues since 1979, is a highly visible participant at national meetings.

Presentation(s):

• C01 - Different Minimal Risk Review Models

  Sunday, November 17
  3:15 PM – 4:30 PM

• E19 - Navigating Uncertainty—Developing Best Practices for Review of Research on the Edge

  Wednesday, November 20
  11:30 AM – 12:45 PM