CPHAR Fellows Biographical Information

Monique Cohen

Monique D. Cohen, MPH, is a doctoral student in the department of Health Policy and Management at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She received her B.S. in Biobehavioral Health from The Pennsylvania State University and her MPH from the University of Maryland at College Park. While at UNC-Chapel Hill, she earned an Interdisciplinary Certificate in Health Disparities.

Ms. Cohen is interested in health disparities, community-based research, and organizational studies.  Her dissertation research focuses on racial disparities in stroke rehabilitation services among patients presenting at hospitals throughout North Carolina.  She is using a mixed-method approach that includes both quantitative analysis of data collected during the acute care process and qualitative analysis of interviews with hospitals across the state.

Ms. Cohen is currently working with her mentor, Dr. Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, to publish several manuscripts based on research projects she worked on as a graduate student.

Publications:

Book Chapter

Dilworth, Anderson, P., & Cohen, M. D. (Forthcoming). Theorizing across cultures. In V. Bengtson, M. Silverstein, N. Putney, & D. Gans (Eds.), Handbook of theories on aging (pp. 487-498). Springer Publishers.

Journal Article

Dilworth-Anderson, P., Boswell, G., & Cohen, M. D. (2007).  Spiritual and religious coping values and beliefs among African American caregivers: A qualitative study. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 26, 355-369.

Presentations

Cohen, M. D., & Dilworth-Anderson, P. (2007, November).  Closing the gap in dementia caregiver knowledge in diverse populations. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America,
San Francisco, CA.

Dilworth-Anderson, P., & Cohen, M. D. (2005, August). Train the Trainer: A dementia care program and caregiver intervention project. Poster session presented at the Michael Hooker Research Center Building Dedication and
Celebration, Chapel Hill, NC.

Dilworth-Anderson, P., McQueeney, K., & Cohen, M. D. (2006, November). A labor of love: Emotions and the caregiver role among African American, White, and American Indian caregivers. Poster session presented at the
annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, TX.