Laura J. Cohen

Laura Cohen, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor and the Director, School Counseling concentration in the university's MS Counseling program. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy Degree (Ph.D.) with a focus on Counselor Education and Supervision from Florida Atlantic University. She earned her Master of Education (M.Ed.) in School Counseling from Florida Atlantic University and obtained her Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Miami. Dr. Cohen worked as a teacher, counselor, school leader and district leader for Broward County Schools from 1988-2020. Previously, she served as an adjunct instructor at Nova Southeastern University starting in 2016.

Dr. Cohen has spearheaded several school and district level projects that have served as model programs for Broward Schools. Many of these programs involved writing grants that she secured from both public and private funding sources. The dollar amounts of these grants ranged from $10,000 to $25,000. In addition to securing these funds, Dr. Cohen also served as the Career and Technical Education administrator of her school which included overseeing the budget of Perkins grant funding. As a passionate advocate for evidence-based practices in school counseling, Dr. Cohen has contributed significantly to the field through advocacy and professional presentations at the district and state levels. She was recognized as the school counseling administrator of the year for Broward County Schools in 2018, and as the State-Wide Advocate of the Year by the Florida School Counselor Association in 2019.