
Sally Cohen
PhD RN FAAN
Clinical Professor
sally.cohen@nyu.edu
1 212 992 5929
433 First Ave
New York, NY 10010
United States
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Sally S. Cohen, FAAN, Ph.D., RN, is a clinical professor at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. As a nationally recognized leader in advancing health policy and nursing at the national and state levels, she helps integrate health policy into nursing education, practice, and research. Her interdisciplinary scholarship encompasses public health, children’s rights, bullying prevention, and the politics of policymaking for children’s issues. As the editor-in-chief of Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice from 2014 to 2019, Cohen helped to create a vibrant forum for nurses and others globally to share ideas and analyses of policies and political activities that affect nursing practice in all venues of care.
Before joining NYU as faculty, Cohen was the 2014–2015 NAM/AAN/ANA/ANF Distinguished Nurse Scholar-in-Residence at the Institute of Medicine (now the Academy of Medicine). Before that, she directed the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nursing and Health Policy Collaborative at the University of New Mexico. The collaborative, which wrapped up its work in 2017, prepared nursing Ph.D. students for leadership in health policy. As director of policy and research at the National League of Nursing, Cohen helped advocate for legislation that in 1985 established the National Institute of Nursing Research. She also developed and directed the Nursing Management, Policy, and Leadership specialty at the Yale.
Among her many honors, Cohen received the 2019 Lois Capps Policy Luminary Award from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing for her exceptional contributions to the nursing workforce and healthcare policy. She was honored by Yale School of Nursing with its “90 Outstanding Yale Nurses” award in 2013. In 2008, she received the Kaplan-Landy Award for Vision, Innovation, and Leadership from the Hadassah Nurses Council. She was elected to the New York Academy of Medicine in 2006 and the American Academy of Nursing in 1988.
Cohen earned her PhD from Columbia University, MSN from Yale University, and BA from Cornell University.
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PhD - Columbia UniversityMSN - Yale UniversityBA - Cornell University
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PediatricCommunity/population healthHealth Policy
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American Academy of NursingAmerican Nurses AssociationAmerican Political Science AssociationAmerican Public Health AssociationNational Association of Pediatric Nurse PractitionersSociety for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
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Faculty Honors Awards
Lois Capps Policy Luminary Award, American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2019)90 Nurses for 90 Years, Yale University School of Nursing (2013)Kaplan-Landy Award for Vision, Innovation, and Leadership, Hadassah National Nurses Council (2008)Elected to the New York Academy of Medicine (2006)Ellen Rudy Clore Excellence in Writing Award, Journal of Pediatric Health Care (1998)Dissertation approved with distinction (1993)Marisa de Castro Benton Prize, for outstanding dissertation in Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University (1993)Elected to American Academy of Nursing (1988)Elected to Sigma Theta Tau, International, Honor Society for Nursing, as charter member Delta Mu Chapter (1979) -
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Publications
Developmental Behavioral Clinicians' Perspectives on Education Transitions for Young Children with Developmental Disorders
Failed retrieving data.Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Adolescent Utilization of School Based Mental Health Services
AbstractGrunin, L., Pagán, J. A., Yu, G., Squires, A., & Cohen, S. S. (2025). Child and Youth Care Forum. 10.1007/s10566-025-09858-4AbstractBackground: Adolescent mental health is a major public health concern in the United States and schools are an ideal location to offer mental health services. Objective: An examination of combined racial/ethnic disparities pertaining to socio-demographic and contextual factors associated with adolescent utilization of school based mental health services (SBMHS) was conducted to optimize the use and potential benefits of these services. Method: Data from the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health was used to estimate multilevel and multivariable logistic regression models. Indicators included socio-demographics, depression, religiosity, parental monitoring and support, and school and academic engagement. Results: Asian adolescents were less likely to utilize SBMHS compared to their White counterparts (OR = 0.62; 95% CI = 0.41, 0.95). All five racial/ethnic groups reported a statistically higher likelihood of utilizing SBMHS as depressive symptoms increased (OR = 1.15–1.28). Black adolescents were the only racial/ethnic group who reported lower odds (OR = 0.93; 95% CI = 0.88, 0.98) of utilizing SBMHS as their religiosity increased. Parental monitoring and support was not associated with SBMHS use for any group. White, Black, and Asian adolescents reported greater odds of utilizing SBMHS as their school and academic engagement increased (OR = 1.12; 95% CI = 1.05, 1.19; OR = 1.15; 95% CI = 1.01, 1.31; OR = 1.43; 95% CI = 1.04, 1.95, respectively). Conclusion: Findings enhance understanding of the racial/ethnic disparities involved with adolescent utilization of SBMHS and may help identify those in need, tailor interventions, and optimize use of evidence-based treatments.Reporting Guidelines Child Health Policy Perspective Manuscripts for the Journal of Pediatric Healthcare
Failed retrieving data.Dental Coverage for Medicare Beneficiaries
Failed retrieving data.The Impact of COVID-19 on Systems of Care for Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs
Failed retrieving data.Combined Race and Gender Trend Disparities in Depressive Symptoms among U.S. High School Students: 1999–2019
Failed retrieving data.School Nurses’ Perspectives of Bullying Involvement of Adolescents with Chronic Health Conditions
Failed retrieving data.An Integrative Review of Experiences Parenting Transgender and Gender Diverse Children
Failed retrieving data.The Relationship Between Youth Cyberbullying Behaviors and Their Perceptions of Parental Emotional Support
Failed retrieving data.Commemorating the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps
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