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Teachers College, Columbia University
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Jeanette Sawyer Cohen

Professional Background

Educational Background

Ph.D. , Clinical Psychology, Columbia University
M.S.,  Clinical Psychology, Columbia University
M.Phil.,  Clinical Psychology, Columbia University
B.A., American University

Scholarly Interests

 Clinical and Developmental Psychology; Mindfulness; Parenting; Early Childhood Development (0-3/preschool); Autism; Attachment; Trauma

Selected Publications

biographical information

Jeanette Sawyer Cohen, Ph.D.
Adjunct Lecturer in Psychology, Psychology in Education MA Program
Staff Psychologist and Clinical Supervisor, New York Center for Child Development

Email: DrSawyerCohen@gmail.com
Twitter: motherhoodBK

service and work in nyc

NYS Licensed Psychologist
Staff Psychologist, New York Center for Child Development
Fellow, NYS Psychological Association Leadership Institute


publications


Sawyer Cohen, J. & Semple, R. (2010). Mindful parenting: A call for research. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 19, 145-151.

Sawyer Cohen, J. & Miller, L. (2009). Interpersonal mindfulness training for well-being: A pilot study with psychology graduate students. Teachers College Record, 111, 2760-2774.

Sawyer, J. (2007) Mindful parenting, affective attunement, and maternal depression: A call for research. Graduate Student Journal of Psychology, 9, 3-9.

Luthar, S., Sawyer, J., & Brown, P. (2007). Conceptual issues in studies of resilience: Past, present, and future research. In B. Lester, A. Masten, & B. McEwan (Eds.), Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1094, (pp. 105-115).

Bornstein, M.H., & Sawyer, J. (2006). Family Systems. In K. McCartney & D. Phillips (Eds.), Blackwell Handbook on Early Childhood Development, (pp. 381-398). Malden, MA: Blackwell.

professional presentations

CCPX 5034: Child psychopathology

Major clinical syndromes of childhood and adolescence viewed within the context of normal development. Consideration of various theoretical, diagnostic, etiological, and therapeutic viewpoints. Fall semester: doctoral candidates in psychology; others by permission (prerequisite: CCPX 4542). Spring, Summer semesters: Open to all.