Tanya Cohn

Associate Professor

Dr. Cohn lives in South Florida with her wife and 4 kids.
 

Education

  • PhD, Rush University
  • MSN, Simmons University
  • MEd., Harvard University
  • BA in Psychology, Simmons University

License/Certifications

  • RN

Area of Expertise

  • Clinical Research
  • IRB Regulations

Courses

  • NURP 410, Research Methods
  • NURP 450, Health Policy
  • NURP 507/508, Scholarly Inquiry
  • NURP 640, Advanced Research Methods
  • NURP 655, Biostatistics
  • NURP 750 series, DNP Seminar

Community Engagement

  • Hands on Broward DIY projects

Research/Special Projects

Dr. Cohn's research topics of interest include acute and family medicine outcomes; community risk factors; social determinants of health; cardiovascular risk in Hispanics; nursing-sensitive indicators; and healthy work environments, along with professional development.

Publications/Presentations

Sherman, R.O. & Cohn, T. (2020). Embracing digital minimalism. American Nurse Today, 15(10), 1-3.

Yagnik, G.P, Santos, E.D., Rothfeld, A.A., Uribe, J.W., & Cohn, T.M. (2020). Spanish translation and cross-language validation of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Assessment Form. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (accepted for publication).

Sherman, R.O. & Cohn, T. (2020). Learning to let go. American Nurse, 15(7), 15-17.

Auffermann, K., Okeefe, R., Smith, T., & Cohn, T. (2020). Exploring novice nurse practitioner job satisfaction. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. doi: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000000454

Glover-Stief, M., Carnes, S., & Cohn, T. (2020). An exploratory descriptive study of compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction: Examining potential risk and protective factors in Nurse Practitioners. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. doi: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000000357

Sherman, R.O. & Cohn, T. (2019). How to develop a strategic mindset. American Nurse Today, 14(5), 1-3.

Allen, R., Cohn, T., & Edozie, C., Howard, S., & McCrink, B. (2019). Outcomes comparison of enculturating advance directives process at a health system. SAGE Open Nursing, 5, 1-9.

Sherman, R.O. & Cohn, T. (2019). Promoting professional accountability and ownership. American Nurse Today, 14(2), 1-3.

Sherman, R.O. & Cohn, T. (2018). Discovering your true north. American Nurse Today, 13(7), 1-3.

Lamoureux, J., Lavalle, A., Cohn, T. & Pichette, B. (2018). Assessment of self-efficacy and outcome expectations in evidence-based activities for nurses in a newly opened hospital. Nursing & Health Sciences Research Journal, 1(1), 32-39.

Sherman, R.O. & Cohn, T. (2018). Why your nursing networks matter. American Nurse Today, 13(3), 9-11.

De Villers, M.J. & Cohn, T. (2017). Performance potential special: Incivility in nursing practice. Nursing Management, 48(10), 42-51.

Long, G. Babbitt, A., & Cohn, T. (2017). Impact of home telemonitoring on 30-day hospital readmission rates for patients with heart failure: A systematic review. MEDSURG Nursing, 26(5), 337-341.

Grafton, T., Bassett, A., & Cohn, T. (2017). The role of confidence in self-care of patients with a diagnosis of heart failure. MEDSURG Nursing, 26(4), 263-268.

Sherman, R.O. & Cohn, T. (2016). Improving your coaching skills. American Nurse Today, 11(5), 28-31.

Sardi Ramirez, A., Lamoureux, J.A., Cohn, T., & Phillip-Samuel, S.G. (2016, Oct.-Dec.). Point-of-care testing of troponin levels compared with automated laboratory evaluation: A reliability study. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 39(4), 345-351.

Tanya Cohn in the News

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Associate Professor of Nursing Tanya Cohn Strategizes on How to Recruit Younger Generations of Nurses

The COVID-19 pandemic, among other issues, has created a shortage of Millennial and Generation Z nurses. Tanya Cohn, Associate Teaching Professor and Director of the DNP Program at Simmons School of Nursing, shares what can be done. While shortages in...


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Associate Professor Tanya Cohn ’02, ’07MSN: Nursing Molds Who You Are

Tanya Cohn has gone to many universities and earned several degrees, but Simmons has always been close to her heart. When she heard that Simmons was creating an online nursing program, Cohn knew she had to be a part of it.


Shout-outs from Students and Alums

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School of Nursing Alumnae Rachael Puszczynski '21 and Sarah West '21 Publish Award-winning Research on Screen Time and Social Anxiety

When finishing their nursing program at Simmons in the spring of 2021, Sarah West and Rachael Puszczynski published "Exploring Recreational Screen Time and Social Anxiety in Adolescents” in Pediatric Nursing (April 2022). Their article won the Donna Wong Writers’ Award...