Dr. Cohen’s degrees from Harvard University are in Administration, Planning and Social Policy.   She has been a principal and administrator at the elementary, middle school and high school levels.  She has helped start a number of successful PK-12 schools and educational programs. Her current teaching and research focus on the evolving potential and implications of Educational Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership. She is on the board of College Park Academy, a clicks-and-bricks technology-centered middle and high school.  She sits on numerous campus-wide technology-based committees and currently chairs the University Learning Technology Working Group.

Dr. Cohen is currently the Executive Director of The Office of Innovation and Partnerships which I&P focuses on developing local, regional, and international partnerships that promote professional education, innovation and research. It also supports the adoption of new technologies that encourage and sustain the expansion of entrepreneurial programs and enhance effective  teaching and learning.