Deborah Cohen

Senior Natural Scientist RAND Corporation

  • Santa Monica CA

Senior Natural Scientist at RAND Corporation and Professor at Pardee RAND Graduate School

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Biography

Deborah A. Cohen, MD, is a senior natural scientist at the RAND Corporation. Cohen received her BA at Yale University, MPH in epidemiology from the UCLA School of Public Health, and her MD from the School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. She has served on several advisory panels for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and was a Fulbright Senior Scholar in Brazil. She lives in Santa Monica, California.

Industry Expertise

Public Policy
Health and Wellness

Areas of Expertise

Food
Obesity
Public Health
Diet
Exercise

Accomplishments

Fullbright Senior Scholar

2000-01-01

Cohen was a visiting professor at Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil, where she taught and did research.

Education

UCLA School of Public Health

M.P.H.

Epidemiology

1986

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

M.D.

Medicine

1981

Yale University

B.A.

Filmmaking

1976

Cum laude

Affiliations

  • American Public Health Association
  • RAND

Event Appearances

Policy & Environmental Change in Practice,

Texas! Bringing Healthy Back Statewide Obesity Partner Meeting & Summit  Austin TX

2009-06-14

The Environment and Public Policy: How Can We Impact Energy Balance?

American Heart Assoc. Annual meeting   Orlando, FL

2009-11-15

“The Promise of Community Prevention for Improving the Health of Americans”

2010 Dialogue for Action Annual Meeting  Baltimore, MD

2010-03-26

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