Tanya Cohn

Tanya Cohn, Ph.D., M.Ed., RN, is an assistant professor of practice in the Department of Nursing at Simmons School of Nursing. She has been teaching at Simmons for the last three years, since the inception of Nursing@Simmons. Her teaching focuses on research across the life span and scholarly activities for developing best evidence. Dr. Cohn serves as the coordinator of the foundational courses for Nursing@Simmons. She also holds a voluntary faculty position with the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University in Miami, Florida.

In addition to her role in academia, Dr. Cohn works as a nurse scientist at Baptist Health South Florida in Miami, Florida. In this position she is able to assist with research development in the clinical setting with inter-professional care teams.

Dr. Cohn has completed multiple research studies individually and within inter-professional teams, which have included dissemination at the local, national, and international levels. Her 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.

Dr. Tanya Cohn lives in South Florida with her wife and four 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.