Background

Cohen, Jerome was born on May 27, 1925 in Pittsburgh. Son of Abraham Wolfe and Dorothy (Middleman) Cohen.

Education

Associate of Arts, Princeton University, 1943. Bachelor, University Pittsburgh, 1947. Master of Arts, Cornell University, 1949.

Doctor of Philosophy, University Pittsburgh, 1951.

Career

Instructor University Pittsburgh, 1950-1951. Assistant professor, associate professor Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 1951-1957. Professor psychiatry and behavioral science and neurology Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, 1957-1993, professor emeritus, since 1993.

Director Electroencephalography Laboratory Presbyterian-St. Lukes Hospital, Chicago, 1967-1972, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1973-1999. Visiting scientist Neurological Institute, University London, 1963-1964. Visiting professor Hebrew University, 1972-1973, Stanford University, winter 1984.

Achievements

• Jerome Cohen has been listed as a noteworthy psychology educator, electrophysiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Electroencephalogram Society, American Psychological Association, Psychophysiol. Research Society, International Brain Research Society, American Association of University Professors, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Florence A. Chanock, October 28, 1945. Children– Marcus, Mara, Aaron.

Father:

Abraham Wolfe Cohen

Mother:

Dorothy (Middleman) Cohen

Spouse:

Florence A. Chanock

child:

Mara Cohen

child:

Aaron Cohen

child:

Marcus Cohen