Faculty Profile: Dave Cohen

Associate Professor of Political Science
Fellow, Bliss Institute of Applied Politics

Contact Information:
208 Olin Hall
Akron, Ohio 44325-1904
330.972.6045
DBCohen@uakron.edu

Ph.D., Political Science, University of South Carolina
M.A., Political Science, University of Tennessee
B.A., Political Science & International Relations, University of Wisconsin-Madison

David B. Cohen is an associate professor of political science and fellow in the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at The University of Akron. Among others, he teaches courses on the American Presidency, Congress, and Homeland Security.

Professor Cohen’s research on executive politics and other topics has been published in a number of scholarly journals and book chapters. He is coeditor of American National Security and Civil Liberties in an Era of Terrorism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004) and The Final Arbiter: The Long Term Consequences of Bush v Gore in Law and Politics (SUNY Press, 2005), and is currently writing a manuscript titled Catching the Javelin: The Chief of Staff in the Modern White House. Professor Cohen’s primary areas of interest are the American presidency, particularly White House staffing and organization, Congress, and Homeland Security.

Professor Cohen is a frequent media contributor on national and Ohio politics, as well as a guest speaker for local civic organizations. He is also Vice President of Programming for the Akron Press Club.

See Dr. Cohen's vita here.

Visit Dr. Cohen's blog for exciting political posts and commentary here.

Dr. Cohen and his students watch election results come in at the 2006 Election Night Watch Party.