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Lee M.
Cohen received his Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University
in 1999. He completed his clinical internship at the
University of California, San Diego Psychology
Internship Consortium. Before coming to Texas Tech
University in 2000, Dr. Cohen was a Postdoctoral Fellow
in the Department of Psychiatry, University of
California, San Diego.
Dr. Cohen's primary research interest is in the field of
health psychology with an emphasis on addictive
behaviors. More specifically, his research program
systematically explores behavioral, cognitive, and
physiological mechanisms that may contribute to nicotine
use and dependence. As part of his programmatic
research effort, he is interested in identifying healthy
alternative behaviors that may aid nicotine dependent
individuals in their cessation efforts. Dr. Cohen,
along with his students and colleagues, has also begun
to investigate relevant individual differences that may
help to maintain tobacco use, including personality
traits, emotional regulation, and affective states such
as depression and anxiety.
More recently, given
the well-documented connection between drinking and
smoking, Dr. Cohen has become interested in examining
ways in which
to
reduce problematic use of alcohol among college
students as well as the relationship between smoking and
drinking. As such, Dr. Cohen has
established collaborative relationships
with several local alcohol researchers. In fact these
relationships have led to his involvement as part of the
South Plains Alcohol and Addiction Research Center (SPAARC;
www.ttuhsc.edu/centers/spaarc). |
