WASHINGTON – George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM) has appointed Dr. Michael Cohen as the Visiting Deputy Director and Anthony Coelho Assistant Professor of the Political Management Program. He will serve in this role until the end of July 2017. Cohen currently serves as a primary researcher on GSPM’s PEORIA Project research program, which seeks to quantify how voters react to campaign messages through social and mainstream media.
“Michael exemplifies the core principles underlying GSPM: applied experience in politics and advocacy backed by rigorous research,” said Interim Director Lara Brown. “He brings a wealth of knowledge in survey research and we are grateful he will also be working with our students, training the next generation of political leaders.”
“The Graduate School of Political Management offers the most unique academic and applied credential available for aspiring leaders: the MBA for Politics,” said Cohen. “I appreciate the opportunity to work alongside Drs. Brown, Cornfield, and the team on-campus to help our students reach their career goals and to continue to grow this important program.”
The Coelho Endowment is made possible by a generous donation from former Congressman Tony Coelho and seeks to support programs that “advance the understanding of political leadership and promote campaign innovations.”
In addition to overseeing the Political Management program, Cohen will teach three courses for GSPM: the online capstone course, Applied Research Project, as well as the spring and summer sections of the on-campus capstone course, Political Power and Practice. Outside of GSPM, Cohen serves as Founder of Cohen Research Group and Publisher of Congress in Your Pocket, the leading political directories for mobile devices.
Cohen earned his Ph.D. in Political Science and Mass Communication from the University of Florida in 1996.
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