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Deborah Cohan

@CohanDebcohan

Author, Professor, Sociologist, Speaker

 Bluffton, South Carolina
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Joined May 2016
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Start your day with this quick read @psychologytoday.com, in which professor Deborah J. Cohan, University of South Carolina-Beaufort, points out some of the ways today’s students can benefit from sociology. bit.ly/4bNiYTT
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How to Handle a College Major Change | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/… #college #collegestudents #major #collegemajor #difficultconversations #parents #students #teens #learning #university #career #choices #decisions #advice
How to Handle a College Major Change

How to Handle a College Major Change

Here are 7 ways for college students and their parents to discuss choosing or changing majors.

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Jargon-Free Is the Way to Be | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/… #gradschool #media #jargon #writing #writers #write #publish #highered #education #publicscholarship #publicintellectual #audience #faculty #career #careeradvice #AcademicTwitter
Jargon-Free Is the Way to Be

Jargon-Free Is the Way to Be

Seven reasons why graduate schools should teach students how to write for national media outlets.

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Honored to have this published in Inside Higher Ed today!! insidehighered.com/opinion/c… #publicintellectual #graduateschool #highered #writing #faculty #professors #professor #writingcareer #writingimprovesteaching #publicscholarship #careeradvice
Why grad schools should push public scholarship (opinion)

Why grad schools should push public scholarship (opinion)

Deborah J. Cohan offers seven reasons why grad schools should help students cultivate the ability to write for a larger audience.

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The Longest Ride Home | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/… #College2024 #BackToSchool #dorms #movingtips #collegedorm #home #parentinghacks #ParentingAdvice #ParentingTips #university #student #emptynest #Empty #NewBeginnings #couplestherapy #marriage
The Longest Ride Home

The Longest Ride Home

12 ways parents can cope with college move in

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As past Editor of @Gend_Soc it's with delight I thank my Deputy Editors, @IrmaMooi , Kristen Myers, @ProfessorSmitha,Sheryl Skaggs, @DrBaseball & the Editorial board for amazing work. Recent impact figure 7.2, ranked #3 in sociology, and #1 in Women’s Studies.
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Back to School Can Be Loaded | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/intl/blo… #backtoschool #mentalhealth #wellbeing #colleges #highered #universities #education #students #academic #professors #faculty
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Career Advice | The Crisis of Disclosure on Our Campuses As students reveal upsetting personal information to us, we must help them transform it in ways that become meaningful, writes @USCBeaufort's Deborah J. Cohan. bit.ly/3M5c3cS
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insidehighered.com/opinion/c… #disclosure #BackToSchool #AcademicTwitter #HigherEducation #StudentLife #Students #MentalHealth #trauma #SelfCareIsImportant #AcademicSupport

The need to help students make meaning of painful disclosures (opinion)

As students reveal upsetting personal information to us, we must help them transform it in ways that become meaningful, writes Deborah J. Cohan.

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When Packing for College, Don’t Forget This Essential | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/intl/blo… #collegebound #backtoschool #curious #curiosity #dormessentials #packing #college #university #collegeadvice #creativity #parenting #students #collegestudents
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psychologytoday.com/intl/blo… #FriendshipDay #FriendshipDay2024 #friendship #friends #FriendshipGoals #friend #relationship #relationships #advice #CareerGrowth #careerdevelopment #CareerOpportunities #MarriedLife #SelfAwareness #SelfCareIsImportant
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psychologytoday.com/us/blog/… #rethinking #suicide #mentalhealth #language #familyviolence #depression #straighttalk #stigma #reducestigma #letstalkaboutit #psychology #publicsociology #domesticviolence #threats #family #familydynamics #therapy
Reconsidering How We Talk About Suicide

Reconsidering How We Talk About Suicide

Suicide is a war waged against oneself. There are no winners.

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Thrilled to share my newest article for Newsweek! #belonging #groups #peace #insider #outsider #writing #writingcommunity #israel #palestine #highered #publicsociology #Cleveland #ShakerHeights #academic #marriage #Jewish newsweek.com/i-feel-like-ive…
I feel like I've never belonged anywhere

I feel like I've never belonged anywhere

In an area where the presumption of Christianity is writ large, it's a blessing in disguise to be invisible. I feel safer.

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@TheWritingGuides announces workshops, talks and retreats on writing & publishing! #highered #writing #writingtips #writinginspiration #academia #professionaldevelopment #professor #publishing #published psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
Getting Write Down to It: Passion and Purpose in Writing

Getting Write Down to It: Passion and Purpose in Writing

A Personal Perspective: Writing as an art form.

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Since ppl are living longer and having kids later, a lot of young ppl will be caring for their parents as they age and die. Which is hard enough, but what about caring for a parent who's been abusive to you? That's what Deborah J. Cohan faced. Listen: 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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What an honor to have been interviewed by Blair Hodges @podfireside firesidepod.org/episodes/coh… #DomesticViolence #DomesticAbuse #aging #Care #caregiving #caregiver #parents #olderadults #family #FamilyMatters #memoir #BookTwitter #BooksWorthReading
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#CareerAvice | Helping Faculty Members Cultivate Joy in Writing Academics internalize that we must “publish or perish,” but that message creates fear, loathing and pressure, write Deborah J. Cohan and Barbara J. Risman. #HigherEd bit.ly/4d1lDK2
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Why academics should see writing as their own art form (opinion)

Why academics should see writing as their own art form (opinion)

Academics internalize that we must “publish or perish,” but that message creates fear, loathing and pressure, write Deborah J. Cohan and Barbara J. Risman.

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psychologytoday.com/us/blog/… #caregivers #Caregiving #family #relationships #Parents #Siblings #sibling #siblinglove #StressAwarenessMonth #stress #communication
Caregiving for Parents Takes a Family

Caregiving for Parents Takes a Family

10 things adult siblings can do to make things better when caring for parents.

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The Importance of Initiative and Follow-through | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/… #initiative #YouGotThis #college #collegelife #advice #success #professionals #WednesdayMotivation #graduate #RelationshipAdvice
The Importance of Initiative and Follow-through

The Importance of Initiative and Follow-through

Sometimes, you have to do things yourself.

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