Areas of Research Interest: the intersection between disease / disability and society, human sexuality, conflict (abuse, sexual coercion, distribution of resources) in close relationships. 

Areas of Clinical Interest: serious and persistent mental illness, substance abuse treatment, guilt and forgiveness associated with trauma, and sexual identity development.

Recent Publications/Presentations:

Cohn, T. J. & McKee, J. [In Press] Career development for individuals with HIV: A review of the literature.  Journal of Contemporary Counseling.

Cohn, T. J.  (2006). All is fair in equity and sexual satisfaction: Using growth curves to examine perceived relationship equity and sexual satisfaction in a national sample.  Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality, 9, http://www.ejhs.org/.

Buzzell, T. & Cohn, T. J. [In Review, Western Criminology Review] Criminalization of HIV transmission: Variations in the quantity and quality of state laws. 

Cohn, T. J. [In Review, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships].  Does equity matter: Examining longitudinal effects of equity on sexual satisfaction.

Brewer, L.  W., Wendler, A. M., Cohn, T., J., & Sumerall, S. W. (2007). Influence of compulsivity and impulsivity on sexual addiction in persons with co-occurring disorders.  Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C

Cohn, T. J. (November, 2006).  All is fair in equity and sexual satisfaction: Using growth curves to examine perceived relationship equity and sexual satisfaction in a national sample.  Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Las Vegas, NV.

Cohn, T. J., Bast, K. N., & Thompson, A. M. (November, 2005).  When Something Goes Wrong: Examining predictors of who seeks treatment for sexual health concerns.  Paper presented at the Eastern and Mid-continent Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Atlanta, GA.

Cohn, T. J., Hammond, L. M., & Syme, M. (November, 2005).  Sexual satisfaction, sexual behavior, moralistic beliefs, and age: Younger versus older and the mediated relationship among the three variables.  Paper presented at the Eastern and Mid-continent Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Atlanta, GA.

Woods, G., & Cohn, T. J. (November, 2005).  ISO SWM: Qualitative analysis of online personals for persons over 55.  Paper presented at the Eastern and Mid-continent Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Atlanta, GA

Cohn, T. J. (November, 2005) How Effective Is Sex Therapy: Meta-analysis on Sex Therapy as a Psychological Treatment for Sexual Dysfunction.  Paper presented at the Eastern and Mid-continent Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Atlanta, GA.

Woods, G., & Cohn, T. J. (August, 2005).  The influence of body shape and exercise patterns on university students' perceptions of women.  Poster presented at the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Cohn, T. J., Hammond, L. M., & Syme, M. (April, 2005).  Sexuality triad: Rigid sex attitude, beliefs, and behavior.  Poster presented at the Kansas Psychological Association, Overland Park, KS.

Cohn, T. J. (April, 2005).  Effectiveness of sexual negotiations: Using balance theory to predict level of

          relationship, sexual, and negotiation satisfaction.  Paper presented at the Kansas Psychological

             Association, Overland Park, KS.