Associate Professor - Recreation Management
Recreation and Tourism Program
Email: cohenk@cwu.edu
Office: Michaelsen, Room 136
Office Phone: 509-963-1967
Fax: 509-963-2787

Degrees

Professional Experience

• Central Washington University, 2007 to present.
• State University of New York, Cortland.
• University of Idaho, Department of Conservation Social Science, 2004-2006.
• Director of Community Events & Recreation, Stevenson, WA, 1996-2003.

Professional Presentations and Scholarship

• Sustainable tourism: Strategic planning; cultural dimensions of resource management planning; nature-based tourism strategies.
• Community capacity building: Leadership development; attracting and expanding social capital; asset-based approaches to community building; community coaching – tailoring leadership training to community contexts to guide systemic change.
• Recreation and tourism management:  Developing strategic action plans; adaptive management systems; sustainable approaches to revenue generation; outcome-based performance evaluation.

Travel

Dr. Cohen has traveled extensively in Ecuador, Greece, Sweden, Israel, and Egypt