Ecopsychologist Michael J. Cohen, Ph.D. is a Director of the Institute of Global Education, where he coordinates its Integrated Ecology Department and Project NatureConnect. He also serves on the faculty of Portland State University, Akamai University and West Coast University.
Dr. Cohen founded sensory environmental education outdoor programs independently and for the National Audubon Society and Lesley University(AEI.) He conceived the 1985 National Audubon Conference "Is the Earth a Living Organism," and has been identified as a "maverick genius" or "the reincarnation of Henry David Thoreau as a psychologist."
Award Winning Author and Folk Song Artist:
Michael is an award-winning author of The Web of Life Imperative, Reconnecting With Nature, Einstein's World, and How Nature Works. He is also an accomplished folk song artist and contra dancer who presents traditional music programs for the U.S. National Park Service and Elderhostel on San Juan Island, Washington.
Contributed Article:
Natural Attraction Ecology - Holistic environmental process that explores nature's blending of the ways of natural systems with the ways of our psyche, a blend that Industrial Society teaches us to ignore.
Achievements / Awards:
- 1994 Distinguished World Citizen Award,
- Excellence in Interpretation Award
- Ed.D., Ph.D. in Environmental Education and Organic Applied Ecopsychology
