Dr. Stanley H. Cohen was a professor emeritus of psychology at West Virginia University, where he joined the Department of Psychology in 1972 and taught a wide range of graduate and undergraduate courses before his retirement in 2007 [citation:20].
His teaching areas included research design and data analysis, social psychology, and professional issues in psychology [citation:20]. An early adopter of instructional technology, he created the department's Microlab a decade before his retirement to support word processing and data analysis, and he fostered an atmosphere of technological development within the department while using technology in his own courses in innovative ways. He also served on many academic computing advisory committees [citation:20].
Dr. Cohen received his bachelor's degree in psychology from the Georgia Institute of Technology and his Master of Arts and Ph.D. from Michigan State University [citation:20]. In 2000, he was one of six faculty members honoured with the WVU Foundation Outstanding Teaching Award, and he is also listed among the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences award recipients [citation:17].
His scholarly contributions include co-editing Life-Span Developmental Psychology: Methodological Contributions (1994) with Hayne W. Reese, a volume addressing methodological and data-analytic problems in developmental research .
Dr. Cohen's career at West Virginia University reflected a deep commitment to teaching, to methodological rigour and to the thoughtful use of technology in the service of learning. His work in research design and data analysis shaped how generations of students approached psychological inquiry.
We are grateful for the standard of care he set and for the scholarly contributions he leaves behind. His approach to methodology and his respect for clear, rigorous argument continue to inform the way APC reviews manuscripts in psychology and the social sciences.
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