Susan Cohen, Director of Government Affairs

Susan Cohen joined the Guttmacher Institute in 1978 as a Public Policy Associate. She then became a Senior Associate for Public Policy, Assistant Director for Public Policy and, in 2002, was named Director of Government Affairs. She is responsible for facilitating and coordinating issue analysis and strategy development within the Washington, DC office. Ms. Cohen has served on the boards of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association and AVSC International (now EngenderHealth), as Chair of the Population and Family Planning Section of the American Public Health Association and on the National Governing Council of the American Jewish Congress. Ms. Cohen earned an M.P.H. at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) School of Public Health in 1978, specializing in maternal and child health, and her B.A. from Vassar College in 1975.

Recent Publications Include:

Cohen S, Facts and Consequences: Legality, Incidence and Safety of Abortion Worldwide, Guttmacher Policy Review, 2009, 12(4):2-6.

Cohen S, The Reproductive Health Needs of Refugees and Displaced People: An Opening for Renewed U. S. Leadership, Guttmacher Policy Review, 2009, 12(3):15-19.

Cohen S, Promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health Advances Maternal Health, Guttmacher Policy Review, 2009, 12(2):8-12.

Cohen S, The New Day at Its Dawn: Evidence Is Back, but Politics Endures, Guttmacher Policy Review, 2009, 12(1):2-5.

Cohen S, U.S. Global HIV Prevention Policy: Still Time to Get It Righte, Guttmacher Policy Review, 2008, 11(4):2-6.

Cohen S, Abortion and Women of Color: The Bigger Picture, Guttmacher Policy Review, 2008, 11(3):2-5.

Cohen S, Hiding in Plain Sight: The Role of Contraception in Preventing HIV, Guttmacher Policy Review, 2008, 11(1):2-5.

Cohen S, New Data on Abortion Incidence, Safety Illuminate Key Aspects of Worldwide Abortion Debate, Guttmacher Policy Review, 2007, 10(4):2-5.

Cohen S, A Long and Winding Road: Getting the HPV Vaccine to Women in the Developing World, Guttmacher Policy Review, 2007, 10(3):15-19.

Cohen S, Repeat Abortion, Repeat Unintended Pregnancy, Repeated and Misguided Government Policies, Guttmacher Policy Review, 2007, 10(2):8-12.

Cohen S, Abortion and Mental Health: Myths and Realities, Guttmacher Policy Review, 2006, 9(3):8-11.

Cohen S, The Global Contraceptive Shortfall: U.S. Contributions and U.S. Hindrances, Guttmacher Policy Review, 2006, 9(2):15-18.

Cohen S, Toward Making Abortion 'Rare': The Shifting Battleground Over the Means to an End, Guttmacher Policy Review,2006, 9(1): 2-5.

Cohen S, U.S. Global AIDS Policy and Sexually Active Youth: A High-Risk Strategy, The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, 2005, 8(3):4-6.

Cohen S, Prevention Challenges: Reflections on the Roles of 'Fatigue' and 'Disinhibition', The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, 2005, 8(2):11-13.

Cohen S, Ominous Convergence: Sex Trafficking, Prostitution and International Family Planning, The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, 2005, 8(1):12-14.

Cohen S, Promoting the 'B' in ABC: Its Value and Limitations in Fostering Reproductive Health, The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, 2004, 7(4):11-13.

Cohen S, U.S. Global Reproductive Health Policy: Isolationist Approach In an Interdependent World, The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, 2004, 7(3):7-9.

Cohen S, Delayed Marriage and Abstinence-until-Marriage: On a Collision Course? The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, 2004, 7(2):1-3.

Cohen S, The Broad Benefits of Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health,The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, 2004, 7(1):5-8.

Cohen S, Beyond Slogans: Lessons From Uganda's Experience With ABC and HIV/AIDS The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, 2003, 6(5):1-3.

Cohen S, Global Gag Rule Revisited: HIV/AIDS Initiative Out, Family Planning Still In The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, 2003, 6(4):1-3.

Cohen S, Envisioning Life Without Roe: Lessons Without Borders, The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, 2003, 6(2):3-5.

Cohen S, Bush Administration Isolates U.S. at International Meeting to Promote Cairo Agenda The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, 2003, 6(1):3-5.

Cohen S, The President's Overseas Reproductive Health Policy: Think Locally, Act Globally,The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, 2002, 5(3):1-3.