Elizabeth Cohen
Encyclopedia
Elizabeth Cohen is an American
television news journalist for CNN
. She is the channel's senior medical correspondent and appears on American Morning
.
. She went on to earn a master's degree in public health
from Boston University
. She has received outstanding alumna awards from both colleges.
as associate producer of environmental program Green Watch. She also worked as a reporter for States News Service in Washington, DC and for The Times Union in Albany, New York
.
Cohen joined CNN in 1991. She focuses on health-related issues and has reported from a medical angle on major news stories like the Gulf oil spill
, the 2010 Haiti earthquake
and Hurricane Katrina
. She is currently senior medical correspondent for CNN's Health, Medical and Wellness unit.
She contributed to CNN's Emmy Award-winning coverage of Hurricane Katrina and the September 11 attacks.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television news journalist for CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
. She is the channel's senior medical correspondent and appears on American Morning
American Morning
American Morning is the morning television show on CNN. It premiered in 2001.-About the show:American Morning is hosted by Ashleigh Banfield, Zoraida Sambolin & Soledad O'Brien. Others who appear regularly are Rob Marciano with the weather, Sunny Hostin on legal news, and CNN senior medical...
.
Early life
Cohen attended Columbia College, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in historyHistory
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
. She went on to earn a master's degree in public health
Public health
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" . It is concerned with threats to health based on population health...
from Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
. She has received outstanding alumna awards from both colleges.
Career
Cohen worked at WLVI in BostonBoston
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as associate producer of environmental program Green Watch. She also worked as a reporter for States News Service in Washington, DC and for The Times Union in Albany, New York
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
.
Cohen joined CNN in 1991. She focuses on health-related issues and has reported from a medical angle on major news stories like the Gulf oil spill
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which flowed unabated for three months in 2010, and continues to leak fresh oil. It is the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry...
, the 2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
and Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
. She is currently senior medical correspondent for CNN's Health, Medical and Wellness unit.
Awards
Cohen won a Hearst Award during her time at The Times Union. She won a Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists and a National Headliner Award for the feature “A Lesson Before Dying” in 2006. She was honored by the Newswomen's Club of New York, the New York Association of Black Journalists for the feature African-Americans and Bone Marrow Transplants and the Mental Health America Media Awards in 2007 for her reporting work. She won a Gracie Award in 2008 for the feature "Where’s Molly?".She contributed to CNN's Emmy Award-winning coverage of Hurricane Katrina and the September 11 attacks.