Artur Cohen

Professor Arthur Cohen B.A., M.A. is a nationally and internationally known personal safety expert. With over 40 years of study and research, he is a pioneer in the field of survival skills, school and personal safety solutions. He has received numerous awards from the educational, law enforcement and martial arts communities including Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, Who’s Who in Law Enforcement Trainers and Budo International Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

After 33 years in the classroom, Arthur currently teaches two graduate courses on school violence prevention for Alfred University and was recently added to the staff of the College of St. Rose to teach a 1 credit course on school safety for their Masters in Administration program.

Arthur has fined tuned the art of the interactive slide presentation. At a recent presentation for Phi Delta Kappa International he was told by a school superintendent “They said slide shows were dead, well you proved them wrong.”

As a member of the National Speaker’s Association (NSA), the Education Professional Experts Group of NSA, and a charter member of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), Arthur takes as much pride in his presentation as he does in the quality of his information.

Areas of Expertise:

School Safety
Bullying and Hazing
Fight Intervention
Women's Safety

· Professor Cohen has over 40 years experience researching and teaching various aspect of school or personal safety.

· Arthur is an experienced speaker and has a unique interactive slide presentation that combines a visual approach with humor.

“….I know you will find Mr. Cohen to be an outstanding presenter for this subject matter. He has prepared a program for our students which is given on an annual basis to senior high school female pupils and it has had a very positive reception. I am sure you will find his presentation to be outstanding.”

“Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! For your participation in the 2002 National Youth Summit on Preventing Violence in Washington DC, February 2002. It was because of quality training like yours, that participants left inspired and more dedicated…in preventing youth violence. We hope to see you in Anaheim, CA in 2003!” Ms. Sharron Crawford Corle Public Affairs National Crime Prevention Council

“Thank you for conducting the program entitled Survival Seminars for the 21^st Century for our Teacher Center. The participants…praised you for your experience and knowledge of the subject matter. We look forward to working with you again in the near future. We have sent your resume and articles to all consortium administrators.” Ms. Jennifer Bova, Director Owl Teacher Resource Training Center

“We would like to thank you so much for participating in the LIPEN and 21^st Century Save Our Kids Task Force’s 2003 conference on preventing youth violence. Your presentation was excellent and definitely one of the highlights of a very successful conference. We greatly appreciate your offering your time and expertise and look forward to seeing you soon.

Roni Benson & Ginger Lieberman Co-directors LIPEN & 21^st Century Save Our Kids Task Force

“This memo is to congratulate you on your outstanding presentation at the Superintendent’s Conference…. The feedback I received from your co-workers was extremely positive because your program was interesting, entertaining, and focused on meaningful issues. I personally enjoyed the way you made use of humor and how your slides were used to emphasize ideas.” Mr. John DeTurris Vice Principal Berner Middle School