Heather Cosimini '11 Ed.D.
Associate Professor | Social Sciences | John Hazen White College of Arts & Sciences
Providence Campus
Heather Cosimini, Ed.D., is a licensed clinician as well as a certified holistic, career and executive coach. She came to JWU in 2007 as a clinical counselor and coordinator for sexual assault response services, after being a group counselor at the Rhode Island Batterer’s Intervention Program for five years. Additionally, Cosimini worked with the Warwick Police Department and Day One, where she provided advocacy services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Cosimini began teaching full time at JWU in the fall of 2013 in the counseling and psychology programs.
Ed.D., Educational Leadership, Johnson & Wales University
M.S.W., Social Work, Boston University
B.A., Education and Social Science, Roger Williams University
Expertise:
- individual, group, career, and health and wellness counseling; crisis intervention; domestic violence and sexual assault response
Media Coverage:
- 08.22.20 - Opinion/Cosimini: Masks affect physical and psychological well-being, The Providence Journal
- 04.15.20 - 10 ways you can support someone grieving during the coronavirus crisis, Huffington Post
- 03.21.20 - 40 ways to stay social during the coronavirus quarantine, Parade Magazine
- 03.16.20 - JWU psychology professor says hoarding is about control, NBC 10
- 12.10.19 - Stay well by saying 'no' this holiday season, The Fall River Herald
- 12.01.19 - Learn to say 'no' as well as ho-ho this holiday season, The Day
- 11.29.19 - Say 'No' this holiday season, Warwick Beacon
- 11.27.19 - Say 'No' this holiday season, The Sun Chronicle
- 11.16.19 - Maintaining self-care and personal wellbeing during the holidays, The Saturday Morning News with Steve Klamkin, AM630/99.7FM WPRO