Professional Statement

Doreszell Cohen is an educational strategist, non-profit executive, and organizational psychology researcher with over two decades of experience designing community-led family stabilization programs. Specializing in fatherhood initiatives and coparenting frameworks, Ms. Cohen translates empirical behavioral research into actionable support systems that re-engage paternal presence in fragile households. Her work directly mitigates the compounding financial, operational, and psychological strains placed on sole-parent homes, creating measurable, sustainable paths toward cooperative parenting.

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Core Capabilities & Programmatic Impact

1. Fatherhood Re-Engagement & Coparenting Mediation

• Infrastructure Design: Founded and engineered a dedicated fatherhood support non-profit to actively reverse paternal absence. The organization builds structured pathways for fathers to navigate systemic barriers, repair strained relationships, and re-enter their children’s developing years.
• Socioeconomic Risk Mitigation: Deploys target resources that address the two primary friction points in single-parent environments: relieving the severe economic strain on sole caregivers and resolving long-term coparenting conflicts.
• Developmental Advocacy: Implements intervention strategies designed to break cycles of childhood emotional distress and behavioral instability directly linked to lack of paternal involvement.

2. Systems-Level Youth & Family Intervention

• Youth Rising to a Higher Level (Founded 2009): Developed a structured social intervention network for at-risk youth aged 10–18, leveraging mentorship to replace missing domestic support and reduce juvenile delinquency.
• Mama D Academy (Founded 2005): Standardized an individualized, adaptive learning framework that achieved a 100% accelerated high school graduation rate (ages 16–17), proving the impact of structured, alternative support environments.
• Link-Up 2 Lift-Up (Founded 2012): Utilizes executive coaching frameworks to assist individuals in achieving developmental milestones.

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Education & Advanced Behavioral Research

• Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology | Walden University (Expected 2028)
  • Current Status: Doctoral Candidate. Dissertation research launched in February 2026 to examine the moderating effect of coaching leadership style on the relationship between surface acting and turnover intention among middle school teachers.
• M.A. in Education (Curriculum and Instruction) | University of Phoenix (2006)
• Empirical Research: Completed the study “Reducing Non-academic Distractions to Increase Student Achievement” (2004–2006), establishing a data-first approach to community and classroom behavioral management.

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Lived Experience & Regional Alignment

Operating out of Jacksonville, Florida, Ms. Cohen’s execution of fatherhood initiatives is anchored in deep personal insight. As a mother of eight children, her long-term navigation of complex, unassisted parenting environments serves as the rigorous testing ground for her advocacy models. This unique blending of academic expertise in organizational psychology with authentic lived experience ensures high trust, cultural competency, and direct engagement with the target demographic.