Zachary Cohen

Assistant Professor, Clinical

Director, Personalized Treatment Lab

Psychology 513

Pronouns:

He, Him, His

Research Interests:

Personalized and Precision Treatment
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Digital Mental Health Interventions
Treatment Processes/Mechanisms
Intensive Longitudinal Data (Ecological Momentary Assessment / Passive Sensing / Digital Phenotyping)
Peer Support in Mental Health

Updated: 08/15/25

Selected Publications:

Cohen ZD, Barnes-Horowitz N, Forbes CN, Craske MG. (2023) Measuring the Active Elements of Psychological Therapies. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 167, 104364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2023.104364
Deisenhofer AK, Barkham M, Beierl ET, … & Cohen ZD. (2024). Implementing precision methods in personalizing psychological therapies: Barriers and possible ways forward. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 104443. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2023.104443
Cohen ZD & DeRubeis RJ. (2018). Treatment Selection in Depression. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology. Vol. 14, 209-236. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-050817-084746
Driessen E, Efthimiou O, Wienicke FJ, … & Cohen ZD. (2025). Developing a model to support personalized selection among five interventions for adult depression. Study protocol of a systematic review and individual participant data network meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322124

Courses Taught:

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Updated: 08/15/25

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