• Ph D, Sociology, Louisiana State University, 2020
• MA, Sociology, Louisiana State University, 2015
• BA, Political Science, Shippensburg University, 2011
• A.A., General Studies, Harrisburg Area Community College, 2009

• Hayek Fund for Scholars, Institute for Human Studies, (2020 - 2020)
• Searle Freedom Trust Fellow, Institute for Humane Studies, (2019 - 2020)
• Searle Freedom Trust Fellow, Institute for Humane Studies, (2017 - 2018)
• Searle Freedom Trust Fellow, Institute for Humane Studies, (2016 - 2017)
• Dan Searle Scholarship, Institute for Humane Studies, (2015 - 2016)
• The Impact of Home Schooling on the Adjustment for College Students, Shippensburg Undergraduate Advisory Committee , (2010 - 2011)
• Fall 2025 A&S Travel Grant, USD College of Arts & Sciences
• Spring 2025 A&S Travel Grant, USD College of Arts & Sciences

Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.

• Cohen, Isaiah, and Adamson, Christopher. Promoting Student Agency in the Social Sciences with the Digital Unessay.., Editors Beth Fischer and Hannah Jacobs. Visualizing Objects, Places, and Spaces: A Digital Project Handbook, 2024.
• Adamson, Christopher, and Cohen, Isaiah. Promoting Student Agency in the Humanities with the Digital Unessay., Editors Beth Fischer and Hannah Jacobs. Visualizing Objects, Places, and Spaces: A Digital Project Handbook, 2024.
• Barton, Michael S., and Cohen, Isaiah F.. How is gentrification associated with changes in the academic performance of Neighborhood schools?.
• Stroope, Samuel, Cohen, Isaiah F., Tom, Joshua C., Franzen, Aaron B., and Markides, Kyriakos S.. Neighborhood Perception and Self-Rated Health among Older Mexican Americans..
• Schafer, Mark, and Cohen, Isaiah F.. Homeschooling Grows in Louisiana and the United States..
• Drenovsky, Cynthia, and Cohen, Isaiah F.. The Impact of Homeschooling on the Adjustment of College Students..

• 2025 Belbas-Larson Award for Excellence in Teaching (Nominee), University of South Dakota, 2025
• 2024 Lifeboat Lecture (Winner), University of South Dakota Honors Program, 2024
• 2024 Student Government Association Professor of the Year (Nominee), University of South Dakota, 2024
• 2024 Belbas-Larson Award for Excellence in Teaching (Nominee), University of South Dakota, 2024

• Sherpa, Pema, Cohen, Isaiah, and Berg, Justin, The Influence of K-12 Education on Collegiate Matriculation and Wellbeing. Presented at the 2025 American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. (August 09, 2025)
• Hanneman, Brooke, Boon, Nicholas, Santos Segovia, Shelsy, and Cohen, Isaiah, Blasé Attitude and the Tragedy of Culture in the Age of Social Media. Presented at the 2025 Eastern South Dakota Undergraduate Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (July 31, 2025)
• Cohen, Isaiah, and Ball, Tarynn, Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Matriculation and Student Mental Health . Presented at the 2025 Eastern South Dakota Undergraduate Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (July 31, 2025)
• Hanneman, Brooke, and Cohen, Isaiah, Gen Z Attitudes: Defining Family. Presented at the 2025 Eastern South Dakota Undergraduate Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (July 31, 2025)
• Cohen, Isaiah, and Boon, Nicholas, Exploring the Gap: Gender’s Impact on High School and Collegiate Performance. Presented at the Social Science Interdisciplinary Consortium, Vermillion, SD. (May 02, 2025)
• Cohen, Isaiah, and Ball, Tarynn, Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Matriculation and Student Mental Health . Presented at the Social Science Interdisciplinary Consortium, Vermillion, SD. (May 02, 2025)
• Saighoe, Josephine, and Cohen, Isaiah, Unconventional Allies: Exploring the Experiences of African Male Feminists. Presented at the Social Science Interdisciplinary Consortium, Vermillion, SD. (May 02, 2025)
• Aheed, Muhammad D., Cohen, Isaiah, and Rizk, Rodrigue, American Society Perspectives on AI and its Applications. Presented at the IdeaFest, IdeaFest. (April 10, 2025)
• Cohen, Isaiah, Boon, Nicholas, Santos Segovia, Shelsy, and Hanneman, Brooke, Blasé Attitude and the Tragedy of Culture in the Age of Social Media. Presented at the IdeaFest, Vermillion, SD. (April 10, 2025)
• Cohen, Isaiah, and Scorzafava, Moriah, Did I Homeschool Me? A Qualitative Exploration of Matriculated Homeschooled Student Experiences. Presented at the IdeaFest, Vermillion, SD. (April 10, 2025)
• Cohen, Isaiah, and Ball, Tarynn, Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Matriculation and Student Mental Health . Presented at the IdeaFest, Vermillion, SD. (April 10, 2025)
• Cohen, Isaiah, and Cason, Zachary, “Hands Off My School”: Exploring State Regulation of Homeschooling. Presented at the IdeaFest, Vermillion, SD. (April 10, 2025)
• Rouniyar, Pragati, and Cohen, Isaiah, The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Quality of Higher Education. Presented at the IdeaFest, IdeaFest. (April 09, 2025)
• Cohen, Isaiah, and Boon, Nicholas, Exploring the Gap: Gender’s Impact on High School and Collegiate Performance. Presented at the 2025 Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. (March 16, 2025)
• Croll, Paul, Cohen, Isaiah, Cummings, Jason, Golzales, Teresa, and Oberlin, Casey, The Job Market: Tips and Strategies for Academic and Non-Academic Jobs. Presented at the 2025 Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. (March 16, 2025)
• Cohen, Isaiah, Boon, Nicholas, Santos Segovia, Shelsy, and Hanneman, Brooke, Blasé Attitude and the Tragedy of Culture in the Age of Social Media. Presented at the 2025 Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. (March 14, 2025)
• Cohen, Isaiah, and Scorzafava, Moriah, Did I Homeschool Me? A Qualitative Exploration of Matriculated Homeschooled Student Experiences. Presented at the 2025 Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. (March 14, 2025)
• Cohen, Isaiah, and Ball, Tarynn, Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Matriculation and Student Mental Health . Presented at the 2025 Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. (March 14, 2025)
• Cohen, Isaiah, and Cason, Zachary, “Hands Off My School”: Exploring State Regulation of Homeschooling. Presented at the 2025 Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. (March 14, 2025)
• Saighoe, Josephine, and Cohen, Isaiah, Unconventional Allies: Exploring the Experiences of African Male Feminists. Presented at the 2025 Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. (March 13, 2025)
• Adamson, Christopher, and Cohen, Isaiah, Ungrading the Unessay. Presented at the The Grading Conference, Virtual (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGCT0cI0myc). (June 13, 2024)
• Sherpa, Pema, and Cohen, Isaiah, Education's role in social life? An exploration of the effect of K-12 education on college student's academic performance, relationships, and mental health. Presented at the Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Des Moines, Iowa. (March 26, 2024)
• Bovee, Tandis, and Cohen, Isaiah, A Global Perspective: Resettlement Barriers of Refugees. Presented at the Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Des Moines, IA. (March 25, 2024)
• Cypher, Andrew, Cohen, Isaiah, and Patterson, Nile, Attitudes Regarding Art in College Populations. Presented at the Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Des Moines, IA. (March 23, 2024)
• Saighoe, Ekuwa, and Cohen, Isaiah, To Be or Not To Be: A Deviant Perspective on “Male Feminists”. Presented at the Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Des Moines, Iowa. (March 23, 2024)
• Cohen, Isaiah F., Family Matters. Or Does It? Parent and Family Involvement in American Education.. Presented at the Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting (January 2018)
• Cohen, Isaiah F., Hands Off My School: Exploring State Regulation of Homeschooling.. Presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting (January 2016)
• Cohen, Isaiah F., and Schafer, Mark, A Fuzzy-Set Analysis of State Homeschooling Regulations.. Presented at the Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting (January 2016)
• Cohen, Isaiah F., Burke and Tocqueville on Liberty.. Presented at the IHS/Liberty Fund Advanced Topics in Liberty Conference (January 2015)
• Cohen, Isaiah F., and Chandler, Jahaan, Classic and Contemporary Social Theory as seen through the Classic Anime Full Metal Alchemist.. Presented at the Pop Culture Association/American Culture Association Annual Conference (January 2015)
• Guan, Win, and Cohen, Isaiah F., Contextualizing Extracurricular Participation: The Moderating Effect of Peer Status Hierarchies.. Presented at the Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting (January 2015)
• Barton, Michael S., and Cohen, Isaiah F., Does Gentrification Result in Improvements to Neighborhood Schools?. Presented at the Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting (January 2015)
• Cohen, Isaiah F., Exploring Homeschooling Education Legislation: A State-Level Analysis.. Presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting (January 2014)
• Cohen, Isaiah F., and Chandler, Jahaan, Classic and Contemporary Social Theory as seen through the Classic Anime Full Metal Alchemist.. Presented at the Interdisciplinary Consortium (January 2014)
• Cohen, Isaiah F., The Impact of Home Schooling on Social Engagement in College. Presented at the Celebration of Student Research (January 2011)
• Cohen, Isaiah F., and Drenovsky, Cynthia, Do Homeschooled College Students Possess Stigmatized Identities?. Presented at the PASSHE Women’s Consortium (January 2011)