Maurie Cohen
Professor, Humanities & Social Sciences
433 Cullimore Hall (CULM)
About Me
Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences and (joint appointment) the Hillier College of Architecture and Design, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Chair of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Editor, Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy
Management Team Member, Future Earth Knowledge-Action Network on Systems of Sustainable Consumption and Production
Chair of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Editor, Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy
Management Team Member, Future Earth Knowledge-Action Network on Systems of Sustainable Consumption and Production
Education
Ph.D.
; University of Pennsylvania
;
; 1993
M.S. ; Columbia University in the City of New York ; ; 1987
B.S. ; New York University ; ; 1984
M.S. ; Columbia University in the City of New York ; ; 1987
B.S. ; New York University ; ; 1984
Office Hours
Tuesday 4-5:30pm
2025 Fall Courses
STS 301 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
STS 403 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
STS 303 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
STS 363 - SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES
STS 363 - SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES - HONORS
STS 403 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
STS 303 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
STS 363 - SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES
STS 363 - SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES - HONORS
Teaching Interests
Sustainability policy, environmental social science
Past Courses
ARCH 662: ST:ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY STUDIES
EPS 202: SOCIETY TECHN & ENVIRONMNT HON
EPS 202: SOCIETY TECHN & ENVR - HONORS
EPS 202: SOCIETY, TECH & ENRONMNT-HONORS
EPS 202: SOCIETY, TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMN
EPS 612: POLICY & THE ENVIRONMENT
EPS 622: SUSTAINABILITY POLITICS&POLICY
EPS 622: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
EPS 698: SPECIAL TOPICS ENVIR POL
EPS 698: ST:
EPS 712: ADV STUDIES ENV&SUSTAINABILITY
HSS 408: STS SEM:SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF DIGITAL AUTOMATION
MIP 612: ENVIRONMT POLICY STUDIES
STS 308: TECH & GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
STS 308: TECH & GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT HON
STS 325: ST:
STS 325: ST: SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF DIGITAL AUTOMATION
STS 325: ST:SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF DIGITAL AUTOMATION
STS 363: INTRO SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES
STS 363: INTRO TO SUSTAINABILITYSTUDIES
STS 363: INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES
STS 363: SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES
STS 363: SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES - HONORS
STS 364: SUSTAINABILITY POLICY AND PRACTICE
STS 364: SUSTAINABILITY POLICY&PRACTICE
STS 364: SUSTAINABILITY POLICY&PRACTICE - HONORS
STS 490: PROJECT & SEMINAR I
STS 491: PROJECT & SEMINAR II
EPS 202: SOCIETY TECHN & ENVIRONMNT HON
EPS 202: SOCIETY TECHN & ENVR - HONORS
EPS 202: SOCIETY, TECH & ENRONMNT-HONORS
EPS 202: SOCIETY, TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMN
EPS 612: POLICY & THE ENVIRONMENT
EPS 622: SUSTAINABILITY POLITICS&POLICY
EPS 622: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
EPS 698: SPECIAL TOPICS ENVIR POL
EPS 698: ST:
EPS 712: ADV STUDIES ENV&SUSTAINABILITY
HSS 408: STS SEM:SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF DIGITAL AUTOMATION
MIP 612: ENVIRONMT POLICY STUDIES
STS 308: TECH & GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
STS 308: TECH & GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT HON
STS 325: ST:
STS 325: ST: SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF DIGITAL AUTOMATION
STS 325: ST:SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF DIGITAL AUTOMATION
STS 363: INTRO SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES
STS 363: INTRO TO SUSTAINABILITYSTUDIES
STS 363: INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES
STS 363: SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES
STS 363: SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES - HONORS
STS 364: SUSTAINABILITY POLICY AND PRACTICE
STS 364: SUSTAINABILITY POLICY&PRACTICE
STS 364: SUSTAINABILITY POLICY&PRACTICE - HONORS
STS 490: PROJECT & SEMINAR I
STS 491: PROJECT & SEMINAR II
Research Interests
Sustainable consumption, sustainable mobility, socio-technical transition management, new economics, future of work.
Journal Article
Maurie Cohen.
2025. "Editorial: Will the Trump Tariffs Accelerate the Transition to a Post-Consumer Society? (2)."
Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy , vol. 21 , no. 1 , pp. 2496095.
Maurie Cohen. 2025. "Editorial: Will the Trump Tariffs Accelerate the Transition to a Post-Consumer Society? (1)." Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy , vol. 21 , no. 1 , pp. 2492495.
Joseph Sarkis, Paul Dewick, Maurie Cohen, Patrick Schroeder. 2022. "Coordinating Circular and Degrowth Systems for Strong Sustainability." Amplify , vol. 35 , no. 5 , pp. 26-31.
Paul Dewick, Magnus Bengtsson, Maurie J Cohen, Joseph Sarkis, Patrick Schroeder. 2020. "Circular Economy Financing: Clear Winner or Risky Proposition? ." Journal of Industrial Ecology , vol. 24 , no. 6 , pp. 1192-1200.
Joseph Sarkis, Maurie Cohen, Paul Dewick, Patrick Schroeder. 2020. "A Brave New World: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic for Transitioning to Sustainable Supply and Production." Resources, Conservation, and Recycling , vol. 159 , pp. 104894.
Maurie Cohen. 2025. "Editorial: Will the Trump Tariffs Accelerate the Transition to a Post-Consumer Society? (1)." Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy , vol. 21 , no. 1 , pp. 2492495.
Joseph Sarkis, Paul Dewick, Maurie Cohen, Patrick Schroeder. 2022. "Coordinating Circular and Degrowth Systems for Strong Sustainability." Amplify , vol. 35 , no. 5 , pp. 26-31.
Paul Dewick, Magnus Bengtsson, Maurie J Cohen, Joseph Sarkis, Patrick Schroeder. 2020. "Circular Economy Financing: Clear Winner or Risky Proposition? ." Journal of Industrial Ecology , vol. 24 , no. 6 , pp. 1192-1200.
Joseph Sarkis, Maurie Cohen, Paul Dewick, Patrick Schroeder. 2020. "A Brave New World: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic for Transitioning to Sustainable Supply and Production." Resources, Conservation, and Recycling , vol. 159 , pp. 104894.
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Conference Proceeding
"Carbon Reduction and Housing Affordability: A Case Study of a Typical House from Northern New Jersey"
ACSA Press, 2023.
ACSA Press, 2023.
Chapter
Sylvia Lorek, Maurie Cohen, Eva Alfredsson.
"Realizing Sustainable Consumption and Production."
"The Environment in Global Sustainability Governance,"
pp. 246-263. Bristol University Press, 2023.
Maurie Cohen. "Is a Transition Beyond Consumer Society a Realistic Prospect?." In V. Lunov and M. Lerpskiy, eds., "Real Life and Real Economics," European Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 2021.
Maurie Cohen. "From Work-time Reduction to a Post-work Future: Implications for Sustainable Consumption Governance." In Mont, Oksana, eds., pp. 185-199. Edward Elgar, 2019.
Maurie Cohen. "The relationship between science and policy in the United States." "Knowledge Brokerage for Sustainable Development," pp. 78-83. Routledge, 2017.
Maurie Cohen. "Workers--and Consumers--of the World Unite: Opportunities for Hybrid Cooperativism." In Joseph Blasi, Carlo Borzaga, and Jonathan Michie, eds., pp. 374-385. Oxford University Press, 2017.
Maurie Cohen. "Is a Transition Beyond Consumer Society a Realistic Prospect?." In V. Lunov and M. Lerpskiy, eds., "Real Life and Real Economics," European Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 2021.
Maurie Cohen. "From Work-time Reduction to a Post-work Future: Implications for Sustainable Consumption Governance." In Mont, Oksana, eds., pp. 185-199. Edward Elgar, 2019.
Maurie Cohen. "The relationship between science and policy in the United States." "Knowledge Brokerage for Sustainable Development," pp. 78-83. Routledge, 2017.
Maurie Cohen. "Workers--and Consumers--of the World Unite: Opportunities for Hybrid Cooperativism." In Joseph Blasi, Carlo Borzaga, and Jonathan Michie, eds., pp. 374-385. Oxford University Press, 2017.
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Book
Maurie Cohen.
"Short Introductions: Sustainability."
183 pp. Polity Press, 2020. ISBN 9781509540310.
Maurie Cohen. "The Coming of Post-consumer Society: Theoretical Advances and Policy Implications." TBD pp. Routledge, 2017.
Maurie Cohen. "The Future of Consumer Society: Prospects for Sustainability in the New Economy." 216 pp. Oxford University Press, 2016. ISBN 9780198768555.
Maurie Cohen. "Innovations in Sustainable Consumption: New Economics, Socio-technical Innovations, and Social Practices." 280 pp. Edward Elgar, 2013. ISBN 978 1 78100 125 7.
Maurie Cohen, Joseph Murphy. "Exploring Sustainable Consumption: Environmental Policy and the Social Sciences." 262 pp. Elsevier, 2001. ISBN 978-0-08-043920-4.
Maurie Cohen. "Risk in the Modern Age: Social Theory, Science, and Environmental Decision-Making." 282 pp. St. Martin's Press, 1999. ISBN 978-0-312-22216-1.
J. Steven Picou, Duane A. Gill, Maurie Cohen. "The Exxon Valdez Disaster: Readings on a Modern Social Problem." Kendall-Hunt, 1997. ISBN 0787230367.
Maurie Cohen. "The Coming of Post-consumer Society: Theoretical Advances and Policy Implications." TBD pp. Routledge, 2017.
Maurie Cohen. "The Future of Consumer Society: Prospects for Sustainability in the New Economy." 216 pp. Oxford University Press, 2016. ISBN 9780198768555.
Maurie Cohen. "Innovations in Sustainable Consumption: New Economics, Socio-technical Innovations, and Social Practices." 280 pp. Edward Elgar, 2013. ISBN 978 1 78100 125 7.
Maurie Cohen, Joseph Murphy. "Exploring Sustainable Consumption: Environmental Policy and the Social Sciences." 262 pp. Elsevier, 2001. ISBN 978-0-08-043920-4.
Maurie Cohen. "Risk in the Modern Age: Social Theory, Science, and Environmental Decision-Making." 282 pp. St. Martin's Press, 1999. ISBN 978-0-312-22216-1.
J. Steven Picou, Duane A. Gill, Maurie Cohen. "The Exxon Valdez Disaster: Readings on a Modern Social Problem." Kendall-Hunt, 1997. ISBN 0787230367.
Other
"COVID-19 as a Catalyst for a Sustainability Transition"
Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy , December, 2020.
"Routledge Series on Sustainable Consumption"
Routledge, August, 2015.
Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy , December, 2020.
"Routledge Series on Sustainable Consumption"
Routledge, August, 2015.
Monograph
"Putting Sustainable Consumption into Practice: Applications and Advances in Social Practice Theories"
Edward Elgar, June, 2015.
Edward Elgar, June, 2015.
Book Review
"Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are: by Rob Walker"
Journal of Industrial Ecology (Wiley), February, 2010.
Journal of Industrial Ecology (Wiley), February, 2010.