Michael Cox, Ph.D. (Academic)

Dr. Michael B. Cox (born 1954, Bolling AFB, Washington D.C.) is an Adjunct Professor of Counseling and Psychology at several graduate programs for university satellite campuses located in Central Florida (e.g. Webster University, Troy University, Barry University, etc.).

Thus far Dr. Cox has had a rather diverse career. Enlisting in the Air Force in 1974 with the rank of Airman (E-2) he ultimately retired in 2002 with the rank of Major (O-4) after serving 21 years total in both ACTIVE duty and the reserves. In 1980 he had separated from the Air Force and returned to college to complete a degree in Nursing at East Tennessee State University. After successfully completing his nursing boards her applied for, and received, a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant and returned to active duty with the Air Force. He then transferred to the reserves in 1990. His military career encompassed worldwide assignments during both peace and war.

Upon returning from Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and partially based on his war time experiences, he began focusing more on psychology and less on nursing. This new focus led to him graduating (as the outstanding graduate student) with a Master’s in Counseling from Rollins College, in Winter Park Florida, in 1998.

In early 2001, Dr. Cox demonstrated either great insight or good timing, when he submitted a lecture proposal the annual Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) entitled “Chemical and Biological [...] Attacks: The Coming Threat.” The proposal was accepted and the lecture was presented at the conference in Orlando in October 2001, less than a month after 9/11. Following the lecture Dr Cox wrote a highly successful series of articles on chemical and biological weapons for the trade journal “Advance for Nurses.” (Cox, 2002b; 2001a; 2001b)

Based on an abusive childhood and his wartime experiences his clinical focus narrowed in on posttraumatic stress and led to him receiving a Doctorate in Psychology in 2004 from Walden University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In his dissertation entitled “The Occupational Psychological Stresses Experienced by Emergency Department Nurses” he successfully combined experiences in nursing with psychological theory (Cox, 2004).

As of this writing, Dr Cox resides with his second wife (Sheree) in Orlando and continues to teach graduate school with the occasional shift as a Critical Care/Emergency Registered Nurse through local nursing agencies.

Current Licensures and Certifications held by Dr. Cox:

- Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) - Board Certified Expert in Emergency Crisis Response (BCECR), American Academy of Experts in

Traumatic Stress

- Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress Management (BCETS), American Academy of Experts in

Traumatic Stress

- Diplomate, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress - Licensed as a Florida Registered Nurse - Licensed as a Florida Paramedic - Nationally Certified as a Critical Care Nurse (CCRN) - Nationally Certified as an Emergency Nurse (CEN) - Certified (through the American Heart Association) as an instructor for Adult Advanced Cardiac

Life Support (ACLS), Basic Cardiac Life Support (i.e. CPR) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support
(PALS)

- Certified On-line distance graduate instructor (Troy University) - Black belt instructor, Shorin-Ryu, Matsubayashi-Ryu Karate-do

References

Cox, M. (2005). Compassion Fatigue, Advance for Nurses, 7(20), 17-22, King of Prussia, PA: Merion

Publications, Inc.

Cox, M. (2004). The Psychological Stresses Experienced by Emergency Department Nurses. Doctoral

dissertation, Walden University, Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Pub.

Cox, M. (2002a). What Every Nurse Needs To Know About Rave Drugs, Advance for Nurses, King of

Prussia, PA: Merion Publishing, 24 January 2002.

Cox, M. (2002b). Chemical And Biological Weapons, Part 3: Other Biological Agents, Advance for

Nurses, King of Prussia, PA: Merion Publishing, 6 January 2002.

Cox, M. (2001a). Chemical And Biological Weapons, Part 2: Biological Agents, Advance for Nurses,

King of Prussia, PA: Merion Publishing, 10 December 2001

Cox, M. (2001b). Chemical And Biological Weapons, Part 1: Nerve Agents, Advance for Nurses, King of

Prussia, PA: Merion Publishing, 26 November 2001

Cox, M. (2001). Voices of Experience: CISM, First Responder Core Curriculum, 3rd Ed., Jones and

Bartlett Publishing, Sudberry: MA