Brittany Rhoades Cooper, Ph.D. WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY 510 JOHNSON TOWERS BUILDING · PULLMAN, WA 99164 PHONE: 509-335-2896 · EMAIL:
[email protected] EDUCATION Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University 2005-2009 Human Development and Family Studies Advisor: Mark T. Greenberg, Ph.D. M.S. Pennsylvania State University 2003-2005 Human Development and Family Studies Advisor: Mark T. Greenberg, Ph.D. B.A. University of Arizona 1998-2002 Psychology, Summa Cum Laude with Honors Advisor: Jennifer L. Maggs, Ph.D. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Washington State University Assistant Professor, Human Development 2012-present Graduate Faculty, Prevention Science Youth and Family Extension Specialist Pennsylvania State University Evaluation Research Specialist, EPISCenter 2009-2012 Research Associate, Prevention Research Center 2009-2012 Research Scientist, Methodology Center 2009-2012 NIDA Prevention and Methodology Pre-doctoral Fellow 2005-2007 Research Assistant, Human Development & Family Studies 2003-2009 RESEARCH INTERESTS Grounded in a contextual view of human development, my program of research focuses on both the generation of basic prevention research knowledge and the translation of this knowledge for effective prevention practice and policy aimed at improving the mental, emotional and behavioral health of children, families, and communities. Specifically, my research examines how risk and protective factors at multiple ecological levels, including family, peer, school, and community, interact to predict children’s developmental outcomes. This basic research forms the basis for the development of effective family and school-based prevention programs aimed at promoting healthy development. Once a prevention program has been proven effective, the ultimate goal is widespread dissemination and scale-up, and therefore my research also focuses on the identification and examination of the program, organizational, and community barriers which hinder the successful delivery of preventive interventions under natural conditions.