Carly Cooper PhD, Educational Psychology and Research

Education

PhD Educational Psychology & Research University of Kansas 2022
DSc Occupational Therapy Baylor University 2011
MS Occupational Therapy Touro University Nevada 2009
BS Kinesiology University of Nevada Las Vegas 2007

Biography

MAJ Cooper has been an Army Occupational Therapist for 13 years. Specialties include program and personnel management, TBI research and rehabilitation, musculoskeletal evaluation and treatment, and behavioral health intervention. Years in the Army have afforded instruction, deployment, management, and program development opportunities to which she has excelled.

MAJ Cooper is recently completed a PhD in Educational Psychology and Research at the University of Kanas, with emphasis in Research, Evaluation, Measurement and Statistics. Research interest during this endeavor has focused on measurement tool/test development and validation methodologies. She has since taken over the position of Program Director, Army-Baylor Doctor of Science in Occupational Therapy program.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Certified Brain Injury Specialist - Brain Injury Association of America

Certified in Stress Management - American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress

Medical Officer in Charge, Ft. Riley, KS Soldier Readiness Processing 2018-2019

Traumatic Brain Injury Program Director, Ft. Riley, KS 2016-2019

Chief, Occupational Therapy, Ft. Riley, KS 2016-2019

Occupational Therapist/Commander, 219 Medical Detachment (COSC) 2012-2015

Occupational Therapist, Forward Prevention Team, OEF Deployment, Afghanistan 2012-2013

Officer in Charge/Primary Instructor - Management of the Combat Stress Casualty Course, Camp Bullis, TX 2014/2015/2016

Development and Validation of a Military Fear Avoidance Questionniare

PhD, Educational Psychology and Research