Peter Cooper (psychopathologist)

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Peter J. Cooper, FBA is a British psychopathologist and academic. He is Professor of Psychopathology at the University of Reading. [1] He was elected a fellow of the British Academy in 2016. [2] [3] Cooper is a specialist in intergenerational transmission of psychopathology, child cognitive and socio-emotional development in the developing world, and the development evaluation and dissemination of parenting interventions.

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References

  1. Peter Cooper. University of Reading. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  2. British Academy announces new President and elects 66 new Fellows. British Academy. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. Professor Jonathan Dancy and Professor Peter Cooper made Fellows of the British Academy. University of Reading. Retrieved 28 June 2017.