Marty A. Cooper, PhD, LMHC, NCC
Dr. Cooper is an adjunct faculty member of NYU Steinhardt and an Associate Professor at State University of New York (SUNY) College at Old Westbury in the graduate Mental Health Counseling program. He is both a counseling psychologist a licensed mental health counselor with regional and international experience. His research focuses on sexual orientation and gender identity. His most recent work is a new identity development model for transgender and gender non-conforming individual which will be published in the journal Studies in Gender and Sexuality. He is also the co-editor of the journal GROUP. Dr. Cooper is the clinical director at Cooper Mental Health Counseling, PLLC. Among numerous volunteer activities, Dr. Cooper conducts asylum assessments for LGBTQ+ individuals seeking asylum in the US. He also engages in leadership activities in Division 17 of American Psychological Association and Easter Group Psychotherapy Society.
Selected Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
- Cooper, M., Jung, S., & Gordon, J. (2022, July). Identity process treatment model for transgender and gender non-conforming clients. Studies in Gender and Sexuality.
- Cooper, M. (2021, December). Role of religion in the expression of sexuality. Indian Journal of Health, Sexuality and Culture.https://www.iisb.org/pdf/december2021/14.%20Role%20of%20religion%20in%20the%20expression%20of%20sexuality.pdf
- Cooper, M.A., & Gordon, J.L. (2021, April) Understanding panic buying through an integrated psychodynamic lens. Front. Public Health 9:666715. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.666715
- Gordon, J., & Cooper, M. (2020, June). Transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) online dating experience. Indian Journal of Health, Sexuality and Culture, 06(1), 57-64. http://www.iisb.org/pdf/june2020/11.%20Transgender%20and%20gender%20non-conforming%20(TGNC)%20online%20dating%20experience.pdf
- Cooper, M., & Gordon, J. (2019, December). Relevance of drive and relational theories in the context of homosexuality and masochism: A case study. Indian Journal of Health, Sexuality and Culture, 05(2), 78-87. http://www.iisb.org/pdf/december2019/10_The%20Relevance%20of%20Drive%20and%20Relational%20Theories%20in%20the%20Context%20of%20Homosexuality%20and%20Masochism.pdf
- Cooper, M. (2019, June). Anti-Indian bias and homophobia: A psychotherapy case study. Indian Journal of Health, Sexuality and Culture, 05(1), 45-52. http://iisb.org/pdf/june2019/11.%20Anti-Indian%20Bias%20and%20Homophobia%20A%20Psychotherapy%20Case%20Study.pdf
Book Chapters
- Cooper, M., Gordon, J., Fassinger, R. (2022). Mentoring. In A.E. Goldberg (Ed.). The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies. SAGE.
- Cooper, M., & Holland, B. (2019, October). Health Care. In Moglia, P. (Ed.), Salem Health: Aging (2nd ed., pp. 359-364). Salem Press.
Marty A. Cooper, PhD, LMHC, NCC