H. Stephen Cooper, Ph.D., LCSW
	Assistant Professor of Social Work Associate Dean, College of Liberal and Applied Arts Coordinator, Initiative for Rural Research and Development
	Office: Telephone: Email:	SWK 120 (936) 468-2845 scooper@sfasu.edu	School of Social Work Stephen F. Austin State University P.O. Box 6104, SFA Station Nacogdoches, TX 75962-6104 (936) 468-5105 (936) 468-7201 (fax)

Education

B.S., Psychology, Stephen F. Austin State University
M.S.W., Stephen F. Austin State University
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

Professional Interests

Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Juvenile Justice & Criminal Justice
Police Social Work
Family Violence
Conflict Resolution
Civic and Political Engagement
Rural Social Work
Social Work Education & Field Education
Research Methods (Concept Mapping & Social Network Analysis)

Teaching

SWK 225- Human Behavior and the Social Environment I
SWK 300- Junior Field Instruction
SWK 325- Human Behavior and the Social Environment II
SWK 340- Organizations and Communities: Structures and Functions
SWK 415- Social Welfare Policy and Legislative Analysis
SWK 450- Generalist Practice II
SWK 455- Research Practicum
SWK 485- Social Work Research
SWK 495- Social Work Statistics
SWK 510- Measurement & Statistics
SWK 520- The Social Work Research Process
SWK 528- Social Work in Mental Health
SWK 530- Research Practicum
Field Liaison and Supervision- BSW & MSW Students

Research Projects

Special Health Resources for Texas Network Development Project. Principal
          Investigator. In progress.

Rural East Texas Health Network Evaluation Project. Principal Investigator.
          Completed July 2007.

Rural East Texas Health Network Strategic Planning Project.  Principal Investigator. 
          Completed August 2006. 

SFASU School of Social Work Strategic Planning Project.  Principal Investigator. 
           Completed August 2006.

Patterns of Civic Engagement Among Anglo and Hispanic Residents of Nacogdoches
          County.  Principal Investigator.  Fall 2004.

Preliminary Analysis of Collaborative Partnerships with the Community Resource Center.
          Principal Investigator.  Completed February 2004.

The Hispanic Community’s Perception of Formal Assistance and Community Resources in
          Nacogdoches County.  Principal Investigator.  Completed June 2003.

Selected Publications

Montana, S. & Cooper, H. S. (2009). Mexico's drug wars: Implications and perspectives from
          California and California's San Joaquin Valley. The International Journal of Continuing
          Social Work Education, 12(2), 45-56.

Cooper, H. S. (2008). Interorganizational Relationships Among Providers of Public Social Services for
         Emotionally Disturbed Children in Rural East Texas. (Doctoral dissertation, The University of
         Texas at Austin, 2008).

Cooper, H. S., Avant, F. L., & Hall, A. A. (2007). Rural East Texas Health Network: 2006-2007
         annual evaluation. Nacogdoches, Texas: Author.

Avant, F. L. & Cooper, H. S. (In Press). Rural social work practice among children with social
         and emotional problems. In J. L. Johnson & Grant, G., Jr. (Eds.), Rural Social Work. Allyn
         and Bacon Casebook Series. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Cooper, H. S. & Avant, F. L. (In Press). Building community partnerships to serve rural Hispanic
         residents. In J. L. Johnson & Grant, G., Jr. (Eds.), Rural Social Work. Allyn and Bacon
         Casebook Series. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Cooper, H. S. & Avant, F. L. (2006). Rural East Texas Health Network Strategic Planning Project:
         Concept Mapping Final Report. Nacogdoches, TX: Author.

Cooper, H. S. (2006). Stephen F. Austin State University School of Social Work Strategic Planning
         Project: Concept Mapping Final Report. Nacogdoches, TX: Author.

Cooper, H. S. & Morales, L. (2004). If we build it, will they come? A case for practice based
         research. In T. L. Scales & C. Streeter (Eds.), Building assets to sustain rural communities.
         Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Rodriguez, R., Cooper, H. S., & Morales, L. (2004). Working with Mexican immigrants in rural East
         Texas. In T. L. Scales & C. Streeter (Eds.), Building assets to sustain rural communities.
         Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Scales, T. L. & Cooper, H. S. (1999). Family violence in rural areas: Law enforcement and social
          workers working together for change. In I. B. Carlon-LaNey, R. L. Edwards, & P. N. Reid
          Eds.), Preserving and strengthening small towns and rural communities. (pp. 104-116).
          Washington, D.C.: NASW Press, Inc.

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