Spring Cooper

Spring Cooper is an Associate Professor and Department Chairperson of Community Health and Social Sciences at the City University of New York School of Public Health (CUNY SPH). Her academic background includes a PhD in Biobehavioral Health from Pennsylvania State University, focusing on sexual health education and menstrual attitudes. She previously worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at The University of Sydney's Children’s Hospital at Westmead Clinical School and taught in their Masters of HIV, STIs, and Sexual Health program for three years before joining CUNY SPH in 2015.

• PhD in Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University
• BS in Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University
• MA in Political Science, Fordham University
• BA in French Language and Literature, College of New Rochelle

Research interests include:

• Vaccine Preventable Diseases
• Sexual Health in Adolescents and Young Adults
• Menstrual Cycle and Events (Menarche, Menopause)
• Sexual Responding and Pleasure
• STI/HIV Transmission Prevention
• Harm Reduction Strategies
• Health Communication
• Sexual Agency
• Social Media Impacts on Sexual Health
• Podcasting as Health Promotion
• Intimate Partner Violence and Cyber Sexual Assault