Andrew Cooper

Andrew Cooper is a Reader (equivalent to Associate Professor) in the Department of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he conducts research on the relationship between personality traits, emotional states, and behavioral outcomes. His academic profile demonstrates a sustained contribution to psychological science since the early 2000s with over 70 publications.

His research focuses on:

• Personality and emotion states
• Emotion regulation
• Psychometrics and scale development
• Decision-making processes
• Addictive behaviors and substance use

Dr. Cooper's work particularly examines how individual differences in extraversion relate to positive affective states and approach to rewarding stimuli, with neural underpinnings in dopaminergic processes. His research also investigates impulsivity-related personality traits in decision-making and risk-taking, especially regarding substance use and gambling. A significant portion of his scholarship involves psychometric instrument development, applying advanced statistical techniques like Item Response Theory.

His recent publications (2023-2025) show an expansion into loneliness measurement, reinforcement sensitivity theory across cultures, and e-cigarette use behaviors. This represents both continuity with his core interests in personality assessment and novel applications to contemporary public health concerns.

Dr. Cooper actively supervises undergraduate and postgraduate research projects in areas including extraversion, positive emotion states, personality effects on decision-making, neural reward processing, and adolescent substance use risk factors. His collaborative network spans multiple international institutions, reflecting the global recognition of his methodological expertise in personality assessment.