Tracy Cooper

Tracy Cooper serves as Associate Professor of Public Administration in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP), where she has been faculty since 2015. Her academic home resides within UNCP's institutional framework focusing on governance and policy studies.

Her research program centers on:

• Leadership dynamics in public and nonprofit sector networks
• Disaster management systems and emergency response coordination
• Collaborative governance models across organizational boundaries

She actively presents findings at international conferences examining how cross-sector partnerships function during complex emergencies, with particular attention to inter-organizational trust and resource sharing mechanisms.

Dr. Cooper received her Ph.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Her professional engagement extends beyond teaching through workshops on nonprofit board development, strategic planning, and community outreach strategies that directly apply her research to practitioner needs. While specific grant details aren't public, her work demonstrates sustained focus on practical governance solutions for crisis management scenarios.