Judith A. Cooper
Judith A. Cooper | |
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![]() Cooper in 2018 | |
Director of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders | |
Acting | |
In office June 2018 – August 2019 | |
Preceded by | James F. Battey |
Succeeded by | Debara L. Tucci |
Personal details | |
Born | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | September 16, 1949
Alma mater | Southern Methodist University Vanderbilt University University of Washington |
Occupation | Speech pathologist |
Judith Ann Cooper (born September 16, 1949) is an American
Education
Cooper was born September 16, 1949, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Joyce and Peter Cooper.[1] A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, she graduated from C. E. Byrd High School in 1967.[1][2] Cooper completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in speech-language pathology from Southern Methodist University in 1971. She received an M.S. in speech-language pathology at Vanderbilt University in 1972, and worked as a speech-language pathologist in Nashville, Tennessee, until 1978. Cooper earned a Ph.D. in speech and hearing sciences from the University of Washington 1982.[2] Her dissertation was titled, Residual impairments in children with a history of acquired aphasia.[1] Copper's doctoral advisor was Charles R. Flowers.[1]
Career
Cooper joined the
Cooper is deputy director of the NIDCD and director of the NIDCD Division of Scientific Programs.[2] Upon James F. Battey, Jr.'s retirement, served as NIDCD acting director from June 2018 until August 2019.[2][3] Copper was succeeded by Debara L. Tucci.[3]
Awards and honors
Cooper received the Distinguished Alumnus award from Vanderbilt University, a Secretary's (Department of Health and Human Services) Award for Distinguished Service, and several NIH Director's awards. She was elected a fellow of the American Speech–Language–Hearing Association (ASHA) in 2006 and received ASHA's Honors of the Association award, its highest honor, in 2007.[2]
References
- ^ OCLC 8594001.
- ^ a b c d e "Judith A. Cooper, Ph.D." NIDCD. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
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- ^ a b "Tucci Named Next NIDCD Director". NIH Record. 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
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External links
- Judith A. Cooper's publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)