Kathleen Keefe-Cooperman
Chair of the Department of Counseling and Development
B.A., Rhode Island CollegeM.S., Pace University, M.A., University of HartfordPsy.D., University of Hartford
kathleen.keefe-cooperman@liu.edu
Description
Dr. Keefe-Cooperman is the Chair of the Department of Counseling and Development where she is also an Associate Professor. She received her undergraduate degree in psychology from Rhode Island College, a Master’s in Counseling from Pace University, a Master’s in Clinical Practices in Psychology from the University of Hartford, and her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Hartford. Dr. Keefe-Cooperman is a NY and FL Licensed Clinical Psychologist and a member of the prestigious Fulbright Specialist Program. She has also been elected to Fellow Status by the American Psychological Association and this honor is achieved by less than 5% of psychologists. This Associate Professor began her career with LIU at West Point before becoming the Program Director for the Department of Counseling and Development at the Rockland Graduate Campus for five years before moving to the LIU Post campus. Dr. Keefe-Cooperman was named Outstanding Educator of the Year by Education Update in 2018. She has extensive experience teaching a variety of courses, and her favorites include those focusing on the development of counseling skills, as well as diagnoses and psychopathology. Her Fulbright Specialist experience involved presenting her research on visual spatial functioning in preschoolers related to smart device usage at the University of Vienna and being a guest lecturer. Dr. Keefe-Cooperman has also presented for Columbia University’s Grand Rounds. She serves as a reviewer for peer reviewed journals, as well as being a Fulbright Specialist Reviewer of applicants. Dr. Keefe-Cooperman is a member of the major counseling associations. She has served as a Board Member for various mental health organizations. She has a broad range of experience working with children, adolescents, and adults around mental health issues that impact daily life. Dr. Keefe-Cooperman also specializes in psychological evaluations of preschoolers, and Autism identification and diagnosis for younger children. Numerous publications in psychology, counseling and educational journals focus on the areas of preschooler development as well as how to break bad news using a structured protocol (PEWTER) she developed. The PEWTER model has been used in the areas of counseling, homicide victim notification, and end of life communication. Dr. Keefe-Cooperman presents at national and international conferences and is also the co-author of a book focusing on math anxiety and related cognitive principles for overcoming this difficulty.
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