Dr. Theodore V. Cooper

Theodore V. Cooper

My global research interests are in the areas of disease prevention and health promotion. More specifically, I focus on issues in the prevention and treatment of clinical health, largely in Hispanic groups, including: tobacco/vaping control and cessation, problematic social media use, other addictive behaviors, weight concern and control, mental and sleep health, and sexual risk.

UTEP Faculty Profile

Sample Publications:

Lerma, M.*, Marquez, C.†, Sandoval Medina, K.*, Frietze, G., & Cooper, T.V. (2024). Risk and protective factors associated with electronic nicotine delivery system use in a Hispanic college sample. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-024-01335-8

Lerma, M.*, & Cooper, T.V. (2024). Sociocultural, behavioral, and physical correlates of excessive social media use, addiction, and motivation toward reduction in a Hispanic college student sample. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-024-02183-x

Garcia M. A.*, Cervantes, A.*, Rodriguez-Crespo, A.*, Drozdova, A. D., & Cooper, T. V. (2024).Online social experiences among Hispanic emerging adults: Associations with mental and sleep health. Psychology of Popular Media. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000564

Garcia, M. A.*, & Cooper, T. V. (2024). Social media use, emotional investment, self-control failure, and addiction in relation to mental and sleep health in Hispanic university emerging adults. Psychiatric Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-024-10085-8

Vernon, A.*, Sandoval Medina, K.*, Garcia, M. A.*, & Cooper, T. V. (2024). The relationships between fear of missing out and psychological and sociocultural factors in Latinx emerging adult college students. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000675

Garcia, M.A.*, Lerma, M.*, Gainza Perez, M.*, Sandoval Medina, K.*, Rodriguez-Crespo, A.*, & Cooper, T.V. (2023). Psychosocial and personality trait associates of phubbing and being phubbed in Hispanic emerging adult college students. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04767-y

Cabriales, J.A.*, Hernandez, N., Taylor, T.*, & Cooper, T.V. (2022). A three-wave assessment of a tobacco free campus policy within a minority serving institution. Journal of American College Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2129978