Dr. Cooper received her medical degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1999. She completed her Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry residencies at Weill Cornell Medical Center in 2003 and 2004, respectively, and was the recipient of the outstanding teaching award given by the Cornell medical students. Dr. Cooper joined the faculty of Weill Medical College of Cornell University in 2005, where she is currently Assistant Professor in Psychiatry, and is a frequent lecture on substance use disorders and wellness.