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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2004 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For outstanding leadership in experiments studying charm and strange particle physics

Overview

Peter J. Cooper is a researcher affiliated with the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. Their work spans multiple disciplines, with a focus on medicine and psychology. Within these broad fields, Cooper's research engages notably with subfields such as pulmonary and respiratory medicine, clinical psychology, education, social psychology, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

Their research addresses a variety of topics, primarily:

  • Child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development
  • Cystic fibrosis research advances
  • Neonatal respiratory health research
  • Maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum
  • Infant development and preterm care
  • Child development and digital technology
  • Scientific computing and data management

Cooper's recent research publications include:

  • "The effect of azithromycin on structural lung disease in infants with cystic fibrosis (COMBAT CF): a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial" (2022) published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • "Sculpting Culture: Early Maternal Responsiveness and Child Emotion Regulation - A UK-Italy Comparison" (2020) published in Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
  • "First 1,000 days: enough for mothers but not for children? Long-term outcomes of an early intervention on maternal depressed mood and child cognitive development: follow-up of a randomised controlled trial" (2021) published in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • "Early markers of cystic fibrosis structural lung disease: follow-up of the ACFBAL cohort" (2020) published in European Respiratory Journal
  • "Book-Sharing for Parenting and Child Development in South Africa: A Randomized Controlled Trial" (2021) published in Child Development

Frequent co-authors that have collaborated with Cooper include:

  • Carleton DiLeo
  • Lynne Murray
  • Catherine A. Byrnes
  • Claire Wainwright
  • Joyce Cheney

Cooper has published multiple articles in several key scientific journals, such as:

  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • European Respiratory Journal
  • Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
  • Infant Mental Health Journal

In addition to journal articles, Cooper has contributed to book publications, including one titled Beginning Ruby 3 released in 2020 by Apress eBooks.

Award recognition includes being named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2004, cited for leadership in experiments related to charm and strange particle physics.

Best Publications

  • The development and validation of the body shape questionnaire

    Peter J. Cooper;Melanie J. Taylor;Zafra Cooper;Christopher G. Fairbum

  • The impact of postnatal depression and associated adversity on early mother-infant interactions and later infant outcome.

    Lynne Murray;Agnese Fiori-Cowley;Richard Hooper;Peter Cooper

  • Postpartum depression and child development

    Lynne Murray;Peter J. Cooper

  • The validity of the eating disorder examination and its subscales.

    Zafra Cooper;Peter J. Cooper;Christopher G. Fairburn

  • The Socioemotional Development of 5‐year‐old Children of Postnatally Depressed Mothers

    Lynne Murray;Dana Sinclair;Peter Cooper;Pierre Ducournau

  • Post-partum depression and the mother-infant relationship in a South African peri-urban settlement

    Peter J. Cooper;Mark Tomlinson;Leslie Swartz;Matthew Woolgar

  • The relationship between post-natal depression and mother-child interaction.

    Alan Stein;Dennis H. Gath;Janet Bucher;Alison Bond

  • Association of Persistent and Severe Postnatal Depression With Child Outcomes.

    Elena Netsi;Rebecca M. Pearson;Lynne Murray;Lynne Murray;Lynne Murray;Peter Cooper;Peter Cooper;Peter Cooper

  • Fortnightly review: Postnatal depression

    Peter J Cooper;Lynne Murray

  • Course and recurrence of postnatal depression. Evidence for the specificity of the diagnostic concept

    Peter J. Cooper;Lynne Murray

  • Maternal postnatal depression and the development of depression in offspring up to 16 years of age

    Lynne Murray;Adriane Arteche;Pasco Fearon;Sarah L Halligan

  • Maternal depression and psychiatric outcomes in adolescent offspring: a 13-year longitudinal study.

    Sarah L. Halligan;Lynne Murray;Carla Martins;Peter J. Cooper

  • Effects of postnatal depression on infant development

    Lynne Murray;Peter J Cooper

  • The use of the eating disorder examination with children: A pilot study

    Rachel J. Bryant-Waugh;Peter J. Cooper;Catherine L. Taylor;Bryan D. Lask

  • Improving quality of mother-infant relationship and infant attachment in socioeconomically deprived community in South Africa : randomised controlled trial

    Peter J Cooper;Mark Tomlinson;Leslie Swartz;Mireille Landman

  • Non-psychotic psychiatric disorder after childbirth. A prospective study of prevalence, incidence, course and nature.

    Peter J. Cooper;Elizabeth A. Campbell;Ann Day;Helen Kennerley

  • Controlled trial of the short- and long-term effect of psychological treatment of post-partum depression. I. Impact on maternal mood

    Peter J Cooper;Lynne Murray;Anji Wilson;Helena Romaniuk

  • Controlled trial of the short- and long-term effect of psychological treatment of post-partum depression: 2. Impact on the mother-child relationship and child outcome.

    Lynne Murray;Peter J Cooper;Anji Wilson;Helena Romaniuk

  • The development of anxiety disorders in childhood: an integrative review

    L. Murray;C. Creswell;P. J. Cooper

  • The Cognitive Development of 5-Year-Old Children of Postnatally Depressed Mothers

    Lynne Murray;Alison Hipwell;Richard Hooper;Alan Stein

Frequent Co-Authors

Lynne Murray
Lynne Murray University of Reading
Cathy Creswell
Cathy Creswell University of Oxford
Alan Stein
Alan Stein University of Oxford
Mark Tomlinson
Mark Tomlinson Queen's University Belfast
Sarah L. Halligan
Sarah L. Halligan University of Bath
Christopher G. Fairburn
Christopher G. Fairburn University of Oxford
Thalia C. Eley
Thalia C. Eley King's College London
Kathryn J. Lester
Kathryn J. Lester University of Sussex
Jennifer L. Hudson
Jennifer L. Hudson University of New South Wales
Ronald M. Rapee
Ronald M. Rapee Macquarie University

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