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John L. Cooley 

Assistant Professor

Education

  • Lawrence, KS Ph.D., Clinical Child Psychology Minor: Quantitative Psychology, University of Kansas, 2018
  • Charleston Consortium Internship Program, Charleston, SC Medical University of South Carolina & Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center Child Psychology Track, 2017-2018
  • University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS M.A., Clinical Child Psychology, 2014
  • College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA B.A., Psychology & Global Studies, 2010

Professional Appointments

  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine Role: Clinical Assistant Professor 2022-2024
  • Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX Clinical Psychology Program, Department of Psychological Sciences Role: Assistant Professor 2020-2022
  • Prevention & Intervention Lab, Lubbock, TX (formerly TTU Peer Relations Lab) Role: Director 2020-Present
  • University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO Developmental Psychobiology Research Group, Department of Psychiatry Role: NIMH T32 Postdoctoral Research Fellow
  • University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS Departments of Psychology & Applied Behavioral Science Roles: Lab Coordinator; Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant; Instructor
  • Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA Department of Psychiatry Role: Research Coordinator

Activities and Honors

  • Students’ Choice Top Faculty Member College of Arts & Sciences, Texas Tech University, 2022
  • President’s Emerging Engaged Scholarship Award Texas Tech University, 2022
  • Mortar Board Apple Polishing Award Texas Tech University, 2021
  • Future Directions Launch Award in Adversity Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology Future Directions Forum, 2019
  • Department of Psychiatry Abstract Competition Winner University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 2019

Selected Publications

Books / Book Chapters
  • Fite, P. J., & Cooley, J. L. (in press). Bullying and peer victimization. In A. M. La Greca, N. L. Reilly, O. Moorehead-Slaughter, & G. P. Koocher (Eds.), Parent’s guide to Psychological First Aid: Helping children and adolescents cope with predictable life crises (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press
  • Fite, P. J., Cooley, J. L., & Williford, A. (2020). Components of evidence-based interventions for bullying and peer victimization. In R. G. Steele & M. C. Roberts (Eds.), Handbook of evidence-based therapies for children and adolescents (2nd ed., pp. 219-234). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44226-2_15
Presentations
  • Cooley, J. L., *Ricker, B. T., *Sanchez, C. R., *Lelakowska, G., *Pagán, A. F., & *Barnett, J. E. (2022, July). Initial evaluation of a brief preventive intervention for aggressive-victims [Invited talk]. Biennial Research Conference on Relational Aggression, Virtual Conference.
  • Cooley, J. L. (2019, June). Adversity within the peer context [Invited talk]. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology Future Directions Forum, Washington, DC, United States. Web Link: https://youtu.be/Jq6k0URJ1es
  • Fite, P. J., Cooley, J. L., & Evans, S. C. (2016, June). The impact of irritability on the prospective associations between internalizing symptoms and forms of aggression during middle childhood [Invited talk]
Books / Book Chapters
  • Sanchez, C. R., Cooley, J. L., Winters, D. E., *Ricker, B. T., & Fite, P. J. (in press). Associations between forms of aggression and peer victimization: Does prosocial behavior matter? Development and Psychopathology.
  • Pagán, A. F., *Ricker, B. T., Cooley, J. L., Cummings, C., & *Sanchez, C. R. (in press). ADHD symptoms and sleep problems during middle childhood: The indirect effect of peer victimization. Child Psychiatry & Human Development.
  • Ricker, B. T., Cooley, J. L., & Fite, P. J. (2024). Parental psychological control and childhood externalizing problems: Indirect effects through peer victimization. Journal of Child and Family Studies. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-023-02751-5
  • Mitchell, T. B., Cooley, J. L., Cummings, C., *Lelakowska, G., Wolfe, L. D., *Ricker, B. T., & Farias, R. (2023). Latent profiles of sleep disturbance and impairment in elementary school-age youth: Concurrent and longitudinal associations with emotional, behavioral, and academic functioning. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsad077
  • Fite, P. J., Cooley, J. L., Ryder, A., *Ricker, B. T., Hichborn, E., & Okeh, O. (2023). Bidirectional links between coping strategies and sibling and peer victimization among elementary school-age youth. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 45(2), 415-427. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-023-10044-w
  • Fite, P. J., Cooley, J. L., Díaz, K. I., Singh, M. N., & Zax, A. (2023). Impact of sibling victimization on child internalizing symptoms. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 53(3), 750-757. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-021-01287-3
  • Bernard, D. L., O'Loughlin, K., Davidson, T. M., Rothbaum, A. O., Anton, M. T., Ridings, L. E., Cooley, J. L., Gavrilova, Y., Hink, A. B., & Ruggiero, K. J. (2023). Differences in mental health engagement and follow-up among Black and White patients after traumatic injury. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 94(1), 117-124. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000003604
  • Cooley, J. L., & Taussig, H. N. (2022). Anger and attention problems as mechanisms linking maltreatment subtypes and witnessed violence to social functioning among children in out-of-home care. Child Maltreatment, 27(4), 647-657. https://doi.org/10.1177/10775595211038926
  • Ricker, B. T., Cooley, J. L., *Sanchez, C. R., **Gunder, E. M., **Dooley, J., **Chilton, M., & Ritschel, L. A. (2022). Prospective associations between peer victimization and internalizing symptoms in adolescence: The protective role of hope. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 44(3), 649–662. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-022-09966-8
  • Cooley, J. L., Fite, P. J., & Hoffman, L. (2022). Interactive effects of coping strategies and emotion dysregulation on childhood peer victimization. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 78, 101356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2021.101356
  • Cooley, J. L., Mitchell, T. B., Pastrana, F. A., & Hanson, R. F. (2022). Trauma-focused CBT in the context of parental chronic medical conditions: A case report. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 29(3), 682-697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2021.04.008
  • Fite, P. J., Cooley, J. L., Tampke, E. C., Hesse, D. R., & Doyle, R. L. (2022). The role of emotion dysregulation in the links between sibling victimization and internalizing symptoms in middle childhood. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 44(2), 560-569. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-022-09956-w
  • Cooley, J. L., Blossom, J. B., Tampke, E. C., & Fite, P. J. (2022). Emotion regulation attenuates the prospective links from peer victimization to internalizing symptoms during middle childhood. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 51(4), 495-504. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2020.1731819
  • Taussig, H. N., Dmitrieva, J., Garrido, E. F., Cooley, J. L., & Crites, E. (2021). Fostering Healthy Futures preventive intervention for children in foster care: Long-term delinquency outcomes from a randomized controlled trial. Prevention Science, 22(8), 1120-1133. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-021-01235-6
  • Evans, S. C., Cooley, J. L., Blossom, J. B., Pederson, C. A., Tampke, E., & Fite, P. J. (2020). Examining ODD/ADHD symptom dimensions as predictors of social, emotional, and academic trajectories in middle childhood. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 49(6), 912-929. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2019.1644645
  • Hubel, G. S., Cooley, J. L., Moreland, A. D. (2020). Incorporating evidence-based behavioral teacher training into Head Start mental health consultation: Description and initial outcomes of a large-scale program. Psychology in the Schools, 57(5), 735-756. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22348
  • Tampke, E. C., Fite, P. J., & Cooley, J. L. (2020). Bidirectional associations between affective empathy and proactive and reactive aggression. Aggressive Behavior, 46(4), 317-326. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ab.21891