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Cooper, Barry - Biography

Division/Program Affiliation:

Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia (Clinical Instructor)

Biography:

Dr. Barry Cooper, R. Psych. received a B.Sc. in Psychology from the University Alberta and a MA and Ph.D. in Forensic Psychology from the University of British Columbia. Dr. Cooper is a scientist-practitioner involved in research and clinical-forensic practice in the areas of forensic assessment (e.g., risk / malingering), psychopathy, investigative interviewing, eyewitness memory, and the evaluation of truthfulness. A former Senior Psychologist for the Correctional Service of Canada, he is currently a Psychologist for the Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission where he serves as a member of the research committee and internship training committee in addition to conducting forensic assessments at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital and the Surrey Forensic Clinic. Dr. Cooper is also a Partner and Director of Research and Development for the Forensic Alliance, an organization that provides research, consulting, and training services to various facets of the justice system (www.theforensicalliance.com). He also has a private practice conducting forensic interviews/assessments and providing expert testimony in relation to his research and clinical-forensic interests.

Recent publications :

Cooper, B.S., Hervé H.F., & Yuille, J.C. (in press).

Evaluating truthfulness: Detecting truths and lies in forensic contexts. To appear in R. Bull (Ed.), Handbook of the psychology of investigative interviewing. Wiley.

Yuille, J.C. & Cooper, B.S. (in press).

Challenging the eyewitness expert. To appear in J. Ziskin and D. Faust (Eds.), Coping with psychiatric and psychological testimony (6th edition).

Yuille, J.C., Cooper, B.S., & Hervé H.F. (in press).

The Step-Wise guidelines for child interviews: The new generation. In M. Casonato & Pfafflin (Eds.), Handbook of pedosexuality and forensic science.

Williams, K.M., Cooper, B.S., Howell, T.M., Yuille, J.C., & Paulhus. D.L. (2009).

Inferring sexually deviant behaviors from corresponding fantasies: The role of personality and pornography consumption. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 36, 198-122.

Cooper, B.S., Griesel, D., & Yuille, J.C. (2007).

Clinical-forensic risk assessment: The past and current state of affairs. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 7(4), 1-63.

Cooper, B.S., Hervé H.F., & Yuille, J.C. (2007).

Psychopathy and memory for violence. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 6(2), 123-135.

Cooper, B.S., & Yuille, J.C. (2007).

Offenders' memories for instrumental and reactive violence. In S.A. Christianson (Ed.), Offenders' memories of violent crimes (pp. 75-97), Chichester, England: John Wiley and Sons.

Spidel, A., Greaves, C., Cooper, B.S, Hervé, H.F., Hare, R.D., & Yuille, J.C. (2007).

The psychopath as pimp. Canadian Journal of Police and Security Services, 4, 205-211.

Cooper, B.S., Cuttler, C., Dell, P., & Yuille, J.C. (2006).

Dissociation and amnesia: A study with male offenders. International Journal of Forensic Psychology, 1(3), 69-83.

Cooper, B.S. & Yuille, J.C. (2006).

Psychopathy and deception. In H.F. Hervé & J.C. Yuille (Eds.), The psychopath: Theory, research and practice (pp. 487-503), Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Earlbaum Associates.

Contact Information

Email: bcooper@theforensicalliance.com
Phone: 778-988-5616
Location: Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, 70 Colony Farm Road, Port Coquitlam, BC, V3C 5X9

Research / link to website:

My CV and a description of my research/practice can be found at www.theforensicalliance.com