Cheryl Koopman is an Associate Research Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. She has extensive ISPP service including serving as a Governing Council member, Vice President, Chair of the Erik Erikson Award for Early Career Research Achievement Committee, member of the Lasswell and Sanford Awards Committee and Nominating Committee, Conference Chair for the 1992 meeting, and Program Chair for 2008 Paris conference.

Her research examines psychological consequence of traumatic events, including political assassination and terrorism. She has also examined the psychological effects of political films (“Fahrenheit 911” and “JFK”) and U.S. and Russian elite views of international conflict and security.

Additional prior experience includes interning at the United Nations to develop strategies to increase hiring of women and under-represented nationalities in professional positions and post-doctoral research at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. She has also taught at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Columbia University.

“ISPP is a unique home to many scholars and practitioners where we learn from one another, draw intellectual and emotional sustenance for our work, and promote the discipline of political psychology. I am honored to be nominated for President-Elect. If elected, I would continue to build on our current efforts on behalf of broadening the membership base with special attention given to attracting young scholars and new members from all parts of the world. I would also focus on fundraising to provide long-term support for ISPP as an organization and for funding new initiatives. I would encourage greater experimentation among officers and members to communicate among ourselves and to reach out to new audiences via emerging technologies such as video-conferencing and podcasting.”