John's University, where she has taught medieval history for the last nine years. Her research interests are reflected in other classes she teaches at undergraduate and graduate levels, including world history, women's history, cultural and intellectual history, and food history. Cooper is also keenly interested in the development of student writing and communication at all levels and in the pedagogy of student-centered online learning. Her innovative teaching strategies have included researching and writing a historical novel with her students, which they then self-published.