Stanford School of Medicine

Cheryl Koopman

Contact Information

  • Clinical Offices
  • Academic Offices
    Personal Information
    Email koopman@stanford.edu

Administrative Appointments

  • Past President, International Society of Political Psychology , (2009– 2010 )
  • President, International Society of Political Psychology , (2008– 2009 )
  • President-Elect, International Society of Political Psychology , (2007– 2008 )
  • Faculty Research Affiliate, Institute of Research on Women and Gender , (2004– 2009 )
  • Senator, Stanford University School of Medicine Faculty Senate , (2003– 2009 )
  • Member, Psychiatry Residents Selection Committee , (2003– 2009 )
  • Award Committee Member, Institute for Women and Gender , (2003– 2003 )
  • Alternate Faculty Senator, Stanford University Medical School Faculty , (1999– 2003 )
  • Faculty Search Committee Member, Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences , (1999– 2000 )
  • Charter Member, Stanford Research Management Advisory Group , (1998– 1999 )

Honors and Awards

  • Multi-Method Examination of Diverse Manifestations of Lyme Disease, Turn the Corner Foundation (5/08-8/10)
  • Multi-Method Examination of Diverse Manifestations of Lyme Disease, California Lyme Disease Association (4/08-4/10)
  • Expanding Rural Access: Distance Delivery of Support (Randomized Clinical Trial), California Breast Cancer Research Program (7/07-6/10)
  • Methamphetamine and HIV Prevention in Santa Clara County, Santa Clara County Meth Task Force (1/06-6/08)
  • Expanding Rural Access: Distance Delivery of Support (Pilot Study), California Breast Cancer Research Program (7/04 – 6/06)
  • Intergenerational Communication about Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS in Haiti, Stanford University VPUE Faculty Grant (7/03 – 5/04)
  • Interactive Technology to Support Rural Women and Families, California Breast Cancer Research Program (7/03 – 4/04)
  • What Love Has to Do with It: Altruism, Generativity and Spirituality in the Aftermath of 9/11/01., Institute for Research on Unlimited Love (12/02 - 11/04)
  • Evaluation of a PTSD Screening Program for Persons with HIV, Universitywide AIDS Research Program (7/01-6/03)
  • Alternative Support for Rural and Isolated Women in an HMO, California Breast Cancer Research Program (7/99 - 6/02)
  • Treatment of Sexual Problems in Gynecological Cancer, National Cancer Institute (8/98 - 7/00)
  • Institutional Pilot Research Award, American Cancer Society (6/98 - 5/99)
  • A Community-Based Workbook for Helping Rural Cancer Patients, California Breast Cancer Research Program (6/97 - 5/98)
  • Viola Bernard Clinical and Research Award, Colulmbia University (11/88 - 10/89)
  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Carnegie Corporation (7/86 - 6/87)
  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Ford Foundation (7/84 - 6/86)
  • National Service Research Award, NIMH (9/82 - 6/84)
  • National Service Research Award, NIMH (9/79 - 6/81)

Professional Education

  • Ph.D., University of Virginia Program Evaluation; Educational Psychology (1979)
  • B.A., Univ. of California, Berkeley Psychology (Honors Program) (1972)
  • M.A., Univ. of California, Los Angeles Educational Psychology (1974)

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

Research Interests

Dr. Koopman's research focuses on survivors of a variety of stressful events that include political and interpersonal violence, natural disasters and serious illness. In these studies, Dr. Koopman examines relationships between the severity of traumatic exposure and disease, previous life history, risk and resilience factors, and demographic characteristics with the symptoms of acute and other stress reactions. Dr. Koopman's research also focuses on social interventions that promote physical and mental health in communities. Dr. Cheryl Koopman's funded research focuses on people living with serious illness, including breast/gynecological cancer, Lyme disease, and HIV/AIDS. Currently, her Stanford team is collaborating with community-based partners from Northern Sierra Rural Health Network to evaluate the effects of providing support groups via videoconferencing on improving quality of life for women living with breast cancer in rural areas. Also, Dr. Koopman is collaborating with experts in Lyme disease and biostatistics to investigate the diverse manifestations of Lyme disease in relation to symptoms, signs, and diagnostic tests.

Publications