Assistant Professor of Law
Biography
Professor Cooper joins the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Law after practicing law in the areas of family law, criminal defense, and juvenile justice for 14 years. Cooper has extensive trial experience and has successfully argued cases before the Nebraska Supreme Court and Nebraska Court of Appeals. Prior to joining the faculty, Cooper served as an adjunct professor for the College of Law, teaching Pretrial Litigation. She holds a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law and a B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Outside of the classroom, you can find Professor Cooper on a yoga mat. She is a certified yoga teacher trainer and teaches community yoga classes. She enjoys international travel and gardening. Cooper sits on several boards and committees and has held a number of leadership roles in her community.
Courses
- Torts
- Family Law
- Mediation Advocacy
- Mediation
Articles
- The Assimmigration Matrix: Dismantling Families and Assimilating the Children Left Behind, 56 Seaton Hall L. R. 425 (2025).
- From Inchoate to Explicit: A Call for Family a Consolidated Doctrine of Family Unity, (forthcoming in the Maryland Law Review in February 2027).
Presentations
- Guest Lectuerer: Goodrich Scholarship Lifespan Development Class, 2020
- Nebraska State Bar Association Diversity Summit Panelist, 2015
Other
Date:
Monday, August 14, 2023
Awards
- 1L Professor of the Year Award, University of Nebraska College of Law, 2025
- Diversity Award, Nebraska State Bar Association, 2018
Education
- B.A., 2005, University of Nebraska at Omaha
- J.D., 2009, Northwestern University School of Law