Biography

Frank Rudy Cooper is the director of the Program on Race, Gender & Policing at UNLV's William S. Boyd School of Law.

Cooper is often called upon by local and national media to provide insight into issues including police reform and police brutality, as well as civil rights, critical race theory, and diversity and inclusion. He also conducts research centered on feminist theory, gender and the law, and masculinity theory.

Prior to UNLV, Cooper clerked for the federal district court and taught at Villanova University School of Law, Suffolk University Law School, Boston University, Boston College, and the University of California, Berkeley..

Cooper is co-editor of multiple books, including Masculinities and the Law: A Multidimensional Approach. His work has been published in leading journals including the Boston University Law Review, the Columbia Journal of Gender & Law, the University of California Review, and the University of Illinois Law Review.