Dr. Cooper's special interest areas include inclusion, the integration of children with and without disabilities in the general classroom, character education, guidance and management of children's behavior, and parent involvement. He teaches Guidance and Behavior Management at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Cooper also directs the Mashburn Institute, UCA Super Kids, and co-directs UCA Challenge. Known better as Dr. Mark, he has been a contributing author to the Autism Asperger’s Digest, a national magazine devoted to children and adults with autism spectrum disorders, and has also written for numerous other journals including Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disorders, Rural Special Education Quarterly, Phi Delta Pi Record, Children and Families, the Journal of Early Education and Family Review, and the National Forum for Educational Administration and Supervision. Dr. Mark has written the book, Bound and Determined to Help Children with Learning Disabilities Succeed, published by Learning Disabilities Worldwide, Inc. This book of hope provides strategies for helping struggling learners succeed in the classroom and at home. Dr. Mark uses the venues of teaching, counseling, consulting, writing and speaking to help teachers and parents guide, manage, and teach children more successfully. He combines understanding, sensitivity, and determination to help achieve his hope and dreams for children.