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Sathasivan Cooper
Sathasivan Cooper
Born	11 June 1950 (age 74); Durban, South Africa
Education	University of South Africa; University of the Witwatersrand; Boston University
Known for	Part of the SASO Nine

Sathasivan "Saths" Cooper (born 11 June 1950) is a clinical psychologist in South Africa who was born in Durban of Indian-South African background. He began to identify with the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) and joined the South African Students' Organisation (SASO), and was one of the so-called "SASO Nine" student leaders arrested in 1974 for their anti-Apartheid activities.^[1] During this time Saths spent nine years banned, house arrested and jailed, including over five years in Robben Island where he shared a cell block with Nelson Mandela.^[2]^[3]

While imprisoned, Cooper completed his undergraduate degree in psychology via a correspondence course with the University of South Africa.^[1] Released in 1982 Cooper went on to study at the University of the Witwatersrand completing his PhD as a Fulbright scholar at Boston University.^[1] He was four times elected President of the Psychological Society of South Africa, and was Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Durban-Westville (prior to its merger).^[2] He served as President of the International Congress of Psychology which was held in 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. At the Congress, Cooper was elected the first African President of the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS), a kind of United Nations for 90 national psychology organizations and over 20 regional organizations.^[4]

Background

Cooper was born in a rural area outside Durban, South Africa where his parents ran a local school. He grew up understanding and using multiple languages including Zulu, Tamil, Afrikaans, Xhosa, and English.^[5] Cooper became politically active in high school and continued to be politically active throughout college, which may have resulted in his expulsion from the University College, Salisbury Island, Durban as well as the South African government denying him a passport to attend university in Britain.^[5] As a leader of the Natal Indian Congress, Cooper had frequent meetings with Steve Biko, the leader of the Black Consciousness Movement, and encouraged Indian activists to participate in this movement.^[5]

Contributions to Psychology

Cooper's most significant contributions to psychology was to help^[how?] South Africans heal from the trauma of apartheid, advance human rights, and support democracy.^[5] He also helped to create the Psychological Society of South Africa (PsySSA), which was South Africa's first psychology organization that did not discriminate based on race or gender.^[5]

Roles^[6]

Founding Secretary - Theatre Council of Natal (TECON)
Founding Secretary - South African Black Theatre Union
Co-Leader - 1972 national student boycott of the University of the North (with Steve Biko)
Vice president, deputy, and president - Azanian People's Organization
Founder - National Forum
Founding trustee - Institute for Black Research
President - South African/Azanian Student Movement, US
Chair - Archbishop Tutu Scholarship Fund
Co-Founder - Center for Health and Development, US
Chair - Soweto Dance Theatre Company
Chair - Operation Masakhane for the Homeless
Participant - Alternate Dispute Resolution Association of South Africa
Chair - South African Community Developmental Agency
Chair - Conquest for Life
Founding member - Goldstone Commission of Enquiry into Children's Rights
Contributor - Robben Island Museum
Contributor - Apartheid Museum
Contributor - Nelson Mandela Gateway
Founding publisher - Indigo (lifestyle magazine)
Consult - Various radio and television programs
Chair - Road Accident Fund
Representative - IUPsyS

Honors

Fellow of the International Science Council
Fellow of the British Psychological Society (2014).^[2]
American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology (2014).^[7]
Achievement Against The Odds Award from International Union of Psychological Science (2012).^[8]
Medal for Services to International Psychology from International Union of Psychological Science (2008).^[8]
Fellow of the National Academy of Psychology (India) (2007).^[9]
Fellow of the Psychological Society of South Africa (2002).^[10]
Fellow of the Irish Psychological Society.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Dingfelder, Sadie (April 2013). "APA bio". APA. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Honorary Fellowship Awarded". BPS. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^ "SA History - Sathasivan Cooper". 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^ Rich, G. J., & Kuriansky, J. (2015). Saths Cooper: Post-Apartheid Psychologists, Activist, and Leader in South Africa and Beyond. In G. J. Rich & U. P. Gielen (Eds.). (2015). Pathfinders in international psychology, (pp. 241-255). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Rich, Grant (2015). Pathfinders in International Psychology. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. pp. 241–255. ISBN 9781681231433.
^ "Sathasivan ('Saths') Cooper: Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology". American Psychologist. 69 (8): 835–837. 2014. doi:10.1037/a0037568. PMID 25486172.
^ "Distinguished Contributions to the Advancement of International Psychology Award". APA. 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "IUPsyS award release". IUPsyS. 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^ "NAOP fellowship". NAOP. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^ "Psychological Society of SA Fellowship" (PDF). 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

[apa_bio-1] Dingfelder, Sadie (April 2013). "APA bio". APA. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

[BPS_news-2] "Honorary Fellowship Awarded". BPS. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

[SA_history-3] "SA History - Sathasivan Cooper". 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

[Saths_Cooper:_Post-Apartheid_Psychologists,_Activist,_and_Leader_in_South_Africa_and_Beyond-4] Rich, G. J., & Kuriansky, J. (2015). Saths Cooper: Post-Apartheid Psychologists, Activist, and Leader in South Africa and Beyond. In G. J. Rich & U. P. Gielen (Eds.). (2015). Pathfinders in international psychology, (pp. 241-255). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

[:0-5] Rich, Grant (2015). Pathfinders in International Psychology. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. pp. 241–255. ISBN 9781681231433.

[6] "Sathasivan ('Saths') Cooper: Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology". American Psychologist. 69 (8): 835–837. 2014. doi:10.1037/a0037568. PMID 25486172.

[APA_award-7] "Distinguished Contributions to the Advancement of International Psychology Award". APA. 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

[iupsys_award-8] "IUPsyS award release". IUPsyS. 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

[NAOP-9] "NAOP fellowship". NAOP. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

[psyssa-10] "Psychological Society of SA Fellowship" (PDF). 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

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