According to Bob Kubey, Stephen Cooper is the "only true musician" in The Professors. Indeed, Steve earned a BA in Music Composition from Princeton University. Steve played bass guitar for the band from 1995 to 1997, bringing with him 15 years of professional "on the road" experience and co-wrote The Professors' now-classic Foucault Funk: The Michel Foucault Postmodern Blues. Steve was a doctoral candidate in the School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies at Rutgers University during his tenure with the band. With his doctorate in hand, Steve is now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at Marshall University, West Virginia.