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Christopher A. Kearney, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology, Director of Clinical Training, and Director of the UNLV Child School Refusal and Anxiety Disorders Clinic at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
He is the author of numerous journal articles, book chapters, and books related to school refusal behavior in youth, including School refusal behavior in youth: A functional approach to assessment and treatment (American Psychological Association), Getting your child to say “yes” to school: A guide for parents of youth with school refusal behavior (Oxford), Helping school refusing children and their parents: A guide for school-based professionals (Oxford), and When children refuse school: A cognitive-behavioral therapy approach (Therapist Guide and Parent Workbook; Oxford).
Dr. Kearney has also published works related to social anxiety, shyness, and selective mutism, including Social anxiety and social phobia in youth: Characteristics, assessment, and psychological treatment (Springer), Practitioner's guide to treating fear and anxiety in children and adolescents: A cognitive-behavioral approach (Jason Aronson), and a forthcoming work: Silence is not golden: Strategies for helping the shy child (Oxford). He has also published a work on general child psychopathology (Casebook in childhood behavior disorders; Wadsworth) and is on the editorial boards of Behavior Therapy, Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, Journal of Anxiety Disorders, and Journal of Gambling Studies.
In addition to his clinical and research endeavors, Dr. Kearney works closely with school districts and other agencies to improve strategies for helping children attend school with less distress.
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