Christopher Kearney is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Director of the UNLV Child School Refusal and Anxiety Disorders Clinic, and Chair of the Department of Psychology. He is a clinical child psychologist who specializes in internalizing problems in youth, with particular emphasis on problematic absenteeism and school refusal behavior, post-traumatic disorder among maltreated and otherwise traumatized youths, selective mutism, and assessment and other anxiety-related problems such as perfectionism in children. Dr. Kearney is highly active in publishing with his graduate students, provides many resources to clinicians and lay persons regarding his assessment and treatment protocols, and commonly conducts training workshops for professional groups and school districts.
Dr. Kearney came to UNLV in 1990 after earning his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the State University of New York at Albany and completing his internship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dr. Kearney has been awarded the William Morris Award for Scholarship, the Barrick Scholar Award, the Barrick Distinguished Scholar Award, and the Harry Reid Silver State Research Award from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
