Christopher A. Kearney, PhD is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the Director of the UNLV Child School Refusal and Anxiety Disorders Clinic. Dr. Kearney's research interests include school attendance problems, selective mutism, posttraumatic stress disorder in maltreated youth, perfectionism, and other anxiety-related conditions in children and adolescents. He has published several books and numerous book chapters and journal articles on these topics.