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  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Christopher A. Kearney is affiliated with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the United States. Their research spans across social sciences and psychology, with a focus on education and clinical psychology. Additional subfields include general health professions, speech and hearing, and developmental and educational psychology.

The scientist's recent papers encompass various aspects of school attendance and absenteeism, addressing theoretical frameworks, systemic models, and practical support systems. Key publications include:

  • A Multidimensional, Multi-tiered System of Supports Model to Promote School Attendance and Address School Absenteeism (2020), published in Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
  • School attendance and school absenteeism: A primer for the past, present, and theory of change for the future (2022), published in Frontiers in Education
  • A multi-tiered systems of support blueprint for re-opening schools following COVID-19 shutdown (2021), published in Children and Youth Services Review
  • Integrating Systemic and Analytic Approaches to School Attendance Problems: Synergistic Frameworks for Research and Policy Directions (2021), published in Child & Youth Care Forum

Frequent publication venues for Kearney include:

  • Frontiers in Education
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Children and Youth Services Review
  • Contemporary School Psychology
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Kearney are:

  • Carolina Gonzálvez
  • Joshua Childs
  • Patricia A. Graczyk
  • Laelia Benoit
  • Randolph Dupont

The main research topics covered in Kearney's work include:

  • Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Parental Involvement in Education
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Resilience and Mental Health

Christopher A. Kearney has also contributed to book publications with Oxford University Press, notably the book Getting Your Child Back to School (2021).

Kearney was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • School absenteeism and school refusal behavior in youth: a contemporary review.

    Christopher A. Kearney

  • The Functional Profiles of School Refusal Behavior Diagnostic Aspects

    Christopher A. Kearney;Anne Marie Albano

  • A Response to Intervention Model to Promote School Attendance and Decrease School Absenteeism

    Christopher A. Kearney;Patricia A. Graczyk

  • An Interdisciplinary Model of School Absenteeism in Youth to Inform Professional Practice and Public Policy

    Christopher A. Kearney

  • Forms and functions of school refusal behavior in youth: an empirical analysis of absenteeism severity

    Christopher A. Kearney

  • A preliminary analysis of a functional model of assessment and treatment for school refusal behavior.

    Christopher A. Kearney;Wendy K. Silverman

  • Measuring the Function of School Refusal Behavior: The School Refusal Assessment Scale

    Christopher A. Kearney;Wendy K. Silverman

  • Identifying the Function of School Refusal Behavior: A Revision of the School Refusal Assessment Scale

    Christopher A. Kearney

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Maltreated Youth: A Review of Contemporary Research and Thought.

    Christopher A. Kearney;Adrianna Wechsler;Harpreet Kaur;Amie Lemos-Miller

  • The phenomenology of panic disorder in youngsters: An empirical study of a clinical sample

    Christopher A. Kearney;Anne Marie Albano;Andrew R. Eisen;Wesley D. Allan

  • School Refusal Behavior in Youth: A Functional Approach to Assessment and Treatment

    Christopher A. Kearney

  • The Evolution and Reconciliation of Taxonomic Strategies for School Refusal Behavior

    Christopher A. Kearney

  • How Prepared are Our Teachers for Mainstreamed Classroom Settings? A Survey of Postsecondary Schools of Education in New York State

    Christopher A. Kearney;V. Mark Durand

  • Bridging the gap among professionals who address youths with school absenteeism: Overview and suggestions for consensus.

    Christopher A. Kearney

  • Family environment of youngsters with school refusal behavior: A synopsis with implications for assessment and treatment

    Christopher A. Kearney;Wendy K. Silverman

  • School absenteeism and school refusal behavior: a review and suggestions for school-based health professionals.

    Christopher A. Kearney;Arva Bensaheb

  • Functionally based prescriptive and nonprescriptive treatment for children and adolescents with school refusal behavior

    Christopher A. Kearney;Wendy K. Silverman

  • A Multidimensional, Multi-tiered System of Supports Model to Promote School Attendance and Address School Absenteeism

    Christopher A. Kearney;Patricia A. Graczyk

  • When Children Refuse School: Therapist Guide: A cognitive-behavioral therapy approach

    Christopher A. Kearney;Anne Marie Albano

  • Selective Mutism in Children: Comparison to Youths With and Without Anxiety Disorders

    Jennifer L. Vecchio;Christopher A. Kearney

  • Managing School Absenteeism at Multiple Tiers: An Evidence-Based and Practical Guide for Professionals

    Christopher A. Kearney

Frequent Co-Authors

Wendy K. Silverman
Wendy K. Silverman Yale University
Anne Marie Albano
Anne Marie Albano Columbia University
V. Mark Durand
V. Mark Durand University of South Florida St. Petersburg
David Heyne
David Heyne Leiden University
David H. Barlow
David H. Barlow Boston University
Glenn Alexander Melvin
Glenn Alexander Melvin Deakin University
Brian C. Chu
Brian C. Chu Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Bruce J Tonge
Bruce J Tonge Monash University

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