Philip C. Kendall

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Philip C. Kendall
Born (1950-03-02) March 2, 1950 (age 75)
Merrick, New York
NationalityAmerican
Alma materChaminade High School

Old Dominion University, B.A.

Virginia Commonwealth University, Ph.D.
Known forHis research on childhood and adolescent anxiety treatment Coping Cat
Scientific career
FieldsClinical Psychology
InstitutionsTemple University
Websitechildanxiety.org

Philip C. Kendall (born March 2, 1950) is Distinguished University Professor and Laura H. Carnell Professor of Psychology, [1] Director of the Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Clinic at Temple University, and clinical child and adolescent psychologist. [2] Alongside contemporaries at Temple University, Kendall produced the Coping Cat program. Coping Cat is an evidence-based and empirically supported treatment for anxiety in youth. [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Kendall is from Merrick, New York. Following his graduation from Chaminade High School. [3] he went to Old Dominion University where he received his bachelor's degree in 1972. A few years later, Kendall graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1977 with a clinical psychology doctorate. [2]

Professional roles and awards

During his University of Minnesota tenure, Kendall was promoted to Full Professor and appointed the title of Director of Clinical Training. Afterward, Kendall entered Temple University as faculty where he has spent the rest of his academic career. [2] He's been the President of the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (Division 53) of APA in addition to being President of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy(AABT, now ABCT). [5] Kendall also served as the Honorary Visiting Expert in Psychiatry at the Ministry of Health in Singapore, Distinguished Visiting Professor at Lackland Air Force Base at Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, Visiting Professor at the Universidad Peruana in Lima, Peru, Arthur B. Richard Visiting Professor in Child Psychiatry at Indiana University School of Medicine, and Guest Lecturer at the Institute for Studies in Learning Disabilities at the University of Waterloo. Kendall was also a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford [6] . In addition, Kendall is currently the Laura H. Carnell Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Temple University [7] .

Kendall received Philadelphia Magazine's "Best Therapist" award for the tri-state area in 1997. [8] In 2016, Kendall also received the Aaron T. Beck award for Significant and Enduring Contributions to Cognitive Therapy [9] . Similarly, in 2025 he was awarded the American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology [10] Likewise, he received the "Great Teacher" award from Temple University and has had over 35 years of continued grant support from agencies such as the National Institute of Mental Health, the MacArthur Foundation, and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. [7] [11]

Impact

Kendall has an H-index of 161. [12] [7] In 2006, Kendall ranked 5th for the number of publications and citations among all members of APA-approved programs. [13] Similarly, Kendall has been an author on over 800 scholarly publications as well as over 20 treatment manuals and workbooks. [2] [6] [11]

Kendall designed the Coping Cat program, a set of treatment courses for children and adolescents who suffer from anxiety disorders. [3] His treatment courses have been recognized as being supported in empirical ways [14] being implemented more than 15 countries. [15]

Also, Kendall has also directly trained over 150 doctoral students, chaired, or participated on roughly 200 dissertation defense committees, and directly mentors postdoctoral research fellows and has taught undergraduate students [6] .

References

  1. ↑ Petersen, Andrea (2008-09-02). "To Be Young and Anxiety-Free". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Dr. Philip C. Kendall | Department of Psychology". liberalarts.temple.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  3. 1 2 3 "Dr. Philip C. Kendall | CAADC". childanxiety.org.
  4. ↑ "Successful cognitive behavioral therapy in youth equals decreased ..." Medical Xpress. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "ABCT | Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy". www.abct.org. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  6. 1 2 3 "Dr. Kendall – CAADC" . Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  7. 1 2 3 "Philip C. Kendall". Temple University College of Liberal Arts. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  8. ↑ "Top Psychologists". Philadelphia Magazine. December 1997. p. 114.
  9. ↑ "Dr. Kendall – CAADC" . Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  10. ↑ "CLA Professor Philip C. Kendall wins 2025 APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology". Temple Now | news.temple.edu. 2025-04-30. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  11. 1 2 "Philip C. Kendall, Ph.D., ABPP and Lesley A. Norris, M.A. | Psychology Today". www.psychologytoday.com. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  12. ↑ "Philip C. Kendall". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  13. ↑ Matson, J. L., Malone, C. J., González, M. L., McClure, D. R., Laud, R. B., & Minshawi, N. F. (2005). "Clinical psychology Ph.D. program rankings: evaluating eminence on faculty publications and citations". Research in Developmental Disabilities. 26 (6): 503–513. doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2004.09.003. PMID   16303581.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ↑ "CEBC » Coping Cat › Program › Detailed". www.cebc4cw.org. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  15. ↑ "Coping Cat Global Network".
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