Cheryl McNeil, Ph.D.

Dr. McNeil will no longer be accepting applications for admissions to our doctoral program.

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Dr. Cheryl McNeil received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology (child specialization) at the University of Florida in Gainesville and completed a pre-doctoral internship at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She received an M.S. in clinical psychology at the University of Florida and a B.S. in psychology at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Dr. McNeil is a licensed psychologist in the state of West Virginia. 

Dr. McNeil has extensive clinical and research experience in childhood disruptive behavior problems and parent-child interactions. She has research interests in disruptive behavior disorders of children, assessment methods for behavior problems among children, and treatment outcomes, particularly treatment outcomes of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). Currently, she is one of only 21 PCIT International Certified Global Trainers in the world and is an internationally renowned authority on PCIT. 

She has published several books and over 100 peer-reviewed book chapters and articles. Additionally, she has published instructional videos related to PCIT and children with oppositional behaviors, as well as treatment programs that can be implemented in classroom environments. 

She has served as a principal investigator and consultant on a number of grants.