Department of Psychology

F. Dudley McGlynn was born and reared in the Kansas City area of Missouri. He has been a career participant in the behavior-therapy movement within clinical psychology and his career stops have included Mississippi State University (1968-1979), the University of Florida (1979-1987), the University of Missouri-Kansas City (1987-1990), and Auburn University (1990 – present). His part-time and long-term consultant posts have included the Mississippi State University Counseling Center, The Mississippi State Penitentiary; chronic pain clinics in Florida and Missouri, and the editorial boards of seven journals. Twice married and divorced with four now-adult children and three grandchildren, Dr. McGlynn is also an old movie enthusiast.

• 1963, B.A., Psychology, Missouri Valley College
• 1966, M.A., University of Missouri
• 1968, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Missouri

• McGlynn, F. D., Smitherman, T. A. & Mulfinger, A. M. M. (2006). Anxiety and fear. In M. Hersen (Ed.). Comprehensive handbook of adult behavioral assessment. (pp. 189-208). New York, NY: Elsevier Academic Press.
• McGlynn, F.D. Karg, R. & Lawyer, S.R. (2003). Fear responses to mock magnetic resonance imaging among college students: Toward a prototype experiment. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 17, 335-347.
• McGlynn, F. D., Smitherman, T. A., Hammel, J. C., & Lazarte, A. (2007). Component fears of claustrophobia associated with mock magnetic resonance imaging. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 21, 367-380.
• McGlynn, F. D., Wheeler, S. A., Wilamowska, Z. A., & Katz, J. S. (in press). Detection of change in threat-related and innocuous scenes among snake-fearful and snake-tolerant participants: Data from the flicker task. Journal of Anxiety Disorders.

• PSYC3050, History of Ideas in Psychology
• PSYC3560, Abnormal Psychology
• PSYC8330, Behavior Therapy
• PSYC7100, History of Ideas in Psychology