Rate My Professor Eva Kimonis

Eva R. Kimonis, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist and Professor of Psychology in the School of Psychology at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). She directs the UNSW Parent-Child Research Clinic, specializing in advanced assessment and treatment for children with oppositional-defiant, destructive, and aggressive behaviors. Kimonis holds a Master of Science and a Doctor of Philosophy in applied developmental psychology from the University of New Orleans, with specializations in developmental psychopathology and forensic psychology. Her research examines the development, assessment, and treatment of callous-unemotional traits, empathy deficits, conduct disorders, and aggressive behavior in youth. She is a certified therapist and Australia-wide trainer for Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), having adapted it for children with conduct disorders and callous-unemotional traits. Her contributions include founding the clinic and leading partnerships with schools to deliver effective therapies.

Kimonis's scholarship features prominently in top peer-reviewed journals in clinical, developmental, and forensic psychology, complemented by numerous book chapters on antisocial behavior in youth. Key publications include editing the Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology Set (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015); book chapters such as "Early predictors of adult psychopathy" (Research Handbook on the Dark Triad, 2025) and "Disruptive behavior disorders" (Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychology Treatment Modules, 2023); and recent journal articles including "Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) delivered in the school setting with teacher involvement" (Australian Psychologist, 2026), "Affective and Behavioral Responses to Time-Out in Preschool Children With Conduct Problems and Varying Levels of Callous-Unemotional Traits" (Behavior Therapy, 2025), and "Dimensions of Warm Parenting Attributions Differentiate Conduct Problem Subtypes in Young Children" (Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 2024). She has received the 2023 Eric Taylor ‘Translational Research Into Practice’ Award from the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH), a Fulbright Scholar Grant from the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, and the 2015 Early Career Contributions Award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy. As President-Elect of the society (2019-2021), her work significantly impacts interventions for youth with severe conduct problems.