DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY

 

 

Dennis P. McNeilly, Psy. D.

Dr. Dennis P. McNeilly, SJ, PsyD., is Associate Professor and Clinical Geropsychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Division of Geriatric Psychiatry at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.  He also serves as the Director of Medical Student Education in psychiatry.

Dr. McNeilly graduated from Creighton University in 1975, and holds master’s degrees in theology and psychology.  He graduated with a doctorate in psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, IL., and completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in geropsychology at the University of California Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, CA. 

Dr. McNeilly's research interests include problem gambling in older adults, victimization of older adults, and the assessment and treatment of depression in older adults.  A nationally recognized speaker and researcher on problem gambling in older adults, he currently serves as the President of the National Council on Problem Gambling.