Martin M. Antony, Ph.D. is Professor and Director of Graduate Training in the Department of Psychology at Ryerson University in Toronto.  He is also Director of Research at the Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre at St. Joseph's Healthcare in Hamilton, Ontario.  He holds part time or adjunct faculty appointments at McMaster University, University at Buffalo (State University of New York), University of Waterloo, and University of Regina, and was the Founding Director of both the Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre and the Psychology Residency Program at St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton.  Dr. Antony received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University at Albany, State University of New York in 1994.  He has published 24 books and more than 100 scientific articles and book chapters mostly in the areas of anxiety disorders, cognitive behavior therapy, and psychological assessment.

Dr. Antony has received career awards from the Society of Clinical Psychology (American Psychological Association), the Canadian Psychological Association, and the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, and is a Fellow of the American and Canadian Psychological Associations.  He has also served on the Boards of Directors for the Society of Clinical Psychology and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and as Program Chair for past conventions of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies and the Anxiety Disorders Association of America.  Dr. Antony supervises numerous students in psychology, psychiatry, and other disciplines, and is widely recognized as a top trainer in the area of cognitive behavior therapy for anxiety disorders.  He has given more than 200 workshops and presentations to professionals from across Canada, the United States, Europe, and Australia.  He also maintains a clinical practice.

Dr. Antony's research interests cut across several anxiety disorders, including panic disorder and agoraphobia, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), social phobia, and specific phobias. He is interested in (1) cost-effective psychological treatments for anxiety disorders, (2) mechanisms underlying the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral treatments for anxiety, (3) assessment of anxiety disorders, (4) cognitive features of anxiety disorders, and (5) the nature and treatment of perfectionism. Current treatment studies include projects investigating a motivational enhancement intervention for OCD, self-help treatment for social phobia, and integrating panic management strategies into the treatment of social phobia.