McNally received his B.S. (1976) in Psychology from Wayne State University, and his M.A. (1980) and Ph.D. (1982) in Clinical Psychology from University of Illinois at Chicago.
McNally has been an associate editor for the journal Behavior Therapy,[REF] and has served on the editorial boards of Clinical Psychology Review,[REF] Journal of Anxiety Disorders,[REF] Behaviour Research and Therapy,[REF] The Skeptic (UK magazine), and Psychological Science (journal) [REF].