PTSD: National Center for PTSD

Christopher Skidmore, PhD

Associate Director, National VA MST Support Team

Women's Health Sciences Division

See staff directory for contact information.

Education

• VA Boston Fellowship Program and National Center for PTSD, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Boston, MA 2007
• Boston Consortium in Clinical Psychology, Psychology Internship, Boston, MA, 2006
• Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, Clinical Psychology, PhD, 2007
• Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, Psychology, MS
• University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, BA, 1995

Expertise and Interests

• Sexual assault and harassment among military populations and gender-related recovery issues
• Beyond MST mobile app and mobile mental health support for trauma survivors
• Trauma survivors' experiences interacting with systems
• PTSD and substance use disorders
• Diversity, equity and inclusion in health care services and professional training

Membership in Professional Societies

• International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
• Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies

Awards and Honors

• Undergraduate Psychology Association Award for Excellence in Teaching (Northwestern University)
• Take-Five Research Scholar Award (University of Rochester)

Selected Publications

Skidmore, W. C., & Bell, M. E. (2020). Providing medical care to survivors of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military. In V. Ades (Ed.), Sexual and gender-based violence: A complete clinical guide (pp. 85-112). Springer.

Skidmore, W. C., Simone, M. J., Eskildsen, M. A., Staats, D. O., & Appelbaum, J. S. (2019). The health of LGBT elders. In J. Schneider, Silenzio, V. M. B., & L. Erickson-Schroth (Eds.), The GLMA handbook on LGBT health (Vol. 1, pp. 155-184). ABC-CLIO.

Foynes, M. M., Makin-Byrd, K., Skidmore, W. C., King, M. W., Bell, M. E., & Karpenko, J. (2018). Developing systems that promote Veterans' recovery from military sexual trauma: Recommendations from the Veterans Health Administration national program implementation. Military Psychology, 30(3), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2017.1421818

Skidmore, W. C., & Roy, M. (2011). Practical considerations for addressing substance use disorders in Veterans and Service members. Social Work in Healthcare, 50(1), 85-107. https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2010.522913

Gold, S. D., Feinstein, B. A., Skidmore, W. C., & Marx, B. P. (2011). Childhood physical abuse, internalized homophobia, and experiential avoidance among lesbians and gay men. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 3(1), 50-60. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0020487