Bio :Dr. Ann T. Skinner

Ann T. Skinner is a Research Scientist at the Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke University in Durham, NC, USA.  Her research focuses on the ways in which stressful community, familial, and interpersonal events impact parent-child relationships and youth adjustment. She is the Principal Investigator for a study examining the effects of the war on young people and their families in Ukraine and is an affiliate with Duke’s Center for Global Mental Health.  She has been part of an ongoing 9-country study of parenting, child development, and young adult competence since its inception in 2008, which included several studies of the impact of COVID-19 on families around the world. With extensive experience in cross-national collaborations, data management and supervision of multisite projects, Skinner was named a 2022-23 fellow with the ICDSS COVID-19 Global Scholars Program.  Skinner has a Ph.D in developmental psychology from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, a master’s degree in education, and B.A. in psychology, both from the College of William and Mary, Virginia, USA. Before working in academia, she worked as a special education teacher, trainer, and supervisor in the public school system and at residential facilities for at-risk youth.