Dr. Skidmore is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and the Associate Director of the National VHA MST Support Team. He is also an affiliate of the National Center for PTSD, Women's Health Sciences Division, which focuses on the special issues of women and PTSD, including pioneering research on the psychological impact of military service on women Veterans.

Dr. Skidmore completed his internship at the Boston Consortium for Clinical Psychology and his Postdoctoral Fellowship in the VA Boston Fellowship Program & the National Center for PTSD in 2008. He received his PhD & MS in Clinical Psychology from Northwestern University in 2007 & 2004, and a BA in Psychology from the University of Rochester in 2000. His expertise and interests include military sexual trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, substance use disorders, and diversity, inclusion and equity.