Sarah Hamill Skoch, PhD, is a clinical psychologist with a specialty in child and adolescent psychology, health psychology, and cognitive behavioral therapy. Her clinical research career focuses on understanding risk factors for depressive disorders in children and adults. She is interested in the untoward impact depression has on ill health, particularly in the area of behavioral medicine, and how we might devise more integrative approaches for patients and their families with medical illness. She has over 10 years of research experience studying depressive symptoms and child/adolescent mental health and has authored or co-authored several peer reviewed articles and book chapters focused on depression and child/adolescent mental health.
Dr. Hamill Skoch received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from University of Wyoming and completed her internship and postdoctoral training at University of Arizona.