Director, Child Trauma Research Program @ UCSF

Dr. Ann Chu has spent nearly two decades translating and disseminating trauma research into real-world care for young children and families. She started with the Child Trauma Research Program as a pre-doctoral intern in 2008 when she first trained in Child-Parent Psychotherapy. As the current Director of the Child Trauma Research Program, she sets the strategic vision across research, training, and dissemination for Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) and CPP-informed services.

Along the way, Ann has held a faculty position at the University of Denver and leadership roles in community mental health. She has published widely on early childhood trauma and attachment and has led several federally-funded projects. She holds a Ph.D. in Child Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver and is a licensed clinical psychologist in California.