Ann Chu, PhD is Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco and Associate Director of Dissemination and Implementation at the Child Trauma Research Program. Dr. Chu received her PhD in clinical child psychology at the University of Denver. She completed her predoctoral internship training and postdoctoral fellowship with the Clinical Psychology Training Program at the University of California, San Francisco, where she first received training in Child-Parent Psychotherapy. She has also served as clinical director at a community mental health agency that offered services to children and families involved in the child welfare system. She has focused a significant part of her career studying and working with families from minority and disadvantaged backgrounds. Her research examines how trauma impacts vulnerable populations (e.g., young children, youth in foster care, childhood sexual abuse survivors).