Jen Skillicorn

Jen Skillicorn, DrPH, currently serves as faculty at The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health and as the Associate Director of the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) Program. Most recently, she also served as the Director of the School’s Office of Applied Public Health (OAPH) where she managed and provided oversight for the practicum portfolio, a community engagement program in the DC metro area, and the DrPH program. Through these roles, she played an instrumental role in designing and launching a new online DrPH program.

Dr. Skillicorn started working at GW in 2007 when she played an instrumental role in helping to launch the DC Center for AIDS Research (DC CFAR) and served as the Administrative Director of the DC Developmental and full CFAR from 2010 to 2016. While working full time, she also pursued her DrPH through the Department of Health Policy and Management and received her degree in 2015. Later, Dr. Skillicorn worked at the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) as a Lead Analyst for HIV, STI, and Viral Hepatitis and Healthcare Integration, and then at the University of Michigan at the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM) as a Research Specialist. She also has work experience at a local health department, on Capitol Hill, and in philanthropy. She began her public health career in the Peace Corps where she served for two years as a health volunteer in Senegal. In total, she has over 20 years of public health, policy and practice experience. Dr. Skillicorn received her MPH from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and BA from Denison University.