Dr. Skipper is an assistant professor of Gerontology at Georgia State University specializing in strong African American marriages, religion, spirituality and health, health disparities, and stress and coping. Dr. Skipper’s research largely involves examining the relationships, religiosity, and health of African Americans across the life course. As a member of the American Families of Faith Project, he conducts in-depth interviews with enduring African American couples from various religious backgrounds, with the goal to understand the religious processes that contribute to marital stability. In addition, his work adopts strength-focused approaches to highlighting social factors, such as dyadic support and fictive kin, as determinants of health for older African Americans.