William Robiner, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Medicine
Director, Health Psychology, University of Minnesota Medical School
Director, University of Minnesota Medical School Psychology Internship 

Biography
Dr. Robiner is Chair of the Psychology Standards Committee of University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview and former Chair of the Psychology Standards Committee of the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics. He serves on several interdisciplinary teams at UMMC and UMAHC. Dr. Robiner was a behavioral scientist with the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) and was awarded a grant to furnish HIV-related mental health Services through the Ryan White CARE Act and the Minnesota Department of Health. He is a board certified clinical health psychologist.

Clinical Interests
Adherence; anxiety disorders; biofeedback, headaches; health psychology, hypnosis; insomnia, mood disorders, obesity; pain, physical disability; psychological aspects of medical (e.g., cancer; diabetes; bone marrow and organ transplantation) and neurological illness, psychotherapy; relaxation training, sexual disorders; smoking cessation, stress management; sexuality, and weight loss.

Research Interests
Adherence; dementia; depression, diabetes; geropsychology, psychotherapy; health psychology, head injury; HIV/AIDS, hyperhidrosis; hypnosis, insomnia, professional development; professional regulation (i.e., licensure) and training in psychology; psychological assessment, psychological effects of clinical trial participation; psychology workforce; seizures, sexuality; suicide, supervision; trichotillomania, transference. He developed the Minnesota Supervisory Inventory (MSI).

Honors, Awards, Organizations

• 2005 Minnesota Psychological Association Award for Outstanding Graduate Faculty in Psychology.
• One of five 1997 recipients of the Academic Staff Award from the University of Minnesota.
• Fellow of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards.
• Former Vice President, Minnesota Psychological Association and currently serves on its Medicare Task Force.
• Former Member of the Minnesota Board of Psychology.
• Registrant with the National Register of Health Care Providers in Psychology.
• Previously awarded a grant to furnish HIV-related mental health Services through the Ryan White CARE Act and the Minnesota Department of Health.
• Clinical Psychology Review, Editorial Advisory Board.
• 2005 Minnesota Psychological Association, Award for Outstanding Graduate Faculty in Psychology.
• 2007 Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) Recognition for Contributions to Internship Training.
• 2010 President, Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers.

Recent Publications

1. Robiner, W. N., Langer, S., Howe, R., Ziegler, R., & Erlandson, J. V. (1999). Time to rethink accreditation criteria for programs that train health professionals. Academic Medicine, 74, 97-100
2. Bearman, D. L., & Robiner, W. N. (2000, November). Emotional aspects of transplants. Transplant Services
3. Robiner, W. N., & Crew, D. P. (2000). Rightsizing the workforce of psychologists in healthcare: Trends from licensing boards, training programs, and managed care. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 31, 245-263
4. Robiner, W. N., & Crew, D. P. (2001). Periodic Tallies By Regulatory Boards: A Vital Tool for Tracking Supply in the Psychology Workforce. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 28, 459-474.
5. Grote, C. L., Robiner, W. N., & Haut, A. (2001). Disclosure of negative information in letters of recommendation: Writers’ intentions and readers’ experiences. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 32, 655-661.
6. Robiner, W. N., Ax, R. K., Hudnall Stamm, B., & Harowski, K. (2002). Addressing the Supply of Psychologists in the Workforce: Is Focusing Principally on Demand Sound Economics? Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 9, 273-285.
7. Robiner, W. N., Bearman, D. L., Berman, M., Grove, W. M., Colón, E., Armstrong, J., & Mareck, S. (2002). Prescriptive authority for psychologists: A looming health hazard? Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 9, 231-248.
8. Robiner, W. N., Bearman, D. L., Berman, M., Grove, W. M., Colón, E., Armstrong, J., Mareck, S., & Tanenbaum, R. (2003). Prescriptive authority for psychologists: Despite deficits in education and knowledge? Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 10, 211-222.
9. Robiner, W.N. (2005). Enhancing adherence in clinical research. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 26, 59-77.
10. Siegal, J. T., Robiner, W. N., Smith, S., & Levine, S. (2005). Cochlear implantation in severe traumatic brain injury and paranoid schizophrenia: Two case studies. Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 84, 498-509.
11. Elman, N. S., Illfelder-Kaye, J. & Robiner, W. N. (2005). Professional Development: Training for Professionalism as a Foundation for Competent Practice in Psychology. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 36, 367-375.
12. Robiner, W. N. (2006). The mental health professions: Workforce Issues and challenges. Clinical Psychology Review, 26, 600-625.
13. Kotlyar, M., Brauer, L. H., al’Absi M., Adson, D. E., Robiner, W. N., Thuras, P., Harris, J., Finocchi, M., Bronars, C. A., Candell, S., & Hatsukami, D. K. (2006). Effect of bupropion on physiological measures of stress in smokers during nicotine withdrawal. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 83, 370-379.
14. Karl, B. C., Finkelstein, S. M., & Robiner, W. N. (2006). An Internet-Based System to Maintain Home Monitoring Adherence by Lung Transplant Recipients. IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, 10 (1) 66-76.
15. Johnson, W. B., Elman, N., Forrest, L., Robiner, W., Rodolfa, E., & Schaffer, J. (2008). Addressing Professional Competence Problems in Trainees: Some Ethical Considerations. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 39, 589-599.
16. Robiner, W. N., Yozwiak, J. A., Bearman, D. L. Strand, T. D., Strasburg, K. R. and the Renin Angiotensin System Study (RASS) Group. (2009). Barriers to Clinical Research Participation in a Diabetes Randomized Clinical Trial. Social Science and Medicine, 68, 1069-1074.
17. Robiner, W. N., DeWolfe, J. D., & Yozwiak, J. A. Applicants’ Perspectives on Obtaining Psychology Licensure: Experiences, Problems, and Recommendations. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings.

Clinic Information

• Primary Care Clinic
  612-624-9499

Contact Information
Health Psychology, Department of Medicine
University of Minnesota Medical School
Mayo Mail Code 741
420 Delaware Street, Southeast
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0392
Phone:  (612) 624-1479