William Robiner, Ph.D.

William Robiner, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., L.P.
Professor, Department of Medicine

Director, Health Psychology, University of Minnesota Medical School
Director, University of Minnesota Medical School Psychology Internship

Undergraduate:
University of Rochester, NY, B.A. Psychology

Graduate Education:
Washington University, Missouri, M.A. and Ph.D. Clinical Psychology

Internship and Fellowship:
University of Minnesota Psychology, Intern
Hennepin Country Medical Center, Fellow

Biography
Dr. Robiner is Chair of the Psychology Standards Committee of Fairview-University Medical Center and former Chair of the Psychology Standards Committee of the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview.  He serves on several interdisciplinary teams at F-UMC and UMAHC. Dr. Robiner was a consultant for 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; 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, 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 and current member of its Public Advisory Committee.

• Listed with the National Register of Health Care Providers in Psychology.

• Member of the Association of Medical School Psychologists.

• Previously awarded a grant to furnish HIV-related mental health Services through the Ryan White CARE Act and the Minnesota Department of Health.

• 2007 Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) Recognition for Contributions to Internship Training

• 2008 President-Elect, 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. 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.

Clinic
Primary Care Center, University of Minnesota

Contact Info
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