William Robiner, PhD, ABPP, LP

Health Psychology
(612) 624-1479

Dr. Robiner is currently the Chair of the Psychology Standards Committee of UMMC, Fairview and former Chair of the Psychology Standards Committee of the University of Minnesota Hospital. He serves on several interdisciplinary teams at UMMC, Fairview and UMAHC. He is a diplomate in Clinical Health Psychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology (A.B.P.P.).

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) and is principal investigator in an NIH study to develop the Study Commitment Inventory (SCI). 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.

Consultation and Professional Experiences:

• NIMH Task Group on Defining Clinical Competencies/Establishing Standards of Care; Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Minnesota; Data Informatics, U.S.
• Council on Graduate Medical Education (sole representative of the American Psychological Association); Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Courage Center
• One of five 1997 recipients of the Academic Staff Award from the University of Minnesota
• Received an award for Outstanding Graduate Faculty in Psychology, 2005, Minnesota Psychological Association
• Received an award for Recognition for Contributions to Internship Training, 2007, Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers
• Member of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards and served on the ASPPB
• Master?s Issues and on the ASPPB Education and Training for Credentialing Committee
• Consultant, EPPP item-writing workshops, Professional Examination Service
• Member of the Association Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC) and was elected President-Elect of APAHC in 2007
• National Register of Health Care Providers in Psychology
• APA Board of Scientific Affairs (BSA) Representative to the APA Board of Educational Affairs (BEA) Task Force on Workforce Analysis of Psychology Education and Training in 2003
• Delegate, APA/APPIC Conference on Supply and Demand: Training and Employment Opportunities in Professional Psychology in November, 1997 and to the APPIC Competencies 2002: future Directions in Education and Credentialing in Professional Psychology
• Former Vice President, Minnesota Psychological Association
• Former Chairperson, Public Information Committee, Minnesota Psychological Association
• Award Recipient, Distressed and Impaired Psychologists
• Member of the Payer-Medicare Committee, Minnesota Psychological Association
• Member of the Minnesota Board of Psychology where he chaired the Professional Responsibility Examination and Oral Examination Committees and served on the Legislative Committee
• Member, Committee on Student Scholastic Standing, University of Minnesota Medical School
• Member, Credentials Committee, HealthPartners

Education and Training:

• Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Washington University, 1981
• Internship, University of Minnesota Medical School
• Professor, Director of Health Psychology, University of Minnesota Medical School