William Robiner, PhD, ABPP, LP

Dr. Robiner is a board certified clinical health psychologist and is the Director of Health Psychology. His clinical practice is primarily in the Primary Care Center. He provides psychological consultation throughout the University of Minnesota Medical Center. He serves on several interdisciplinary teams and is involved with diverse research projects. He serves as an academic career coach for the Division of General Internal Medicine. He also is the Director of the Medical School’s Psychology Internship.

• President’s Award for Outstanding Service (2016)
• Joseph D. Matarazzo Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in Academic Health Centers, Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (2015)
• Alfred M. Wellner Distinguished Career Award, National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology (National Register) (2012)
•  Academy for Excellence in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, University of Minnesota Academic Health Center, Member (sole Medical School inductee for 2011) (2011)
• Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) Recognition for Contributions to Internship Training (2007)
• Minnesota Psychological Association Award for Outstanding Graduate Faculty in Psychology (2005)
• One of five recipients of the Academic Staff Award from the University of Minnesota (1997)

• Director, Health Psychology, University of Minnesota Medical School
• Director, Psychology Internship, University of Minnesota Medical School
• President, Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers
• Chair, Psychology Standards Committee, University of Minnesota Medical Center
• Fellow, Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards
• Vice-President, Minnesota Psychological Association (1990-91)
• Editorial Board, Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
• Editorial Board, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
• Co-PI; Co-investigator for various Clinical trials

• Adherence
• Clinical Trials
• Depression
• Professional Development
• Professional Regulation (i.e., licensure)
• Psychology and Mental Health Workforce

•          Kirsch, J. D., Duran, A., Kaizer, A. M., Thompson Buum, H., Robiner, W. N., & Weber-Main, A. M. (2018). Career-focused mentoring for early-career clinician educators in academic general internal medicine. The American Journal of Medicine, 131, 1387-1394. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.07.028. 
• Yadav, K., Vock, D. M., Matas, A. J., Robiner, W. N., Nevins, T. E. (2018). Medication adherence is associated with an increased risk of cancer in kidney transplant recipients: a cohort study Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfy210 
• Ward, W., Zagoloff, A., Rieck, C., & Robiner, W. N. (2018). Interprofessional education: Opportunities and challenges for psychology. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 25, 250-266. doi: 10.1007/s10880-017-9538-3 [By invitation]
• Hong, B. A., & Robiner, W. N. (2016). Psychologists in academic health centers and medical centers: Being visible, relevant and integral. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 23, 11-20.
  Robiner, W. N., Flaherty, N., Fossum, T. A, & Nevins, T. E. (2015). Desirability and feasibility of wireless electronic monitoring of medications in clinical trials. Translational Behavioral Medicine: Practice, Policy and Research, 5,285-293
• Robiner, W. N., Dixon, K. E., Miner, J. L., & Hong, B. A. (2014). Psychologists in medical schools and academic health centers: Over 100 years of growth, influence, and partnership. American Psychologist.
• Robiner, W. N., Tumlin, T. R., & Tompkins, T. L. (2013). Psychologists and Medications in the Era of Interprofessional Care: Collaboration is Less Problematic and Costly Than Prescribing. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice.
• Finkelstein, S. M., Lindgren, B. R., Robiner, W. N., Lindquist, R., Hertz, M., Carlin, B. P., & VanWormer, A. (2013). A randomized controlled trial comparing health and quality of life of lung transplant recipients following manual nurse and computer-based triage utilizing home spirometry monitoring. Telemedicine and e-Health, 19,
• Robiner, W. N., Strand, T.D., Maurer, M. & the Renin Angiotensin System Study (RASS) Group. (2013). Adherence and renal biopsy feasibility in the Renin Angiotensin-System Study (RASS) Primary Prevention Diabetes Trial. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 102, 25-34. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2013.06.004.
• Robiner, W. N., Lazear, S. M., & Duffy, B. L. (2013). Promoting health behaviors in medical education. The Clinical Teacher, 10, 160-164. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-498X.2012.00637.x
• Foran-Tuller, K., Robiner, W. N., Breland-Noble, A., Otey-Scott, S., Wyrobeck J., King, C., & Sanders, K. (2012). Early Career Boot Camp: A Novel Mechanism for Enhancing Early Career Development for Psychologists in Academic Healthcare. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 19(1), 117-125. doi:10.1007/s10880-011-9289-5
• Robiner, W. N., Dixon, K. E., Miner, J. L., & Hong, B. A. (2012). Board Certification in Psychology: Insights from Medicine and Hospital Psychology. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. 19(1), 30-40. doi:10.1007/s10880-011-9280-1
• Hong, B., Robiner, W. N., Dixon, K. E., Miner, J. L. (2011). Psychologists’ Medical Staff Membership in Academic Healthcare: Past, Present and Future Challenges. Professional Psychology: Research & Practice, 43(1), 50-57. doi:10.1037/a0026891
• Robiner, W. N., Dixon, K. E., Miner, J. L., & Hong, B. A. (2010). Hospital privileges for psychologists in the era of competencies and increased accountability. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. 17(4), 301-314. doi:1010.1007/s10880-010-9203-6
• Cady, R., Finkelstein, S., Lindgren, B., Robiner, W., Lindquist, R., VanWormer, A., & Harrington, K. (2010). Exploring the translational impact of a home telemonitoring intervention using time-motion study. Telemedicine and e-Health, 16(5), 576-584. doi:10.1089/tmj.2009.0148