Degree Year obtained Institution Pharm.D. 1976 University of California, San Francisco B.A. (Biological Sciences) 1971 California State University, Fullerton Residency Year Institution Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy 1976-1977 University of California, San Francisco

Background:
Dr. Robinson has 30 years of experience as a licensed pharmacist and health care educator and 19 years of experience in academic and health care administration. Dr. Robinson s previous full-time faculty appointments have included University of Nebraska, Department of Clinical Pharmacy; University of Southern California (USC) as Chair of the Department of Pharmacy; and Northeastern University as Dean, School of Pharmacy. He established nine international academic exchange agreements in seven countries and he co-founded the California Center for Pharmaceutical Care. While Dean at Northeastern University, his faculty grew by 40%, student achievement on national boards reached an all time high, and faculty productivity on contracts and grants increased by 300%. He has served on the International Pharmacy Education Advisory Committee for American Association for Colleges of Pharmacy, the Academic Leadership Fellows Program as Dean Facilitator, the Board of Directors for the Center for Community Health Education Research and Service, the Board of Directors for the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, and he is past national president of Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society. Active memberships include: American Pharmaceutical Association, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Federation of International Pharmacists, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

Description of Academic/Research Interests:
Dr. Robinson s research and practice interests include drug policy, international pharmacy, and the use of pharmaceutical care as the standard for pharmacy practice.