Research Program: Prevention & Etiology
Professor, Department of Medicine

robin005@umn.edu
612-624-1479, office

Dr. Robiner's clinical profile
(University of Minnesota Physicians Web site)

Research Interests

Clinical psychologist/board-certified health psychologist. Provide psychological services to patients/family to enhance coping with diverse range of cancer and treatments. Interests in compliance to medical regimens, cancer prevention through behavioral means, quality of life.

Selected Publications

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.

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.

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.

Robiner WN. Enhancing adherence in clinical research. Contemp Clin Trials. 2005; 26:59-77.

Bearman, D. L., & Robiner, W. N. (2000, November). Emotional aspects of transplants. Transplant Services.

Robiner, W. N., Melroe, N. H., Campbell, S., Rhame, F. S., Colón, E., Chung, J. & Reaney, S. (1993). Psychological characteristics of participants and non-participants in a placebo controlled clinical trial of zidovudine with asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected individuals. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 6, 795-808.