Phone: (212) 246- 5747

email: robinj@childpsych.columbia.edu

Dr. Robin is the associate clinic director at the Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders. She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Temple University. Dr. Robin specializes in the treatment of children and adolescents and parent training for parents of anxious youth. She conducts individual, group, and family therapy. Dr. Robin is trained in cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and family therapy and she has received specialized training in the treatment of anxiety and disruptive behavior disorders.

Dr. Robin has provided clinical services in a number of treatment facilities, including the Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Clinic of Temple University, the Center for Management of ADHD in the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Council for Relationships, and Schneider Children’s Hospital of Long Island Jewish Medical Center.

Dr. Robin’s research focuses on the role of parenting in the development of anxiety disorders in youth, emotional regulation in anxious youth, and the efficacy of cognitive behavioral treatment for anxiety disorders. Dr. Robin has been involved in a number of NIMH-funded treatment outcome studies examining the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral treatments for youth with anxiety disorders. In 2004, she received a National Research Service Award from the National Institute of Mental Health to study the relationship between parenting and child anxiety in African American families.

Dr. Robin conducts workshops for clinicians on conducting cognitive behavioral therapy for children with anxiety disorders and disruptive behavior disorders. In addition, she is a CBT consultant for the Columbia- Onondaga County Collaborative, a program that trains therapists in cognitive behavioral therapy.

Dr Robin has co-authored several articles and book chapters on child anxiety and cognitive behavioral therapy for child anxiety. In addition, she has presented her work at several annual national conferences.

Dr. Robin is also active in several professional organizations, including the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, the American Psychological Association, and Division 53 of the American Psychological Association.

Publications:

Suveg C, Kendall PC, Comer JC, & Robin, JA (in press). Emotion-focused CBT for anxious youth: A multiple –baseline evaluation. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy.

Robin JA, Puliafico AC, Comer JS, Creed TA, Hofflich S, Barmish A, & Kendall PC (2006). Generalized Anxiety Disorder. In RT Ammerman (Ed.). Comprehensive Handbook of Personality and Psychopathology, Vol. 3. (pp. 117-134). Wiley: New York

Suveg C, Roblek TL, Robin JA, Krain A, Aschenbrand S, & Ginsburg GS (2006). Parental involvement when conducting cognitive behavior therapy for children with anxiety disorders. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 20, 287-299.

Robin JA & Kendall PC (2006). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children. In A Freeman, Ed.D. (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Kluwer: New York.

Kendall PC, Robin JA, Hedtke K, Suveg C, Flannery-Schroeder E, & Gosch E (2005). Considering cognitive behavior therapy for anxious youth: Think exposures. Cognitive Behavioral Practice, 12, 136-150.

Hirshfeld-Becker DR, Biederman J, Faraone SV, Robin JA, Friedman D, Rosenthal JM, Rosenbaum JF (2004). Pregnancy complications associated with childhood anxiety disorders. Depression and Anxiety, 19, 152-162.

Robin JA , Creed TA, Hudson JL, & Kendall, PC (2003). Treatment adherence. In T Ollendick & C Schroeder (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Pediatric and Child Psychology, pp.679-680. Plenum: New York.

Hudson JL, Kendall PC, Coles ME, Robin JA, & Webb A (2002). The other side of the coin: Using prevention and intervention research in the anxiety disorders to inform developmental psychopathology. Development and Psychopathology: Special Issue, 14, 819-841.

Kendall PC, Choudhury M, Chung H, & Robin JA (2002). Cognitive-behavioral approaches. In M Lewis. (Ed.). Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Lippincott Williams & Williams: Philadelphia.

Biederman J, Faraone SV, Hirshfeld-Becker DR, Friedman D, Robin JA, & Rosenbaum JF (2001). Patterns of psychopathology and dysfunction in high-risk children of parents with panic disorder and major depression. American Journal of Psychiatry, 158: 49-57.

Hirshfeld-Becker DR , Fredman SJ, Robin JA, & Rosenbaum JF (1999). The etiology of social anxiety disorder. In HGM Westenberg & JA den Boer. (Eds.). Focus on Psychiatry: Social Anxiety Disorder. Syn-Thesis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

HONORS AND AWARDS:

2004 Research Incentive Fund Award, Temple University

2004 Bolton Fund Award, Temple University

2004 Education Award, Pennsylvania Psychological Foundation

2003 National Research Service Award, National Institute of Mental Health

2003 Faculty Commendation for Excellence (based on coursework, research activities, collegiality, and professional demeanor), Temple University

1999-2003 Tuition Award and Graduate Assistantship, Temple University

1997 Magna Cum Laude graduate, Tufts University

1997 Joanne Mary Sullivan Prize for Excellent Promise in the Study of Psychology, Tufts University

1993-1997 Dean's List, Tufts University