Reuben Robbins PhD

Dr. Reuben Robbins, PhD is an Assistant Professor at the Columbia University. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy at Fordham University and completed his APA-approved clinical psychology internship at the University of Florida. Dr. Robbins brings his expertise in child and adult clinical neuropsychology, as well as individual, couples and group psychotherapy.

Drawing on his clinical work, Dr. Robbins has research and clinical expertise in neurocognitive, mental health, and psychosocial aspects of HIV disease in adults and adolescents both domestically and in low-and-middle-income countries. He is interested in developing and testing technologically-based interventions that promote greater access to medical care and positive health outcomes among disadvantaged and vulnerable populations in resource-limited settings. Dr. Robbins is the creator of an easy-to-use, highly automated tablet application to assess neuropsychological functioning and screen for neurocognitive impairment (NeuroScreen) that is being evaluated for use to detect impairment in perinatally HIV-infected adolescents in South Africa (R01 HD095256, PI: Robbins), Thailand (R21 HD098035; PI: Robbins) and Uganda (R01 TW011228, PI: Robbins), as well as among older adults with suspected dementia in South Africa (3R01 HD095256-03S2).