Stephanie A. Robinson, PhD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

I am a research psychologist and health services researcher. My work is focused on evaluating and implementing accessible, patient-facing technologies to promote self-management behaviors, such as physical activity, in patients with chronic disease. I am specifically interested in understanding how to leverage technology to expand access to pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with COPD who cannot attend conventional, in-person programs. My PhD is in social developmental psychology, where my research was focused on understanding mechanisms between psychosocial determinants (e.g., self-efficacy) and healthy behaviors (e.g., physical activity), and how these relationships vary across the lifespan. I completed a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship in Health Services Research at the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR) at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, where I am currently an investigator.

Publications

  • Published 9/5/2025

    Robinson SA, Lipschitz JM, Ndiwane N, Bixler FR, Etingen B, Zocchi MS, Shimada SL, Palmer JA, Newton TJ, Shah N, Hogan TP. Same goal, different perspectives: Stakeholder views on context for connected care technology implementation in an integrated healthcare system. J Telemed Telecare. 2025 Sep 05; 1357633X251371113. PMID: 40910952.

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  • Published 8/7/2025

    Etingen B, Smith BM, Shimada SL, Robinson SA, Higashi RT, Ndiwane N, Frisbee KL, Lipschitz JM, Richardson E, Irvin D, Hogan TP. What Matters Most to Veterans When Deciding to Use Technology for Health: Cross-Sectional Analysis of a National Survey. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Aug 07; 9:e77113. PMID: 40773745.

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  • Published 7/1/2025

    Bamonti PM, Wingood M, Robinson SA, Rose GA, Moy ML. Psychometric evaluation of the exercise self-regulatory efficacy scale using objective measures of physical functioning in persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respir Med. 2025 Sep; 246:108228. PMID: 40609704.

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  • Published 6/6/2025

    Newton TJ, Shah N, Lewis K, Zocchi MS, Bixler FR, Etingen B, Lipschitz JM, Robinson SA, Hogan TP, Shimada SL. Developing Infrastructure to Realize the Value of Patient-Generated Health Data in a Large Integrated Health Care System: The Veterans Health Administration Experience. J Med Internet Res. 2025 Jun 06; 27:e70755. PMID: 40479588.

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  • Published 4/28/2025

    Robinson SA, Barker AM, Fix GM, Clayman ML, Herbst AN, White JC, Wiener RS. Linking Patient Perceptions of Shared Decision Making to Satisfaction in Lung Cancer Screening Decisions. Med Decis Making. 2025 Jul; 45(5):522-532. PMID: 40292863.

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Education

  • Brandeis University, PhD
  • Catholic University of America, MA
  • Elon University, BA

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