Dr. Robinson is a DMV native and is trained in infectious disease epidemiology. She has conducted extensive HIV/AIDS research for over a decade. She began her federal career when she joined the United States Peace Corps as a Community Health and Malaria Prevention volunteer in Togo, West Africa. After returning to the US, Dr. Robinson worked at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in the HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) on global infectious disease surveillance supporting the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) initiative. Following her time at HRSA, Dr. Robinson joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) where she conducted and maintained data analytics for a Nursing and Midwifery initiative on behalf of PEPFAR for 13 African countries. After her time at CDC, Dr. Robinson joined the CDC Foundation on the Teens Linked to Care pilot program with the CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health which focused on substance use and sexual risk among youth in rural populations.

In her spare time, Dr. Robinson serves in several organizations including Vice-President of the DrPH Coalition, TL1 National Representative for the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, workshop facilitator for the PH Spot Career Club and a dedicated member to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. When she is not working hard on all things surrounding health equity, Dr. Robinson is teaching Zumba where her love for people, health, wellness, and dance coincide!