B.A. Sociology, Summa Cum Laude, Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1974

M.S.W. University of Minnesota, School of Social Work, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1976

Ph.D. Tulane University, School of Social Work, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1979

Manhattan Community College, 1972

Valedictorian
Dean's Award
Liberal Arts Award
Phi Beta Kappa Award
Phi Theta Kappa (Honorary Scholastic)

Hamline University, 1974

Departmental Honors in Sociology
Alpha Kappa Delta (Honorary Sociology)
Pi Gamma Mu (Honorary Social Science)
Kappa Phi (Honorary Scholastic)

University of Minnesota, 1976

Phi Kappa Phi (Honorary Scholastic)

• Scholarship, Hamline University, 1972-1974
• Fellowship, Women's Club of Minneapolis, 1974-1975
• Fellowship, National Institute of Mental Health, 1976-1978
• Outstanding Young Woman of America, 1981
• Referenced in:
  Notable Women of Texas,1984;
  Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994;
  The World Who's Who of Women, 1983, 1989, 1991;
  Who's Who in American Education, 1993, 2006;
  International Who's Who of Professional and Business Women, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002;
  Who's Who of American Women, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006;
  Who's Who in America, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006;
  Who's Who in Medicine and Health Care, 2003, 2004;
  Who's Who in Social Sciences Higher Education, 2004
• Outstanding Faculty Award, University of Houston, Graduate College of Social Work, 1988
• Curriculum Infusion Award, University of Houston, Substance Abuse Training and Education Programs, 1992
• Outstanding Faculty Award, University of Houston, Graduate College of Social Work, 1993
• National Faculty Excellence Award for Outstanding Contribution to Distance Education, University Continuing Education Association, 1998
• Regional Continuing Education Faculty Award, University Continuing Education Association, 1998
• Outstanding Faculty Award, University of Houston, Graduate College of Social Work, 2005

Robbins, S. P. (1982). Stereotyping in American Indian mental health. Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology, 10 (1).

Hepler, S. E. & Robbins, S. P. (1983). Jeopardizing the status quo: Some implications for the future structure and content of social work education. Journal of Continuing Social Work Education, 2 (2).

Robbins, S. P. (1984). Anglo concepts and Indian reality: A study of juvenile delinquency. Social Casework, 65 (4).

Kessel, J. A. & Robbins, S. P. (1984). The Indian child welfare act: Dilemmas and needs. Child Welfare, 63 (3).

Corcoran, K. J., Plante, C. J. & Robbins, S. P. (1984). Another look at sex education in schools: An empirical analysis. School Social Work Journal, 8 (2).

Corcoran, K. J., Metrey, G. D. & Robbins, S. P. (1984). Is there educational value in the master's thesis?: Factors involving theses evaluations. Journal of Education for Social Work, 20 (4).

Robbins, S. P. (1984). Broken homes and Indian delinquency. Social Work Research and Abstracts, 20 (3).

Robbins, S. P. (1985). Commitment, belief, and Native American delinquency. Human Organization, 44 (1).

Robbins, S. P., Corcoran, K. J., Hepler, S. E. & Magner, G. W. (1985). Academic productivity in social work education. New York: Council on Social Work Education.

Robbins, S. P. & Alexander, R. Jr. (1985). Urban and rural Indian delinquency. Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology, 13 (2).

Thompson, M. L., Robbins, S. P., & Corcoran, K. J. (1986). Interpersonal violence in America: Effects and options in mediation. Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology, 14 (2).

Robbins, S. P., Corcoran, K. J., Hepler, S. E., & Magner, G. W. (1986). The effect of tenure on productivity. Arete, 11 (1).

Corcoran, K. J., Robbins, S. P., Hepler, S. E., & Magner, G. W. (1987). Support systems and scholarly productivity. Journal of Applied Social Sciences, 11 (2).

Robbins, S. P. (1988). Native American families in transition: A study of juvenile delinquency. Tulane Studies in Social Welfare, Volume XVII.

Ritter, K. & Robbins, S. P. (1989). The violent delinquent: Does anything work? Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology, 17 (1).

Robbins, S. P. (1989). Mentorship in social work education: Do women lose out? Arete, 14 (1).

Stafford, B. K. & Robbins, S. P. (1991). Mentorship for graduate social work students: Real and ideal. Journal of Applied Social Sciences, 15 (2).

Robbins, S. P. (Ed.). (1994). Melding the personal and the political: Advocacy and empowerment in clinical and community practice. Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Social Work Futures Conference, Houston: University of Houston.

Robbins, S. P. (1995). Cults. Encyclopedia of social work, 19th Edition. Washington DC: National Association of Social Workers Press. [link]

Robbins, S. P. Concerned in Concert (1995). (with Brown,P. Graham, M. A., Lawson,T., Santos, D. & Seidl, F.). Concerned in Concert. Co - Producer. Compact Disc and Audiotape, Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education. [link]

Robbins, S. P. (1995). Wading through the muddy waters of recovered memory. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 76 (8).

Robbins, S. P. (1996). Recovered memory and false memory syndrome. National Association of Social Workers Newsletter - Houston Unit, 13 (3).

Robbins, S. P. (1996). Family reconciliation through mediation. False Memory Syndrome Foundation Newsletter, 5 (4) [link]

Robbins, S. P. (1996). Professional training for substance abuse prevention, intervention, treatment, and after care. In H. Curiel & J. Paz (Eds.), Select papers in substance abuse prevention and family focused approaches to social work practice with minority populations. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma.

Robbins, S. P. (1996). Women's self-conception of nutrition: Societal influences on eating behavior. In I. Wolinsky and D. Klimis-Tavantis (Eds.), Nutritional concerns of women. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Raffoul, P. R. & Robbins, S. P. (1997). Should HBSE include international theories, research, and practice as a core part of the HBSE curriculum: No! In M. Bloom and W. C. Klein (Eds). Controversial issues in human behavior and the social environment. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Robbins, S. P. (1997). Sidebar: Children's memory: The benefits of scientific knowledge. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 78 (6).

Robbins, S. P. (1997). Cults (update). Encyclopedia of social work, 19th Edition on CD ROM. Washington DC: National Association of Social Workers Press. [link]

Robbins, S. P., Chatterjee, P., & Canda, E. R. (1998). Contemporary human behavior theory:
A critical perspective for social work. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Robbins, S. P. (1998). Book review oversimplified complexities of recovered memory (Letter to the Editor). Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 79 (2).

Robbins, S. P. (1998). The social and cultural context of satanic ritual abuse allegations. Journal of Issues in Child Abuse Allegations, 10. [link]

Robbins, S. P. (Guest Ed.). (1999). Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services (Special Focus Issue on Knowledge Building), 80 (4).

Robbins, S. P., Chatterjee, P. & Canda, E. R. (1999). Ideology, theory, and social work practice. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 80 (4).

Robbins, S. P. (2000). Invited commentary: Social work at the millennium. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 81 (1).

Robbins, S. P. and Mikow, J. (2000). Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among minority youth: Implications for the design and implementation of prevention programs [link]. Philadelphia: Center for the Study of Youth Policy, University of Pennsylvania. [link]

Robbins, S. P. and Mikow, J. (2001). Designing effective alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention programs for minority youth. [link] . Philadelphia: Center for the Study of Youth Policy, University of Pennsylvania. [link]

Robbins, S. P. (2002). Working with clients who have recovered memories. Social workers' desk reference. New York: Oxford University Press. [link]

Robbins, S. P. (2002). The rush to counsel: Lessons of caution in the aftermath of disaster. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 83 (2) [link].

Robbins, S. P. (2002). The war on drugs: A failed social policy. In H. Karger, J. Midgley & B. Brown (Eds.), Controversial issues in social policy. Boston: Allyn & Bacon [link].

Robbins, S. P. (2004). Substance abuse prevention and treatment programs. In A. L. Sallee (Ed.), Social work and social welfare: The context of a profession. Peosta, Iowa: Eddie Bowers Publishing Co.

Bailey, J. D. and Robbins, S. P. (2005). Couple Empowerment in Divorce: A Comparison of Mediated and Non-mediated Outcomes. Conflict Resolution Quarterly, 22 (4).

Robbins, S. P., Chatterjee, P., & Canda, E. R. (2006). Contemporary human behavior theory: A critical perspective for social work. (2nd ed.) Boston: Allyn and Bacon. [link]

Robbins, S. P. (2006). Wading through the muddy waters of recovered memory. Reprinted in D. S. DelCampo and R. L. DelCampo (Eds.). Taking sides: Clashing views on controversial issues in childhood and society, 4th ed., Guilford, CT.: Dushkin/ McGraw Hill.

Robbins, S. P. (2007). The social and cultural context of satanic ritual abuse allegations. Reprinted in J. R. Lewis and J. A. Petersen (Eds.) The encyclopedic sourcebook of satanism. Amherst, N.Y.:Prometheus Books.

Robbins, S. P. and Goode, E. Club Drugs. (Under contract with Eddie Bowers Publishing Co.)

Respondent, Training in Indian Child Welfare. Southwest Regional Social Work Education Conference, Dallas, Texas, 1981.

Developing Practice with Native Americans and Chicanos: Curricular Challenges (with Fernando J. Galan). Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, New York, 1982.

Relevant and Just Intervention with Native Americans and Chicanos (with Fernando J. Galan). Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Fort Worth, Texas, 1983.

Anglo Concepts and Indian Reality: The Pursuit of Excellence in Cross-Cultural Research with American Indians. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Detroit, Michigan, 1984.

A National Survey of Tenure and Academic Productivity (with Kevin J. Corcoran, Susanne E. Hepler, and George W. Magner). Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Detroit, Michigan, 1984.

Adolescents at Risk: An Empirical Study of Adolescent Sexuality (with Kevin J. Corcoran and Cathy Jane Plante). Eastern Regional Child Welfare League of America Conference, Washington D.C., 1984.

Providing Treatment to the Involuntary Client. Invitational workshop (with Kevin J. Corcoran), Texas Correctional Association Annual Conference, Houston, Texas, 1984.

Mediation for Social Work Practice (with Carol S. Maxwell). 1985 NASW Professional
Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, 1985.

Relevant Assessment and Intervention with Minority Clients. Ninth Annual NASW/Texas State Conference, Dallas, Texas, 1985.

Urban and Rural Indian Delinquency. Southern Sociological Society Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1986.

Socially Responsible Practice: Teaching Mediation as a Clinical Practice Skill. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, 1987.

Folk Music and the Social Work Curriculum (with Fred Seidl and Dean Santos). Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Reno, Nevada, 1990.

We Shall Overcome: Teaching Cultural Diversity Through Folk Music (with Fred Seidl, Dean Santos, Mari Ann Graham, and Phil Brown). Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1991.

Social Work Values in Contemporary Folk Music. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Kansas City, Missouri, 1992.

Invited Faculty Facilitator, Un Encuentro: A Substance Abuse Prevention Institute - The Convergence of Cultural Competence and State of the Art Models in Prevention, Tucson, Arizona, 1993.

Perpetuating Poverty: Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Atlanta, 1994.

Empowerment: Singing for Strength. Invitational (with Fred Seidl, Dean Santos, Tom Lawson, Francisco Herrera, Mari Ann Graham, and Phil Brown), Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, San Diego, 1995.

Professional Training for Substance Abuse Prevention, Intervention, Treatment and After Care. Invitational paper, Un Encuentro: A Substance Abuse Prevention Institute - The Convergence of Family Prevention Models and Substance Abuse Models, Tucson, Arizona, 1995.

Memory, Recovered Memory and False Memory Syndrome: Implications for Social Work Values, Knowledge and Skills (with Terri Thomason). 19th Annual NASW/Texas State Conference, Austin, TX., 1995.

Political, Ideological and Spiritual Dimensions of Human Behavior: Expanding the HBSE Curriculum (with Ed Canda and Pranab Chatterjee). Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Washington D. C., 1996.

Recovered Memories and Ethical Standards of Practice, FMS Foundation, Houston Chapter, April, 1996.

Mediation for Family Reconciliation, FMS Foundation Conference, Baltimore, MD., March, 1997.

Grassroots Organizing. Invitational presentation, the Eleventh International Conference on Drug Policy Reform, Drug Policy Foundation, New Orleans, 1997.

Interactive Teaching for Distance Education, University of Houston, Fall, 1997.

The Future is Now!: Contemporary Issues for Social Work, Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Orlando, 1998.

Back to the Future: Welfare Reform, Child Protection, and the Assault on Poor Families (with H. Fishman). 1998 Bertha Capen Reynolds National Conference, Houston, 1998.

Normal and Traumatic Memory in Children and Adults: Challenging Content for Social Work Education. NASW/Texas 22nd Annual State Conference, Austin, 1998.

Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out: Incorporating Music into Social Theory and Policy Courses. Twenty-Fifth Social Theory, Politics and the Arts Conference, Nashville, October, 1999.

Rock the boat: Singing out for justice. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, New York, 2000.

Preparing Families for Mediation for Family Reconciliation, Invitational panelist and presentation, FMS Foundation Conference, New York, April, 2000. [link]

Invited participant, Summit on the Neurobiology of Addictions, University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work, Austin, June 11-13, 2000 [link]

Invited panel member, Telephone Seminar - Expert Witness: The Child as Witness: Competency Custody Cases, Sex Abuse Cases. State Bar of Texas, Houston, August 17, 2000.

Invited participant, Conference on Transforming Social Work Inquiry and Practice, Burlington, VT., Sept. 28-Oct. 1, 2000.

Normal and Traumatic Memory in Children and Adults: Challenging Content for Social Work Education and Clinical Practice. Invitational presentation, NASW/Texas 24th Annual State Conference, Ft. Worth, November 3, 2000.

Invited presenter, The Impact of Drug Use and Abuse on Serious Psychiatric Disorders, Mental Health and Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County, Houston, February 26, 2001.

Invited panelist, Justice, Justice, You Shall Pursue: Ethics Rounds 2001, Harris County Hospital District Social Services Department, March 28, 2001

Spirit of the Blues: The Creative Power of Spiritual Diversity - A Musical Celebration. Invitational Plenary Presentation. Society for Spirituality and Social Work, 7th Annual Conference, Washington D.C., June 28, 2001.

Working with Substance Abuse in Families. Invitational presentation, 12th Annual Family Preservation Conference, Forth Worth, September 24, 2001.

Investigating False Allegations of Sexual Abuse Invitational presentation, National Defender Investigator Association Regional Conference, Memphis, September 28, 2001.

False Allegations of Sexual Abuse (with Jolyn Mikow). Invitational presentation, NASW/Texas 25th Annual State Conference, Austin, October 1 , 2001.

Invited participant, Second Annual Conference on Transforming Social Work Inquiry and Practice, Burlington, VT., Oct. 14-17, 2001.

Celebrating Harmonies and Anniversaries: Using Music Creatively in Social Work Education. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Nashville, 2002.

Investigating False Allegations of Sexual Abuse. Invitational presentation, National Defender Investigator Association Annual Conference, Portland, OR, April 22, 2002.

Substance Abuse in Families. Invitational presentation, 13th Annual Family Preservation Conference, San Antonio, September 5, 2002.

Invited participant, Third Annual Conference on Transforming Social Work Inquiry and Practice, Burlington, VT., Oct. 6-9, 2002.

False Allegations of Sexual Abuse. Invitational presentation, 13th Annual Texas Court Appointed Special Advocates Statewide Conference, Austin, October 11, 2002

Past, Present and Future: Music for Social Work Education. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Atlanta, February 2003.

Myths and Facts about Club Drugs. Invitational presentation, Southern Sociological Society Meeting, New Orleans, March 27, 2003.

Recovered Memories of Child Sexual Abuse: True of False? Invitational presentation. Prevent Child Abuse Texas 17th Annual Conference on the Prevention of Child Abuse, Houston, TX.  February 3, 2003.

Substance Abuse in Families. Invitational presentation, 14th Annual Family Preservation Conference, San Antonio, September 5, 2003.

Invited participant, Fourth Annual Conference on Transforming Social Work Inquiry and Practice, Burlington, VT., Oct. 16-19, 2003.

Investigating False Allegations of Sexual Abuse. Invitational presentation. 39th annual Deborah T. Creek Criminal Practice Institute. Washington D.C., November 22, 2003.

False Allegations of Sexual Abuse. Invitational presentation. Prevent Child Abuse Texas 18th Annual Governor’s Conference on the Prevention of Child Abuse, Houston, TX. February 16, 2004.

Effective Practice with Substance Abuse in Families. Invitational presentation, 15th Annual Family Preservation Conference, San Antonio, September 8, 2004.

Substance Abuse in Families: Knowledge for Effective Practice. Invitational presentation, 16th Annual Family Preservation Conference, San Antonio, September 7, 2005.

Invited participant, Sixth Annual Conference on Transforming Social Work Inquiry and Practice, Burlington, VT., Oct. 15-18, 2005.

False Allegations of Sexual Abuse. Invitational presentation, Alamo Children’s Advocacy Center Conference on Child Abuse, San Antonio, Dec. 15, 2005.

Evidence Based Practice for Working with Substance Abuse in Families. Invitational presentation, 17th Annual Family Preservation Conference, San Antonio, September 6, 2006.

Rock the Boat: Social Issues and Social Action. Social Welfare Action Alliance, 23rd Anniversary National Meeting and Conference, New Orleans, June 16, 2007.

With M. Kolbiolka and J. Jumper, Seminole Community Anti-Crime Grant, August, 1977, LEAA.

With E. Baylor, J. Fulwiler, B. Laughlin and S. Seaman, Training Grant in Child and Family Services, May, 1979, HEW:SRS; 1980, HHS:SRS.

With S. Hepler, Texas Statewide Corrections Internship Program, October, 1981, Texas College and University Coordinating Board.

Evaluation of Clinical Oncology Social Work Training Program, American Cancer Society. June, 1996 - February 1998.

Susan P. Robbins, Charles D. Kaplan and Sheila Harvin. Substance Abuse Patterns, Sexual Coercion, Intimate Partner Violence and Social Capital among Aging African American Women. Submitted to NIDA October, 2002.

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker,
  Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners, October, 2003 - Present
• Licensed Master Social Worker-Advanced Clinical Practitioner,
  Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners, August, 1993 - October, 2003
• Certified Social Worker-Advanced Clinical Practitioner,
  Texas Department of Human Resources, August, 1982-1993
• Diplomate in Clinical Social Work,
  National Association of Social Workers, 1987 - Present
• Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work,
  American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work, 1989 - Present
• Diplomate in Forensic Social Work,
  American Board of Forensic Social Workers, February, 2001- present
• Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor,
  Texas, Texas Commission on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, 1992 - Present
• Mediation Certification,
  Neighborhood Justice Center, Houston, Texas, October, 1982 - Present
• Family Mediation Certification,
  University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, May, 1995 - Present
• TDPRS/CPS/CJA Mediation Certification,
  Dispute Resolution Center, Harris County, Texas, April 2003 - present

• National Association of Social Workers [link]
• Council on Social Work Education [link]
• Social Welfare Action Alliance (formerly Bertha Capen Reynolds Society)[link]
• Association for Community Organization and Social Administration [link]
• American College of Forensic Examiners [link]
• National Organization of Forensic Social Work[link]
• Southern Sociological Society [link]
• National Council on Crime and Delinquency [link]
• American Society of Criminology [link]

• Interview on drug abuse by college students in D. Lipsky, (1995, October). Hard core curriculum, Rolling Stone, 719.
• Interview on cults on ABC World News Now, March 27, 1997
• Interview on cults on ABC World News Now, March 28, 1997
• Interview on satanic cults on Good Morning America, October 15, 1997