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About Robin L. Whitney

Robin Whitney is a Associate Professor and the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Coordinator in the Valley Foundation School of Nursing at San José State University. She is also an affiliate faculty member of the UC Davis Family Caregiving Institute’s Program and Policy Evaluation Unit. Her research centers around improving quality of care for cancer survivors and other individuals living with serious illness, and supporting their family caregivers.

Positions

August 2022 - Present Associate Professor, San Jose State University The Valley Foundation School of Nursing
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June 2021 - Present Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Coordinator, San Jose State University The Valley Foundation School of Nursing
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February 2019 - Present Affiliate Faculty Member, University of California, Davis ‐ Family Caregiving Institute
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July 2019 - August 2022 Assistant Professor, San Jose State University The Valley Foundation School of Nursing
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October 2016 - August 2022 Assistant Adjunct Professor, Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco ‐ Fresno Center for Medical Education and Research
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October 2016 - June 2019 Director of Research, University of California, San Francisco ‐ Hillblom Center on Aging at UCSF Fresno
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Professional Service and Affiliations

Present Member, Nursing Leadership Coalition, Central San Joaquin Valley Chapter
Present Member, Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) California Central Valley Chapter
Present Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing, Mu Nu Chapter
Present Member, Western Institute of Nursing
2019 - 2020 Chair, Western Institute of Nursing Gerontology Special Interest Group
2018 - 2019 Chair Elect, Western Institute of Nursing Gerontology Special Interest Group
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Courses

  • NURS 585- Evidence Based Practice
  • NURS 200- Health Systems
  • NURS 295A- Research Methods
  • NURS 587- Principles of Epidemiology for Advanced Nursing Practice
  • NURS 575- Philosophies & Theories for Advanced Nursing Practice

Education

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2012 - 2016 PhD, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California, Davis ‐ Nursing Science and Health Care Leadership
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2004 - 2006 BS, University of Southern Maine ‐ Nursing
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2000 - 2004 BA, Bowdoin College ‐ English and German
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Contact Information

Robin L. Whitney, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, The Valley Foundation School of Nursing
San José State University



Peer-Reviewed Publications (29)