Dr. Robert's education background includes a doctorate in counselor education from Mississippi State University (2003), a master's degree in community counseling from Fairfield University (1978), and a B.A. from Dunbarton College (1973). Her dissertation was on the relationship between spirituality and job satisfaction. She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Connecticut and is nationally certified as a career counselor since 1983. She has been a member of the counselor education faculty since 1996 and was tenured and promoted to associate professor in 2008. She currently serves the department as the Director of Clinical Training.