Robin Montvilo, PhD
Robin Kamienny Montvilo received a B.A. degree in Psychology from Brooklyn College (CUNY), and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology from Fordham University.
She then took a position as a Faculty member in the Psychology Department at Rhode Island College (July,1977).She completed her B.S. in Nursing at R.I.C in 1982 and began work at Women and Infants’ Hospital as an R.N. in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. She worked there until her retirement from Nursing in 2012. In 2003, R.I. College became the first College in New England to graduate students with a B.S. degree in Chemical Dependency/Addiction Studies (CDAS). While continuing as a Full Professor in Psychology, Robin became director of the CDAS program. Under her leadership, this program has graduated over 200 students who are helping R.I. and surrounding states to deal with the Opioid Crisis. In her 43 years at R.I.C., Robin authored over 100 articles and several book chapters in the fields of Psychology, Nursing, and Chemical Dependency and has edited a two-volume set on Addiction. She volunteered on the Medical Team of the Boston Marathon, served on the National Board of Directors of the Niemann-Pick Foundation, the Board of Directors for the National Association of Neonatal Nursing, the Board of Directors of the R.I. Communities for Addiction Recovery Efforts, and the Board of Directors of the R.I.C. Alumni Association. Robin looks forward to continuing her work in these fields.
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