M. Robin DiMatteo, Ph. D. 

Distinguished Professor                                                               
Department of Psychology                                                              
University of California                                                                             
Riverside, CA 92521                                                              
                                                             

Education

Tufts University          1972    B.S. summa cum laude, Psychology and Mathematics
Harvard University     1974    M.A. Social Psychology
Harvard University     1976    Ph.D. Psychology/Social Relations

Licensure

1981- Present     Licensed Psychologist, State of California, # PSY6810

Current Professional Position:

2004-present   Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of California, Riverside

Professional Honors/Associations

• Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, elected 1998
  
• Fellow, Association for Psychological Science, elected 1988
  
• Fellow, American Psychological Association, elected 1984
  
• W.K. Kellogg Foundation Fellow, 1976-1977
  
• James McKeen Cattell Fellow, 1982-1983
  
• Member, Society of Experimental Social Psychology, elected 1981
  
• Listed in Who’s Who in the West, Who’s Who in Medicine and Health Care,Who’s Who -  American Women, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering. 
  

Recent Teaching Awards

2006-2011: Academy of Distinguished Teachers, UC Riverside

2001-2002: Distinguished Teaching Award: U.C. Riverside Academic Senate

1997-1998: Professor of the Year: University Honors Program, U.C.Riverside

1997-1998: Graduate Professor of the Year, Dept of Psychology, U.C.Riverside

National Review Boards  

• U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Reviewer of National Guidelines for Medical Patient Education; 
  
• Ad Hoc Panel: Medication Counseling Behavior Guidelines: The United States Pharmacopeial Convention. Rockville, Md.  (U.S. Drug Standards Regulatory Agency); 
  
• Member, National Allergy Advisory Council; 
  
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/UCSF Program in Medical Ethics; 
  
• Ad hoc reviewer: Clinical AIDS and Immunology Review Committee: Behavioral and Applied Review Branch: National Institutes of Health; 
  
• National Advisory Committee. American Academy of Physician Assistants/Academy Health; 
  
• Ad hoc reviewer: Clinical AIDS and Immunology Review Committee: Behavioral and Applied Review Branch: National Institutes of Health; 
  
• National Advisory Committee. American Academy of Physician Assistants/Academy Health. 
  

Journal Reviewer

Health Psychology
Journal of General Internal Medicine
Pediatrics,
Preventive Medicine
Medical Care
Health Services Research Journal
Archives of Family Medicine
Psychological Bulletin
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Social Science and Medicine, Psychology and Health
Journal of Nonverbal Behavior
Psychosomatic Medicine
Journal of Research in Personality
Women’s Health
Research on Gender
Behavior, and Policy
Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 

Recent Research Grant Activity

• PI: Investigator Award in Health Policy, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 4/1/2006-3/31/2008. “Ethnicity, Social Class, and the Primary Care Medical Visit. The Process of Provider-Patient Communication” 
• PI: NIA small grant # R03AG027552-02 “Health Literacy and Patient Adherence: A Meta-analysis”.  9/1/06-8/31/08. 
• Co-PI. w/J. Heritage, UCLA.  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Communication and Satisfaction with Primary Care Teams;  9/01/01- 8/31/04:Grant # 1RO1-8HS10922
  
• Co-PI.  w/S. Fox, RAND  09/30/98 - 3/31/2003 National Cancer Institute, NIH (1 RO1 CA74322)  “Community Trial to Increase Cancer Screening Adherence”
  
• Co-PI. w/S. Fox, RAND 12/1/99 - 11/30/2003  National Cancer Institute, NIH (1 RO1 CA76386-01A1) "Increasing Cancer Screening Adherence Through a Physician Trial”
  
• Principal Investigator - National Institute of Dental Research (NIH). 9/30/94-9/29/96“Geriatric Oral Health, Functioning, and Quality of Life”
  
• Co-Investigator -(S.Fox, RAND) Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. 12/1/93-11/1/96 “Variation in Physician and Patient Use of Mammography.
  
• Co-Investigator –(Keeler, Kahn, & Gambone, RAND). Agency for Health Care Policy and Research,  9/1/90-10/1/94. “Appropriateness of Cesarean Section and Patient Outcomes  
  
• Principal Investigator - Pew Foundation:  1/1/92-12/30/92.  Pew Health Professions Commission"Health Professional Competencies".
  
• Principal Investigator - Pew Foundation:  6/1/92-6/3093 "Nationwide Random-Digit Telephone Survey Concerning Physician and Dentist Role Performance”
  
• Principal Investigator--MacArthur Foundation: 7/1/90-3/30/91.  "Research on determinants and consequences of health promoting and  health damaging behavior."  
  
• Fellow:  UCR Center for Ideas and Society Focused Research Group: “Perspectives on Humanistic Care in the 21st Century”       
  

List of Published Books 

Published Technical Research Articles 

Published Review Chapters


Dr. DiMatteo's Full Curriculum Vita