Robin Masheb, PhD
Biography
Research & Publications
News
Locations
Appointments
Biography
Dr. Masheb is Professor of Psychiatry and a clinical psychologist at the Yale School of Medicine (YSM). Her scholarly work has focused on advancing the fields of obesity, eating disorders, and pain for underserved populations. The recipient of multiple grants from the NIH, VA and DoD, Dr. Masheb is expert in the conduct of trials to develop and implement evidence-based treatments. This includes expertise in efficacy, effectiveness, pragmatic, and comparative effectiveness trials, as well as psychometric and qualitative research. She is founder and Director of the Veterans Initiative for Eating and Weight (The View), the first and only national program dedicated to addressing the broad spectrum of eating and weight problems in the Veteran population through research and expert consultation to national VA policy and operations offices. She is a fellow of both the American Psychological Association’s Division of Health Psychology and the Society of Behavioral Medicine, is on the Editorial Board of Eating Behaviors, has over 150 peer-reviewed publications, and has reviewed for 25 unique scientific journals. Dr. Masheb has been an active educator at the individual level training YSM medical students, graduate students, interns and postdoctoral fellows; at the University level teaching in the classroom, and participating on multiple internship and postdoctoral training committees; and at the national level, serving as Director of Education for the VA PRIME Center of Innovation (COIN) located at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System.
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral FellowYale School of Medicine (1998)
- PhDSt. John's University (1997)
- InternBrown University School of Medicine (1996)
- BSTufts University (1988)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
---|---|---|
Distinguished Psychologist for Scientific Achievement | VA Connecticut Healthcare System | 2020 |
Distinguished Women Faculty | Yale School of Medicine | 2018 |
Fellow | Society of Behavioral Medicine | 2017 |
Public Voices Fellow, The OpEd Project | Yale Women Faculty Forum | 2013 |
International Conference on Eating Disorders, Plenary Speaker | Academy of Eating Disorders | 2011 |
APA Fellow | American Psychological Association, Division 38 (Health Psychology) | 2009 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
---|---|---|
Eating Behaviors | Editorial Board | 2018 - Present |
Department of Defense (DoD), Congressional Directed Medical Research Program | Grant Reviewer | 2017 - Present |
Society of Behavioral Medicine | Scientific Program Chair, Military and Veterans Health Research | 2016 - 2019 |
VA Central Office, Eating Disorder Work Group | Subject Matter Expert | 2016 - Present |
Society of Behavioral Medicine | Co-chair, Military and Veterans Health Special Interest Group | 2015 - 2017 |
VA HSR&D, State-of-the-Art Conference on Weight Management | Co-lead, Behavioral Interventions Work Group | 2015 - 2017 |
VA Central Office, National Program for Weight Management, MOVE! | Consultant | 2015 - Present |
State of Connecticut, Task Force on Childhood Obesity | Member | 2013 - 2014 |
VA Connecticut Psychology Internship Program | Mentor | 2013 - Present |
VA Connecticut Psychology Clinical Health Psychology Postdoctoral Program | Mentor | 2013 - Present |
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Challenge Grants for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act | Grant Reviewer | 2009 |
Yale Predoctoral Internship Training Program, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine | Research Topics in Clinical Psychology Chair | 2008 - 2012 |
American Psychological Association, Division 38 (Health Psychology) | Scientific Program Chair | 2007 - 2009 |
Departments & Organizations
- Obesity Research Working Group
- Psychiatry
- Psychology Section
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System
- Yale Ventures