Publications & Press

Publications

Robinson, A. M., Harvey, G., McDonald, M., & Honegger, T. (2021) Introducing single session therapy at a university counseling center. In M. F. Hoyt, J. Young, & P. Rycroft (Eds.), Single session thinking: Going global one step at a time. New York: Routledge.

Robinson, A. M. (2019). Acculturation and millennial migration: A cultural congruence framework. Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy / Revue canadienne de counseling et de psychothérapie, 53(2).

Robinson, A. M. (2018). Let’s talk about stress: History of stress research. Review of General Psychology, 22(3). doi:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/gpr0000137

Stewart, J., McElheran, N., Park, H., Maclaurin, B., Fang, C., Oakander, M., & Robinson, A. (2018). Single Session Therapy by Walk-In or Appointment: Administrative, Clinical, and Supervisory Aspects of One-at-a-Time Services. Twenty-Five Years of Walk-In Single Sessions at the Eastside Family Centre: Clinical and Research Dimensions. In M.F. Hoyt, M. Bobele, A. Slive, J. Young, & M. Talmon (Eds.), Single-session therapy by walk-in or appointment: administrative, clinical, and supervisory aspects of one-at-a-time services. New York: Routledge.

Robinson, A. M., Benzies, K.M., Cairns, S. L., Fung, T., & Tough, S. (2016). Who is Distressed? A Comparison of Psychosocial Stress in Pregnancy Across Seven Ethnicities. BMC Journal of Child and Pregnancy Health, 16, 215. doi:10.1186/s12884-016-1015-8

Robinson, Alexandra & Jubenville, Theresa & Renny, Katerina & Cairns, Sharon. (2016). Academic and Mental Health Needs of Students on a Canadian Campus Les besoins académiques et en santé mentale des étudiants sur un campus canadien. The Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy. 50. 108-123.

Bright, K., Brockway, M., Carrera, G., Kathol, B., Keys, E., Moules, N. J., Robinson, A., Smith-MacDonald, L., & Virani, A. (2015). Out of order: To Debbie and Dave, Chris and Bill, MJ and John. Journal of Applied Hermeneutics, 3, 1-10. doi: http://hdl.handle.net/10515/sy5sj1b73

Yao, Y., Robinson, A. M., Zucchi, F. C. R., Robbins, J., Babenko, O., Kovalchuk, O., Kovalchuk, I., Olson, D. M., & Metz, G.A.S. (2014). Ancestral exposure to stress epigenetically programs preterm birth risk and adverse maternal and newborn outcomes. BioMed Central, 12, 121. doi:10.1186/s12916-014-0121-6

Robinson, A. M. (2013). Differential effects of stress on maternal and infant health amongst Canadian ethnic minorities. (Master’s thesis). Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. (2013-10-02T21:17:38Z).

Klein, A., Gidyk, D. C., Shriner (Robinson), A. M., Colwell, K. L., Tatton, N. A., Tatton, W. G., & Metz, G.A. (2011). Dose-dependent loss of motor function after unilateral medial forebrain bundle rotenone lesion in rats: A cautionary note. Behavioural Brain Research, 222, 33-42.

Supina, R. D., Shriner (Robinson), A. M., Graham, D., Zucchi F. C. R., Falkenberg, E., Olson, D. M., & Metz, G. A. (2010, June). [17] Preterm birth caused by Trans-generational stress impedes offspring development in a rat model. Graduate Students’ Association 4th Annual Multidisciplinary Conference Book of Abstracts, Lethbridge, Alberta.

Shriner (Robinson), A. M., Graham, D., Olson, D.M., & Metz, G. A. (2010, March). [792] Trans-generational effect of maternal stress: A new rat model of preterm birth. 57th Annual Meeting of the Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology Book of Abstracts. Orlando, Florida.

Shriner (Robinson), A. M., Drever, F. R., & Metz, G. A. (2009). The development of skilled walking in the rat. Behavioural Brain Research, 205, 426-435.

Presentations:

Shriner, K. (2023). Case Study of Single-Session Therapy for Self-Harm: A Family System Approach. [Poster Presentation] at the 2023 California Psychological Association Convention. San Diego, California.

Robinson, A. & Harvey, G (September 2022). Introduction to Single Session Therapy. Santa Barbara CAMFT.  

Robinson, A. & Cooper, J. (February 2022). Introduction to Single Session Therapy. Counseling and Psychological Services, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Shriner, K. (2021, April). The Effects of Self-Esteem on Feelings of Deservingness in Relationships. [Thesis Presentation] to the Department of Psychology, University of Calgary

Shriner, K. (2020, November). Friendship Formation Amongst First-Year Students Beginning University Remotely due to COVID-19. [Research Presentation] to Department of Psychology, University of Calgary.

Shriner, K. (2020, November). Proposed effects of self-esteem on feelings of deservingness in relationships. [Research Presentation] to The Social, Personality, and Social
Development (SPSD) Psychology Research Group.

Shriner, K. (2020, October). Brainwaves: interactive neuroscience presentations for students in grades 4-6 aimed at preventing TBI. Presented at multiple schools in the Calgary school district.

Robinson, A. (June 2020). Introducing a single-session therapy approach. Oral presentation at the University of California Mental Health Best Practice Conference: Mental Health at the Intersection of Culture & Technology. Los Angeles, California.

Robinson, A. (March 2020). Single Session Therapy Workshop. University of California, Santa Barbara.

Robinson, A. (2019, November). Single session thinking: Going global one step at a time. Oral presentation at the 3rd International Single Session Therapy and Walk-in Services Symposium. Melbourne, Australia.

Shriner, K. & Robinson, A. (2019, November). Barriers and Strategies of Newcomers to Canada in Forming Primary Supports During Pregnancy. [Poster Presentation] at the 3rd Annual Canadian Forum on Measuring Identities: Inclusion. Association for Canadian Studies. Gatineau, QC: Canada.

Robinson, A.,  Arthur, N., Domene, J. (2016, July). What about my career? Accompanying partners of international students. Oral presentation at the 31st International Congress of Psychology, Yokohama, Japan.

Domene, J., Arthur, N., Robinson, A., & Napodi C. (2016, June). Career development in non-student accompanying partners of international students: What helps and hinders? Symposium presentation at the annual conference of the Canadian Psychological Association, Victoria, BC.

Robinson, A. M. & Benzies, K. (2016, February). Disparities in pregnancy health outcomes across 7 ethnicities. Canadian National Perinatal Research Meeting, Banff, Alberta. Canada.

Robinson, A. (2015, December). The EFC model for conducting single-session therapy. Lecture at the Royal University of Phnom Phen, Phnom Phen, Cambodia.

Robinson, A.M., & Benzies, K. (2015, November). A Comparison of Pregnancy Mental Health Outcomes Across 7 Ethnicities. Canadian Association of Perinatal and Women’s Health Nurses, CAPWHN 5th Annual Conference. Quebec City, QC: Canada.

Robinson, A. M., & Stewart, J. (2015, September). Eastside Family Centre Model of Training and Supervision. 2nd International Symposium: Capturing the Moment 2: Reaching New Heights in Single Session Therapy and Walk-In Services. Banff, AB: Canada.

Robinson, A. (2015, July). Conducting walk-in therapy sessions. Presented to Associates Counselling Services. Lethbridge, AB: Canada.

Stewart, J., Robinson, A. M. (2015, May). Training and Supervision of Students and Community Volunteers at the Eastside Family Centre. Wood’s Homes 4th Annual Research Symposium. Calgary, AB: Canada

Shriner (Robinson), A. M., Jubinville, T., & Renny, K. (2013, June). Student mental health needs assessment: Comparison of student utilization and problem presentation rates with student-identified mental health needs. Poster presented at the Canadian Psychological Association Annual Conference, Quebec City, QC.

Shriner (Robinson), A. M. & Benzies, K. (2013, June). Effects of maternal stress on pregnancy and health outcomes of ethnic minorities. Poster presented at the Canadian Psychological Association Annual Conference, Quebec City, QC.

Jubinville, T., Shriner (Robinson), A. M., & Renny, K. (2013, June). How well are student mental health needs represented by students accessing campus counselling services? Presented at the Canadian Association of College and University Student Services Annual CACUSS Conference, Montreal, QC.

Shriner (Robinson), A. M., & Benzies, K. (2013, May). Our mothers daughters: Impact of maternal stress. Poster presented at the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association Annual Conference, Halifax, NS.

Shriner (Robinson), A. M., Ross, S., Dittrick, C., & Pickering, B. (2013, May). Relational cultural theory: Applications to school and community contexts. Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association Annual Conference. Halifax, NS.

Shriner (Robinson), A. M., Olson, D. M., & Metz, G. A. (2011, October). What’s all this dam stress doing? The transgenerational effects of gestational stress on rat dams. Poster presented at the 4th Annual Graduate Student Research Poster Conference, Calgary, AB.

Metz, G. A., Shriner (Robinson), A. M., Falkenberg, E., Graham, D., & Olson, D. M. (2010, July). A new rat model of pre-term birth: Transgenerational effects of perinatal programming by maternal stress. Presented at the Fetal and Neonatal Physiological Society, Winchester, UK.

Supina, R. D., Shriner (Robinson), A. M., Graham, D., Zucchi F. C. R., Falkenberg, E., Olson, D. M., & Metz, G. A. (2010, March). Preterm birth caused by Trans-generational stress impedes offspring development in a rat model. Poster presented at the 4th Annual Graduate Students’ Association Multidisciplinary Conference, Lethbridge, AB.

Shriner (Robinson), A. M., Falkenberg, E., Graham, D., Supina, R., Olson, D. M., & Metz, G. A. (2010, February). Gestational stress and downstream effects: A new rat model of preterm birth. Poster presented at the 18th Western Perinatal Research Meeting, Banff, AB. (Winner of the best poster presentation in the basic sciences.)

Shriner (Robinson), A. M., Graham, D., Olson, D. M., & Metz, G. A. (2010, March). Trans-generational effect of maternal stress: A rat model of preterm birth. Poster presented at the Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology 57th Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.

Klein A., Gidyk, D., Shriner (Robinson)  A. M., Colwell K. L., Habibi, K., Tatton, N., Tatton, W., & Metz, G. A. (2008, December). Unilateral Medial Forebrain Bundle Rotenone Lesions: an Alternative to the Intracerebral Injection of 6-OHDA in Parkinson’s Disease Research? Presented at the University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.

Shriner (Robinson), A. M., Drever, F., & Metz, G. A. (2007, August). The ontogony of skilled movement in the rat. Presented at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute Student Symposium, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.

Shriner (Robinson), A. M. (2009, February). Brain Awareness Presentation. Brain awareness week presentations to middle school classes as part of the Brain Awareness Week Lethbridge, AB.