Dr. Robin Peterson

Robin L. Peterson is a pediatric neuropsychologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado and an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Before becoming a psychologist, she taught kindergarten and first grade, which sparked her interest in understanding how all children learn to read. She earned her PhD in child clinical psychology from the University of Denver in 2010, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology at the University of Denver and Children’s Hospital Colorado in 2012.

Her clinical and research interests led her to specialize in neurodevelopmental disorders and acquired brain injuries. As a pediatric neuropsychologist, she provides neuropsychological evaluations to children and adolescents in order to help understand brain-based learning or developmental challenges. She also works with families to develop a treatment plan that will capitalize on the child's strengths and support the child in areas of weakness to promote an optimal developmental trajectory.

She is an author on over 30 peer-reviewed publications, multiple book chapters, and the book Diagnosing Learning Disorders: From Science to Practice (3rd Edition) from Guilford Press. She has received several awards and honors for her publications and work. She remains actively engaged in teaching and supervising graduate students and fellows.

Centres d'intérêts

Évaluation neuropsychologique des enfants et des adolescents présentant des troubles du développement ou des lésions cérébrales

Étude des troubles d'apprentissage (dyslexie, dyscalculie) et de leur impact sur le fonctionnement scolaire et cognitif

Recherche sur les traumatismes cérébraux pédiatriques, le spina bifida et l'hydrocéphalie

Suivi du développement et de la transition vers l'âge adulte chez les jeunes avec handicaps neurologiques

Analyse des déterminants sociaux de la santé et de leurs effets sur le développement cognitif

Enseignement, supervision et formation de futurs psychologues et neuropsychologues

Développement de pratiques cliniques fondées sur la recherche en neuropsychologie pédiatrique

Présence sur internet

robin.peterson@cuanschutz.edu

Colorado School of Medicine

https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/research/research

Robin Peterson, PhD

Children's Hospital Colorado

https://www.childrenscolorado.org/physicians/robin

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University of Colorado Anschutz

https://som.cuanschutz.edu/Profiles/Faculty/Profile

Quelques publications

• Simpson, T. S., Leopold, D. R., Wilson, P. E., & Peterson, R. L. (2024). Cognitive disengagement syndrome in pediatric spina bifida. Child Neuropsychology, 30(1), 87–104. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2023.2181944
• Connery, A. K., Lee, A. H., Peterson, R. L., Dichiaro, M., & Chiesa, A. (2024). Caregiver report of social-emotional functioning in infants and young children after inflicted traumatic brain injury. Child Neuropsychology, 1–13. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2024.2302684
• Petranovich, C. L., Person-Jones, K., Koerber, S., Lantagne, A., Graber, S., Sarmiento, C. A., Peterson, R. L., Simpson, T., Wilson, P., Miele, A., Apkon, S., Dichiaro, M., Connery, A. K., & Kirkwood, M. W. (2024). Healthcare, educational, and vocational transitions in young adults with pediatric-onset disabilities: Associations with social determinants of health. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2024.11.015
• Scott, S. R., Peterson, R. L., North, S. J., Merrick, S. J., Petranovich, C. L., Wilson, P. E., Lantagne, A., & Simpson, T. S. (2024). Having more resilience factors only gets you so far in the context of neighborhood disadvantage: Understanding differential predictors of internalizing symptoms and body mass index in youth with spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. Advance online publication.https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsae102
• Kramer, E., Willcutt, E. G., Peterson, R. L., Pennington, B. F., & McGrath, L. M. (2023). Processing speed is related to the general psychopathology factor in youth. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 51(8), 1179-1193. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-023-01049-w

Affiliations

• Psychologue clinicienne et neuropsychologue pédiatrique au Children's Hospital Colorado
• Professeure associée au Département de médecine physique et de réadaptation de l'University of Colorado School of Medicine
• Certifiée par l'American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology et l'American Board of Professional Psychology en neuropsychologie clinique et neuropsychologie pédiatrique
• Co-investigatrice au Colorado Learning Disabilities Research Center