Dr Robin Peterson

Robin L. Peterson, Ph.D., ABPP is a pediatric neuropsychologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado and Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She received a PhD in child clinical psychology from the University of Denver and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology from the University of Denver and Children’s Hospital Colorado. She has clinical and research interests in neurodevelopmental disorders and acquired brain injuries. 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. Before studying be a psychologist, she taught kindergarten and first grade, which sparked her interest in understanding how all children learn to read. She remains active in teaching and training graduate students and fellows.