Wendie Robbins

Wendie Robbins, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAAOHN is a Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), holding dual appointments in the School of Nursing and the Department of Environmental Health Sciences within the Fielding School of Public Health. She also serves as Director of the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Program and holds faculty roles at the UCLA Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, UCLA Molecular Toxicology IDP, and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her research focuses on the interplay between work, environment, and health, particularly reproductive health, with emphasis on environmental pollution and disaster health impacts. Dr. Robbins leads the CDC NIOSH-funded Southern California Education and Research Center training grant, supporting PhD and Master’s trainees in occupational and environmental health nursing.

Education:

• PhD in Epidemiology, University of California, Berkeley (1994)
• MS in Epidemiology, University of Washington (1990)
• MSN in Nursing, University of Arizona (1981)
• BSN in Nursing, Arizona State University (1978)

Research Interests:

• Work as a social determinant of health
• Environmental and occupational health disparities
• Reproductive health outcomes linked to work exposures
• Post-disaster community health resilience

Advising & Grants: The Southern California ERC training grant provides financial and research support for students at UCLA and UC Irvine, focusing on occupational and environmental health nursing. Dr. Robbins has led multiple funded projects exploring work-related health disparities and disaster health impacts.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams at UCLA’s occupational and environmental health centers, emphasizing translational research from lab-based studies to field epidemiology.