Robinson attended Union High School in Clinton, North Carolina.

Between 1990–1993, Robinson completed his clinical training as a research associate at Duke University Medical Center.

He served as Chair of the Psychology Department and became the founding Dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences in 2006.

This book won the 2003 NAACP Image Award, "Most outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction.” His latest work, “The Power of Unconditional Love,” was published in Inspiring Student Writers: Strategies and Examples for Teachers.

He has presented his research on the psychosocial and behavioral aspects of disease and illness in African Americans at seminars and workshops throughout China, Egypt, South Africa and the United States.