Dr. Robinson-Lane has focused her career on the care and support of older adults with cognitive and/or functional disabilities. She is interested in the ways that older adults adapt to changes in health, and particularly how adaptive coping strategies affect health outcomes. Her research is focused on reducing health disparities for minority older adults with cognitive impairments and their caregivers. Dr. Robinson-Lane received her BSN from the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, WI, her MSN / MHA from the University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, and her PhD from Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. Dr. Robinson-Lane conducted her post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI.