Robin Besse, PhD - Bio Sketch

Robin Besse is a senior research analyst with the Center for Rural Health (CRH) at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Grand Forks.

Robin works with the National Resource Center on Native American Aging (NRCNAA) where she helps lead and manage the research team, coordinates and facilitates data collection and analysis, and develops data visualization products to share information with national and regional partners. Before joining CRH, Robin worked as a research analyst for the Office of Institutional Research & Analysis at North Dakota State University. She also previously worked as a research analyst for the North Dakota Healthcare Workforce Group at CRH and provided research support to NRCNAA.

Originally from North Dakota, Robin earned her bachelor's degree in psychology at Minot State University, a master's degree in health psychology from Texas State University, and a PhD in social psychology from Kansas State University.