Her Story
About Stephanie
Stephanie Robinson directs nursing programs, guiding faculty and students toward positive outcomes and successful entry into the registered nursing workforce. Since 2008 she has worked in academics after prior experience in hospital settings, where her master's degree in Health Administration supported accreditation and performance improvement efforts. She later earned a PhD in higher education administration, which strengthened her ability to lead nursing programs effectively. Robinson is a member of the Association of California Nursing Leadership, chairing its awards and recognition committee, and the Nursing Leadership Coalition, where she chairs the end-of-year committee and Nursing Hall of Fame. Her contributions include securing hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant funding for nursing programs. She has been inducted into the Nursing Hall of Fame at CSU Fresno State and received a local leadership award in California's Central Valley. Robinson attributes her success to the work ethic and values instilled by her parents and emphasizes integrity, respect, and credibility in her professional life.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Stephanie
01What do you attribute your success to?
I think it's my, growing up, the work ethic and the values my parents instilled upon me is… you're contributing factor to my success, and so, it's very important to follow through and do what you need to do, and that was something I learned very early in life. From my parents, so… That… that's… In itself, it's, significant.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
Don't let people, individuals who, are around you take your joy. Always maintain and keep the joy that you have. In your heart. Don't… don't let them take that away from you.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Find a mentor, someone who can help guide you when you need advice. in times of difficulty. So, if you're out in the work environment, you really need a mentor, someone who you can fall back on and talk to to figure out what's going on In your decision-making, so that you make the correct choices as you move forward.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
Keeping up with the work environment. It can be, Sometimes, like, trying to tackle a water hose that's running in. your face. You know, how do you deal with that, all that incoming? And the major thing is to try to keep your cool and, Be sure you're thinking clearly when someone is Trying to find the answer that they need so that there is… positive outcome and how you can do that. So, the work environment can be very… Busy, and whatever you can do to make accurate decisions is what's important.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
I think integrity and respect, are… are the two, major contributions that are important, and also to be, confident and be able to reflect that back to others. And respect, gets back to following up with making any sort of commitment that you have, either in a committee or to an individual. It creates credibility for myself as an individual, and for them as an individual, respecting and reciprocating in whatever work we're doing together. Because if you don't follow up and do what you say you're gonna do, then you kinda don't maintain your credibility.
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