She is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, where she received her academic degrees at Case Western Reserve University. Robinson then completed a psychiatric neuroimaging postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio under the mentorship of David Glahn. She developed and directed the Functional Neuroimaging program for the Department of Neurosurgery at Scott & White Healthcare, where she conducted pre-surgical planning assessments and studied the functional connectivity of the brain. Robinson came to Auburn in August 2012 and was drawn to the rich collaborative environment and rich intellectual resources surrounding the Auburn University MRI Research Center, where she conducts research on the interfacing of affective and cognitive processes in the brain. Robinson has three dogs: Cooper, Casey, and Grizzly.