He received his Ph.D. in Economics of Education from Stanford University. His research interests include studying the effects of policies and practices on educational equity, particularly equity concerning language, gender, and sexual orientation: in doing so, he employs cutting-edge rigorous, quasi-experimental research designs. His research has been funded by the Spencer Foundation, the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), and the AERA Grants Board. Dr. Robinson teaches several courses on statistics and research design, including a course on quasi-experimental design, covering topics such as regression discontinuity, interrupted time series, and propensity score matching.