Robin Quinterno

Robin Quinterno (she/her), PhD, LICSW, began her teaching experience at Boston University in 2011. She has taught clinical practice, human behavior, and ethics courses online, off-campus, and on campus. She earned a master’s degree (1995) and a PhD (2018) in social work, both from Boston University. She is a licensed clinical social worker in the state of Massachusetts with extensive social work practice experience working in human service management, community mental health, and with at risk families and individuals in substance use and mental health settings. Her work with marginalized populations over the last 30 years, coupled with her social work identity, empowers her to engage with others in critical work. She brings a wealth of life experiences and her education that have informed her about the inequalities and lack of social justice prevalent in society. 

Quinterno is behavioral in her teaching style and clinical work, describing her style as “very interactive in partnership with her students, clients and families to help them meet their goals established in the classroom and in the therapeutic process.” She believes a reciprocal therapeutic relationship cultivates the best possible outcomes in her students, as well as her clients.