Page 2 - Johns Hopkins School of Nursing - February 29, 2024 - The Anna D. Wolf Professorship Installation of Robert Atkins, PhD, RN, FAAN

ROBERT ATKINS has dedicated his career to enhancing the
well-being of marginalized children and families in distressed
neighborhoods. Beginning as a school nurse at East Camden
(NJ) Middle School, he co-founded the Camden STARR Program,

a nonprofit aimed at empowering youth in Camden. His
experiences led him to pursue a PhD in Public Health at Temple
University, focusing on factors impacting children’s health in
such environments. With degrees from Brown University and
the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Atkins also served as national
program director for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s
New Jersey Health Initiatives (NJHI). In this capacity, he fostered
partnerships among stakeholders across sectors to drive
community health initiatives. As Executive Vice Dean, Dr. Atkins is

responsible for leading the faculty and academic programming at
the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.