Kevin L. Robinson joined Arizona State University as a full-time Instructor in 2017. Prior to that he taught on a part-time basis in the Maricopa Community College District, at Grand Canyon University and ASU since 2000. From 1980 until 2017, he was a member of the Phoenix Police Department where he rose to the rank of Assistant Police Chief. During his tenure with the Phoenix Police Department he was assigned to virtually every bureau and precinct within the organization. As the Investigations Division Chief he was responsible for the executive oversight of two of the biggest serial murder investigations in the history of the city, bringing both to successful conclusions. Robinson is the recipient of the Phoenix Police Department's Medal of Valor and the Medal of Merit, the two highest awards for bravery and heroism bestowed by the department.
A graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy and the F.B.I. National Executive Institute, Robinson has collaborated on numerous leadership issues with law enforcement executives from around the world.
In 2020 Robinson was appointed by Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Brutinel to the Arizona Supreme Court Judicial Council, a policy-making body that oversees the judicial system in Arizona. In 2021 he was appointed to the Arizona Police Officers Standards and Training Board (AZPOST), an oversight board to the 159 law enforcement agencies encompassing over 14,500 sworn peace officers, 6,500 correctional officers, and 14 police academies in the state of Arizona.
