Dr. Bonnin is currently involved in the development, implementation, and evaluation of all assessment-related activities for the College of Medicine. He joined the Office of Medical Education in July 2008. He received his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri in 2000. That same year, he joined an organizational development consulting firm working with numerous Fortune 100 corporations, the government, and hospitals needing quality improvement assistance. After leaving the private sector, he worked in the specialties of community health in the role of the organization's compliance, assessment, and quality improvement. Additionally, Dr. Bonnin will serve as a lecturer for Professional Behaviors within the College of Medicine and an adjunct professor for the department of Psychology. He also currently continues his practice as an executive coach.

Education and Training

• BS, Management and Organizational Behavior, University of La Verne, La Verne, CA
• Dissertation: The relationship between acculturation, family adaptability, family cohesion and purpose in life.
• PhD, Counseling Psychology, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MI

Awards

• Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree, 2009
• Health Care Hero of the Americas, Pan American Health Organization, 2005
• Hispanic of the Year, Hispanic Magazine, 2002
• Presidential Service Award, 1997
• Doctor of the Year for Teaching, Hippocrates: Heath and Medicine for Physicians, 1996
• Newsweek American Achievement Award,1995
• Time’s America’s 50 Young American Leaders Under 40, 1994
• MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant" Fellow, 1993

Publications

• Bonnin R, Brown C. The Cuban Diaspora: A comparative analysis of the searching for meaning among recent Cuban exiles and Cuban-Americans. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Science. 2002 Nov; 24(4):465