Brenda Freshman is a professor at California State University Long Beach, in the Health Administration Department. In this role she teaches organizational behavior, management and human resources courses to undergraduate and graduate students. Dr. Freshman’s current research focus is on best practices for developing collaboration skills in health care managers, leaders and teams.
Dr. Freshman holds a BS in Psychology (UCLA), a MA in Applied Psychology (University of Santa Monica), a MS in Organizational Psychology (California School of Professional Psychology), and a Doctorate in Organizational Psychology (California School of Professional Psychology). Dr. Freshman’s research and practice interests concentrate on team formation and collaboration across the disciplines in Health Care. Specifically she focuses on how thoughts and emotions influence behavior, productivity and quality of life. She has been producing and delivering workshops on self-development and leadership skills, since 1993. With colleagues Dr. Louis Rubino and Dr. Linda Reid Chassiakos, Dr. Freshman edited and contributed a chapter in the recently released textbook, “Collaboration Across the Disciplines in Health Care” published by Jones and Bartlett.