Neil E. Grunberg, Ph.D., is a Professor of Military & Emergency Medicine and Neuroscience in the Uniformed Services University (USU) School of Medicine; Professor in the USU Graduate School of Nursing; Director of Research and Development in the USU Leader and Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) program, Bethesda, Maryland. He is a medical psychologist, social psychologist, and behavioral neuroscientist. Dr. Grunberg earned baccalaureate degrees in Medical Microbiology and Psychology from Stanford University (1975); M.A. (1977), M.Phil. (1979), and Ph.D. (1980) degrees in Physiological Psychology and Social Psychology from Columbia University; and doctoral training in Pharmacology at Columbia University’s College of Physicians & Surgeons (1976-79). He educates physicians, psychologists, and nurses for the U.S. Armed Forces and Public Health Service and scientists for research and academic positions. He has published 220 papers addressing behavioral medicine, drug use, stress, traumatic brain injury, and leadership, and was a Scientific Editor for the 1988 US Surgeon General’s Report: Nicotine Addiction and the 1990 US Surgeon General’s Report: The Health Benefits of Smoking Cessation. Dr. Grunberg has received awards for his research, teaching, and contributions to public health from the U.S. Surgeon General, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U.S. Food & Drug Administration, American Psychological Association, National Institutes of Health, Society of Behavioral Medicine, and Uniformed Services University. In 2015, Dr. Grunberg was selected as a Presidential Leadership Scholar. He is a co-founder of the Healthcare Leadership Community of the International Leadership Association and a member of Teaching Followers Courage.

Behavioral medicine, Behavioral neuroscience, Leadership, Followership, Teams