Brenda Boatswain, Ph.D., CGP, SHRM-CP is Montefiore Medical Center’s To Your Health! Associate Wellness Well-being Manager, and Assistant Professor in Department of Family and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Boatswain provides behavioral health education and consultations to address stress and burnout  and their sequelae among physicians, nurses, other clinicians, and non-clinicians at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and Westchester counties. She also serves on the Montefiore Graduate Medical Education Subcommittee for Wellbeing, Diversity Council for Department of Medicine, and the Staff Emotional Support Committee. Dr Boatswain’s passion is to bring psychology to groups; helping others understand and utilize their neurobiology for optimal wellbeing.

Peer Reviewed Articles

Boatswain, B. Group therapy with the elderly in a nursing home setting: Theory and strategy

                   for healing and meaning in later life. Group. 2016;40(2): 129-147.

Boatswain, B. (2022). Today’s manager: Integrating emotional intelligence and leadership skills. Organization Development Review, 54(4), 76-78.

Boatswain, B. (2023). Addressing secondary traumatic stress among nurses: A brief unit-based group program. Group, 47(12), 29-41.

Periodicals         

 Boatswain, B. (2017, August 20). Health Check: It’s time to quit smoking. Norwood News. pp.14.

 Boatswain, B. (2017, October 6). Good relationships are key to maintaining good health. Scarsdale          

Inquirer. pp.3A

Boatswain, B. (2018, December 27). Health Check: Why good relationships are good for your health. Norwood News. pp.12.

Boatswain, B. (2019, January 17). Health Check: 13 Warning signs of mental illness. Norwood News. pp.14.

Boatswain, B. (2021, March 19). Parents give the gift of peace. Scarsdale Inquirer. pp 9A.

Boatswain, B. (2021, April 16). Health Check: Overcoming fatigue during stressful times. Norwood News. pp.8.

Boatswain, B. & Tejeda, C. (2023, May 4) Health Check: Answering Community Questions about Mental Health. Norwood News. pp. 11.

Boatswain, B. & Tejeda, C. (2023, October 23) Health Check: Answering Community Questions about Depression. Norwood News. pp. 6.