JAMES P. BRENNAN, PH.D.
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"When dealing with complex situations, balance is far superior to control." - James P. Brennan
Human Performance Specialist 

Dr. Brennan is a college educator as well as a human performance specialist whose expertise is the field of Emotional Intelligence. He serves a wide range of clientele who must perform at their best under substantial pressure including university students, elite athletes, business executives and corporate leadership teams both in the U.S. and around the world.

About Dr. Brennan

​​​Dr. Brennan currently holds the position of Professor of Management at Lehigh University in the College of Business. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the fields of Organization Behavior, Strategic Management in the Global Environment, Leadership, and Human Resource Management. In 2018, he received the Lehigh Business Teaching Excellence Award for undergraduates; in 2019, he was the recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award for the 1MBA program. Dr. Brennan is the former Dean of the Wescoe School for Professional Studies at Muhlenberg College. He also held the positions of Director of Organization Development and Director of Human Resources/Labor Relations in the corporate sector.

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International consulting includes facilitating leadership training workshops in Asia, South America, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe for USAID and the U.S. Department of Energy. Since 2016, he has served as a member of the steering team for the Civilian-Military Humanitarian Disaster Response Initiative, a project co-sponsored by the United Nations, the U.S. Naval War College, and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. ​​The purpose of this international coalition is to develop a framework that enhances greater cooperation, coordination, and integration between the wide variety of agencies who respond to large scale human emergencies.
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From 2005-2017, Dr. Brennan served as the Sports Psychology Consultant for the Villanova men's basketball team which qualified for the NCAA Tournament 11 times in 12 years, reaching the Final Four in 2009 and winning the NCAA National Championship in 2016. From 2013-2018, Villanova was the winningest program in college basketball.

Dr. Brennan served with the U.S. Army in Vietnam in 1971-72 as a combat M.P. After his discharge from the armed forces he went on to distinguish himself as a track & field sprinter and decathlete at the University of Wyoming where he earned a B.S. in Psychology, a B.A. in Social Studies, an M.A. in Education, and a Ph.D. in Adult Learning. His doctoral research focused on the nature and realization of psychological maturity.

In 2011, he authored the book, The Art of Becoming Oneself: A Fresh Interpretation of Our Possibilities.

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  • About Me
  • Executive Coaching & Organization Development
  • Published Works