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Mira Brancu

Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry

Overview


Leadership, team, and organizational development, strategic planning, team effectiveness and conflict, operational management, program development.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2025 - Present Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Recent Publications


Learning from the best: A positive deviance approach to Veterans Health Administration leadership practices.

Journal Article Psychol Serv · April 10, 2025 Health care organization leaders are charged with patient safety, evidence-based practice, financial sustainability, capacity, and staff supervision in systems that are challenged by bureaucracy, fragmentation, mistrust, and limited interdisciplinary engag ... Full text Link to item Cite

The impact of trauma-informed design on psychological well-being in homeless shelters.

Journal Article Psychol Serv · August 2023 Trauma-informed design is an emerging concept that combines elements of interior design, environmental psychology, and clinical psychology. Previous reports describe the potential impact of the physical space and design of homeless shelters on positive psy ... Full text Link to item Cite

MEASURING EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAMING DYNAMICS FOR LEADING LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS

Journal Article Consulting Psychology Journal · April 27, 2023 In 2007 the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) embarked on a transformational journey to distinguish Veterans Health Administration (VHA) as a “learning organization” to enhance organizational performance, employee engagement, and overall quality and safe ... Full text Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Catholic University · 2009 Ph.D.