Brea Burger
About Brea Burger
Brea Burger is a Health Promotion Program Coordinator and Interim Manager at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, where she has redesigned the internal health promotion website to improve employee engagement. She has an extensive background in health promotion, market research, and education, holding a Ph.D. in Biobehavioral Health from Pennsylvania State University.
Work at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Brea Burger currently serves as the Health Promotion Program Coordinator and Interim Manager at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. In this role, she has redesigned the internal health promotion website to improve employee engagement and the dissemination of evidence-based health information. She has also developed a multi-level communication strategy for the adoption of the WebMD One Health platform during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, she implemented a new health fair appointment system that increased engagement and satisfaction among employees.
Education and Expertise
Brea Burger holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Biobehavioral Health from Penn State University, which she completed from 2010 to 2014. She also earned a Master's Degree in Couple and Family Therapy and Human Development from the University of Rhode Island between 2007 and 2009. Furthermore, she studied Social Psychology at Friedrich Schiller University Jena for 11 months in 2011, and she completed a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Northern Arizona University from 2003 to 2007. Additionally, she studied Spanish at the University of Zaragoza for one year from 2009 to 2010.
Professional Experience at Apple
Prior to her current role, Brea Burger worked at Apple as a Market Research Analyst and User Experience (UX) Researcher from 2017 to 2019. During her time in Cupertino, she contributed to research initiatives that informed product development and user experience strategies.
Teaching Role at Pennsylvania State University
Brea Burger has been an Instructor of Biobehavioral Health at Pennsylvania State University since 2014. In this position, she educates students in the field of biobehavioral health, drawing on her extensive academic background and practical experience in health promotion and public health.
Previous Academic Role at Muhlenberg College
Before her tenure at Pennsylvania State University, Brea Burger served as an Assistant Professor in Public Health, specializing in Epidemiology, at Muhlenberg College from 2015 to 2017. In this role, she taught courses related to public health and contributed to the academic development of students in the field.