Brenda Lederach, M.S. received her B.S. in Psychology from University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. and her M.S. in Applied Behavioral Science from Virginia Tech University. Her primary interest at the graduate level was in Environmental Psychology where she researched methods of promoting environmentally responsible behaviors. Ms. Lederach worked as a clinical psychologist in several positions in community behavioral healthcare and with the public education system before becoming an instructor of Psychology.

She has worked primarily with children, adolescents, young adults and families and also with adults with severe and persistent mental illness. Ms. Lederach taught as an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Gwynedd-Mercy College from 2006 to 2011. She has worked as a Visiting Instructor at Ursinus College since 2007 teaching Introduction to Psychology, Educational Psychology, Diversity of Learners, Human Sexuality, Child Development, Adolescent Psychology, Lifespan Development, Personality Psychology, Psychology and the Law, Environmental Psychology, and Abnormal Psychology.