Deborah S. Greenhut, PhD, believes she owes her success to the guidance and encouragement she received from her mentors. As a child, when she expressed her dream of becoming an author, her mother steered her toward education as a foundation and stable career path, and she found that it aligned with her passions and interests. Dr. Greenhut is also grateful to her father, who served as an exceptional role model and exemplified the values of kindness and compassion in all aspects of his life, and to her elementary school teacher, Lynette Muller, who played a pivotal role in nurturing her talents and abilities.
For more than a decade, Dr. Greenhut has excelled as the president of Creative Room for Learning, in East Brunswick, New Jersey, where she is a keynote speaker, author, and educator focusing on advocating for the diverse needs of family caregivers. She aims to support and empower as many caregivers as possible, and in doing so, hopes to prevent premature deaths by helping those who perform the selfless act of caring for their loved ones.
Throughout her career, Dr. Greenhut has maintained a deep devotion to her professional development and education. Starting at Middlebury College, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English language and literature in 1973, becoming a certified secondary school teacher in English. Following this achievement, she graduated from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, with a Master of Arts in English literature in 1977 and a Master of Philosophy in 1979. Dr. Greenhut completed a Doctor of Philosophy in English in 1985 at the same institution. With her formal degrees, she is a certified professional life coach and a certified caregiving advocate. To stay active in and contribute to her professional community, she is a member of the National Organization for Arts in Health, the National Federation of Press Women, the International Society of Female Professionals, the Middlebury College Alumni Association, and the Phi Beta Kappa Society. As a lifelong learner, Dr. Greenhut remains hungry for new experiences.
Prior to her current roles, Dr. Greenhut began her career as a priority consultant in 1988, working with numerous clients and companies. From 1989 to 1991, she was on the community education faculty with Raritan Valley Community College in Somerville, New Jersey, while simultaneously contributing as a consultant for the Institute for Management and Technology Development in Edison, New Jersey. For more than 15 years, Dr. Greenhut was a developer and presenter of professional seminars in the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands. She also worked as a writing instructor at her Rutgers alma mater. Through her extensive professional experience, she has learned the importance of working collaboratively and recognizes the benefits of group support.
Stemming from her early dreams of becoming a writer, Dr. Greenhut held onto this passion and has built an impressive career as a playwright. She cherishes her accomplishments in this creative field and has successfully produced multiple plays showcased in festivals in addition to authoring eight children’s books. Among her published works, Dr. Greenhut wrote “The Rational Caregiver” with AFGO Press in 2024, “The Hoarder’s Wife” with Woodhall Press in 2022, “From Theory to Practice: Practical Classroom Management Without Tears” in 2012, and “Facebook Me: How a Teen Fringe Play Helps Parents to Parent” with Suite101 in 2011. Her books include “A Child’s Book of Shadows,” “Princess Violette and the Magic Hairbrush,” and “Oh the Shapes You Will See at the Circus.”
Dr. Greenhut has earned multiple awards and accolades for her writing, including an Honorable Mention at the 2022 Reader’s Choice Book Awards, Firebird Book Awards in Contemporary Novel and Divorce Fiction, and the Princemere Poetry Prize in 2017. Further, she has been featured in Who’s Who of American Women, Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders in America, and Who’s Who in America.