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Robert F. Frediani, PhD, MHA, LNHA

  • Assistant Professor, Health Care Administration

Education

PhD, Healthcare Administration, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2024
Fellowship, The Daughters of Charity National Health System (Now Ascension Health), 1993-1994
MHA, The Ohio State University, 1993
BS, Healthcare Administration, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1991

Speaker Topics

  • Health Services Research
  • Behavioral Economics – Treatment Compliance
  • Employee Commitment & Retention
  • Multi-morbidity Management – Treatment Compliance & Accessibility
  • Residential & Long-term Care

Interests & Expertise

Dr. Robert Frediani is a researcher, educator, and consultant in the areas of health services research & administration.  As a licensed nursing home administrator and with expertise in healthcare organization operations, Dr. Frediani works with antecedents and outcomes of commitment across multiple domains, including employee commitment to organizations, patient adherence to treatment plans, and relational commitment in professional and clinical contexts.

With more than two decades of executive and consulting experience in hospital systems, long-term care, and outpatient rehabilitation, Dr. Frediani integrates real-world operational insights with academic rigor.  His research draws on and contributes to behavioral and organizational theory, including applications of the Three-Component Model of Commitment and the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change.

Through his multifaceted expertise, Dr. Frediani is identifying root causes of problems and driving meaningful improvements in healthcare operations.

Selected Publications

Frediani, R. (2025). Retaining your workforce using commitment informed knowledge. Caring for the Ages.  Volume 26, Issue 7, 9 [Manuscript in press] - https://www.caringfortheages.com/article/S1526-4114(25)00318-X/fulltext

Frediani, R. Luo, J., Eells, J. T., Talsma, A. N., & Fink, J. T. (2025, June). Commitment and intention in employee turnover: An LTC sector study using TCM and TTM models. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 26(6), 105566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2025.105566

Yi Z, Khani M, Shalmani MA, Taleban A, Fink JT, Frediani RF, and Luo J (2026). From food deserts to nutritional equity: exposing socioeconomic drivers of hypertension. Journal of Nutritional Science 15: e9, 1–13. doi: 10.1017/jns.2025.10067 - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41541621/

Burns, S., Urban, M., Salazar, J., Frediani, R., Samaun, A., Tomsicek, J., & Mendonca, R. (2025, June). Community engaged dissemination and implementation: Restaurant accessibility for people with disabilities [Manuscript in press]. Occupational Therapy Journal of Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/15394492251367269

Frediani, R. (1997, Summer). Offering the ambulatory care professional an arsenal of comparative data tools. Ambulatory Outreach, 22–25. Society for Ambulatory Care Professionals.

Frediani, R. (1998, Spring). Set the stage for developing comparative data tools. Ambulatory Outreach, 6–8. Society for Ambulatory Care Professionals.

Frediani, R. (1998, Summer). Developing comparative data tools: Elements for success. Ambulatory Outreach, 19–21. Society for Ambulatory Care Professionals.

Research Funding

Accessibility Ratings for Buildings Community Rollout Survey, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) – UWM IRB Study 25.080

Accessibility Ratings for Buildings: Community Engaged Implementation, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) - UWM IRB Study 26.049

Awards and Honors

Health Care Hero – Corporate Achievement Award, BizTimesMilwaukee 2008

Graduate of the Last Decade Award from UW-Milwaukee in 1997