Groups and Culture

Dr. Bobbi Wegner is a lecturer in human development and education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is a clinical psychologist and co-founder/CEO of Groops, an online mental wellness platform. She published her first book in June. Her areas of focus are mental wellness, groups, innovation, access, and the intersection of business and psychology. She is on the US board of directors for the International Organization of Migration (IOM), part of the United Nations migration agency, and the board of advisors for Ignite Mental Health, which was developed out of the Harvard Innovation Lab with a focus on mental health and access. She is also a medical writer and reviewer for Buoy Health, a digital health company, also out of the Harvard Innovation Lab. Wegner writes and speaks internationally on mental health and parenting. She has a column in Psychology Today, is a parenting expert on NBC News Learn, is on the Today Show parenting team, and has spoken on or written for numerous popular publications including NPR, Mind Body Green, and the Associated Press. Her first book, Raising Feminist Boys: How to Talk to Your Child about Gender, Consent, and Empathy, launched June 2021 with New Harbinger. She has given three TEDx talks on the subject. Given her interests, Wegner teaches motivation, and groups and culture at Harvard Extension School in the industrial organizational psychology program.