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Meet Dr. Kris lee
Dr. Kristen Lee, Ed.D., LICSW is a renowned international speaker, clinical social worker, behavioral science expert, mental health advocate, and comedian from Providence, Rhode Island. As Behavioral Science Faculty at Northeastern University, Dr. Lee's research and teaching interests include individual and organizational well-being and resilience, particularly for marginalized and underserved populations. Dr. Kris works with organizations and leaders around the world on how to use the science of behavioral change and human potential to build healthy mental health cultures that optimize talent, help prevent burnout and promote organizational and human sustainability. She operates a clinical practice devoted to health and social impact professionals.
She is the author of Clean Slate: How to Make Change Happen, hailed a "witty, easy-to-follow guide to personal transformation" by Kirkus Reviews, Worth the Risk: Learn to Microdose Bravery to Grow Resilience, Connect More, and Offer Yourself to the World, a 2022 Next Big Idea Book Club nominee and Nautilus Book Award Silver Medal Winner, best-selling Mentalligence: A New Psychology of Thinking-Learn What it Takes to be More Agile, Mindful and Connected in Today’s World, and RESET: Make the Most of Your Stress, winner of the Next Generation Indie Book Awards Motivational Book of 2015.
She is the host of Crackin’ Up: Where Therapy Meets Comedy and is a regular contributor to Psychology Today and Thrive Global. Dr. Lee’s work has been featured at Harvard and on NPR, Fast Company, Forbes, and CBS radio. In 2022, she received a First Place MVP award from EdTech for her work on addressing mental health challenges in higher education; in 2023, an honorary doctorate in humane letters for her work in mental health and advancing the human condition. Her TedX talk, The Risk You Must Take (427K views) is featured on Ted. In her spare time, she can be found out on the running trails, attempting tricky yoga poses, eating peanut butter cups and drinking kale juice—but not all at once. Connect with her at www.kristenlee.com or via social media @DrKrisLee.