Rosalind Wiseman

Rosalind Wiseman is an internationally recognized expert on children, teens, parenting, bullying, social justice, and ethical leadership.

Wiseman is the author of Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World, the groundbreaking, fully revised edition of her best-selling book that was the basis for the movie Mean Girls. Her follow-up book, Queen Bee Moms and Kingpin Dads, addresses the social hierarchies and conflicts among parents. It is now being made into a major motion picture by New Line Cinema. In 2010, Wiseman published the young adult novel Boys, Girls & Other Hazardous Materials. She is now writing a set of companion books for boys and their parents, scheduled for publication in September 2013.

In addition, Wiseman has written the Owning Up Curriculum, a comprehensive social justice program for grades 6-12 which is in widespread use across the country. She writes the monthly "Ask Rosalind" column in Family Circle magazine, and is a regular contributor to several blogs and websites.

Each year Wiseman works with tens of thousands of students, educators, parents, counselors, coaches, and administrators to create communities based on the belief that each person has a responsibility to treat themselves and others with dignity. In 2011, she was one of the principal speakers at the White House Summit on Bullying. Other audiences have included the American School Counselors Association, International Chiefs of Police, American Association of School Administrators, and countless schools throughout the US and abroad.

National media regularly depends on Wiseman as the expert on ethical leadership, media literacy, and bullying prevention. She is a consultant for Cartoon Network's Speak Up, Stop Bullying campaign. She is a frequent guest on The Today Show and Anderson Cooper 360 and has been profiled in The New York Times, People, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Nightline, CNN, Good Morning America, and NPR affiliates throughout the country.