About

Jennifer Wegmann

Dr. Jennifer Wegmann has taught in the Decker School of Nursing, Department of Health and Wellness Studies at Binghamton University for over 25 years. She teaches various classes, including Stress Management, Nutrition, Contemporary Health Issues, and Women's Wellness. The Princeton Review recognized Dr. Wegmann's classroom accomplishments by naming her one of the Top 300 College professors. In 2021, she received the prestigious Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Jennifer's research focuses on the influence stress mindset has on relationships between personality, stress appraisal, and college student well-being, and she is currently working on a project examining the connection between stress mindset and dietary choices.

In 2020, she created the Mindset Mentors, a peer education internship whose mission is to help Binghamton University students reveal their resilience and develop powerful mindsets. In 2021, the Mindset Mentors were selected as one of the top innovative initiatives in the county by the National Consortium for Building Healthy Academic Communities.

After two decades of teaching and research, Jennifer has seen first-hand how people struggle with stress. She has made it her mission to help individuals manage their stressors effectively and use their stress to be more productive and healthier. Her audiobook Resilience: How to Master Stress, Reduce Anxiety, and Live Well works to help listeners develop a new and informed mindset about stress. She recently created Rethinking Stress for Educators to Thrive - RE-SET- program to help educators learn new and effective ways to manage stress and prevent burnout.