Overcoming Implicit Bias Workshop

Dr. Brian Nosek, cofounder of the Harvard-based Project Implicit and associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Virginia, presents this workshop on recognizing and overcoming implicit bias. Project Implicit is an international collaborative network of researchers investigating implicit social cognition — thoughts and feelings outside of conscious awareness and control.

Project Implicit is the product of a team of scientists whose research produced new ways of understanding attitudes, stereotypes and other hidden biases that influence perception, judgment, and action. As a member of Project Implicit, Nosek translates academic research into practical applications for addressing diversity, improving decision-making, and increasing the likelihood that practices are aligned with personal and organizational values. Nosek investigates the gap between values and practices — such as when behavior is influenced by factors other than one’s intentions and goals.

Before attending the workshop, the organizers recommend that participants take Project Implicit’s online Implicit Association Test (IAT) to get a sense of their unconscious biases.

From: http://womensplace.osu.edu/overcoming-implicit-bias-workshop.html