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A More Progressive Approach: Recognizing the Role of Implicit Bias in Institutional Racism (2015)

October 23, 2017 by Ryan Westhoff Leave a Comment

This article discusses how recent tragic deaths of unarmed Black males (i.e., Mike Brown, Eric Garner, John Crawford and Tamir Rice) have initiated dialogue around race in America and how many people argue that none of these deaths were racially motivated. The writer argues that both sides are right.

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Citation (Chicago):

Bester, DeAngelo. “A More Progressive Approach: Recognizing the Role of Implicit Bias in Institutional Racism.” Responsive Philanthropy May 2015. https://www.ncrp.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/RP_Spring15_Bester.pdf

How Small Inequities Lead To Big Inequalities (2017)

October 20, 2017 by Ryan Westhoff Leave a Comment

This article looks at how large of an impact small implicit biases can have on underrepresented groups. It features statistics of salary disparities and an interview with Ron Mallon, a professor at Washington University, to go into further detail about these large impacts.

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Citation (Chicago):

Lombrozo, Tania. “How Small Inequalities Lead to Big Inequalities.” WPSU. July 24, 2017. http://radio.wpsu.org/post/how-small-inequities-lead-big-inequalities

The ‘Thumbprint of The Culture’: Implicit Bias And Police Shootings (2017)

October 20, 2017 by Ryan Westhoff Leave a Comment

This audio transcript from the NPR segment, Hidden Brain, explores police violence, implicit bias, and how racism can affect us all. To listen to the original audio, click the hyperlink in the PDF to be taken to the original page.

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Citation (Chicago):

Vedantam, Shankar. “The ‘Thumbprint of the Culture’: Implicit bias and Police Shootings.” WPSU. June 5, 2017. http://radio.wpsu.org/post/thumbprint-culture-implicit-bias-and-police-shootings

The Dangerous Mind: Unconscious Bias In Higher Education (2015)

October 11, 2017 by Ryan Westhoff Leave a Comment

The Dangerous Mind goes over a few studies that show how minorities and women face barriers that prevent academic success. It goes on to explain how a more diverse faculty and student population are necessary in order to take active steps towards reducing implicit bias on college campuses.

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Citation (Chicago):

Lin-Sommer, Sam, Sebastian Lucek. “The Dangerous Mind: Unconcious Bias In Higher Education.” Brown Political Review. April 2015. http://www.brownpoliticalreview.org/2015/04/the-dangerous-mind-unconscious-bias-in-higher-education/

State of the Science: Implicit Bias Review (2016)

September 18, 2017 by Ryan Westhoff Leave a Comment

State of the Science is a comprehensive overview of the different types of research and accomplishments that are related to implicit bias. This is done by the Kirwin Institute, one of the largest higher education leaders in diversity-related research.

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Citation (Chicago):

Staats, Cheryl, Kelly Capatosto, Robin A. Wright, and Victoria W. Johnson. “State of the Science Implicit Bias Review.” The Kirwin Institute. July 13, 2016. http://kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/my-product/2016-state-of-the-science-implicit-bias-review/

Fair Play: A Study of Scientific Workforce Trainers’ Experience Playing an Educational Video Game about Racial Bias (2017)

September 18, 2017 by Ryan Westhoff Leave a Comment

Fair Play is a study about the potential effectiveness of role-playing video games to increase awareness of and reduce implicit racial bias. The study found the tested video game (which was also titled Fair Play) can promote perspective taking and increase implicit bias literacy, which can reduce racial bias.

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Citation (Chicago):

Kaatz, Anna, Molly Carnes, Amarette Filut, Belinda Gutierrez, Christine Maidl Pribbenow, Clem Samuel, and Julia Savoy. “Fair Play: A Study of Scientific Workforce Trainers’ Experience Playing an Educational Video Game about Racial Bias.” CBE—Life Sciences Education, 16:ar27 (Summer 2017).

The Real Effects of Unconscious Bias in the Workplace (2016)

September 18, 2017 by Ryan Westhoff Leave a Comment

The Real Effects of Unconcious Bias in the Workplace goes over the negative impacts that unconscious (or implicit) bias can have on the workplace and proposes ways to combat these negative impacts.

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Citation (Chicago):

McCormick, Horace, Jr. “The Real Effects of Unconscious Bias in the Workplace.” UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Executive Development. 2016.

Reducing Implicit Racial Preferences: II Intervention Effectiveness Across Time (2016)

September 18, 2017 by Ryan Westhoff Leave a Comment

Reducing Implicit Racial Preferences looks at how effective implicit bias interventions were in long-term situations. The study found that the implicit bias interventions did have an immediate impact on implicit racial preferences, but it did not necessarily lead to long-term change.

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Citation (Chicago):

Lai, Calvin K., Shaki Asgari, Jordan R. Axt, John C. Blanchar, Markus Brauer, Mason Burns, Jimmy Calanchini, John Conway, Erin Cooley, Thierry Devos, Xiaoqing Hu, Jennifer A. Joy-Gaba, Rick A. Klein, Maddalena Marini, Christopher K. Marshburn, Meghan C. McLean, Sohad Murrar, Brian A. Nosek, Christina Pedram, Liz Redford, Gina Roussos, Sandro Rubichi, Rachel Rubinstein, Fabian M. H. Schellhaas, Kathleen Schmidt, Jiyun-Elizabeth L. Shin, Stefanie Simon, Allison L. Skinner, and Y. Jenny Xiao. “Reducing Implicit Racial Preferences: II Intervention Effectiveness Across Time.” Journal of Experimental Psychology General. June 2016.