Throughout the spring semester, we’re going to be hosting 3 workshops as part of Norton’s Psychology Workshops and Lectures Series. You can sign up to be notified of upcoming Norton events on the site linked above, and I’ll add specific links to the sign-up for each of our sessions as they become available.
Session 1
Helping Students Identify and Consider the Impact of Sex/Gender Bias in Psychology
- Who:
- Miriam Liss & Mindy Erchull
- When:
- Wednesday, January 24th at 2pm (eastern)
- What:
- In Psychology, we have a strong emphasis on reading and understanding research. Regardless of the fields our students go into, these critical comprehension skills will serve them well. While understanding that correlation doesn’t equal causation is important, critique of research needs to focus on more than methodological choices. In this session, we’ll talk about a model we’ve developed to help students become aware of and identify hidden biases (sex/gender bias, racial/ethnic bias, etc.) in research. We’ll also talk about how we get students to consider the implications of hidden reach bias on both specific research conclusions as well as the knowledge base of the field as a whole.
- How:
Session 2
Intersectionality 101
- Who:
- Kate Richmond & Mindy Erchull
- When:
- Wednesday, February 28th at 1pm (eastern)
- What:
- In this session, we’ll discuss what intersectionality is as well as what it isn’t. We’ll share strategies we use in our classes to help students understand the concept of intersectionality while also sharing our experiences with where students most struggle. We’ll detail specific tools and activities that can help students understand power, privilege, and intersectionality. We’ll also discuss things you can do throughout the semester to help guide students to make use of an intersectional lens in their work. We’ll also discuss why this is essential for contemporary work in the field of psychology.
- How:
Session 3
Facilitating Difficult Dialogues
- Who:
- Mindy Erchull & Kate Richmond
- When:
- Friday, April 19th at 3pm (eastern)
- What:
- In Psychology, we have a strong emphasis on reading and understanding research. Regardless of the fields our students go into, these critical comprehension skills will serve them well. While understanding that correlation doesn’t equal causation is important, critique of research needs to focus on more than methodological choices. In this session, we’ll talk about a model we’ve developed to help students become aware of and identify hidden biases (sex/gender bias, racial/ethnic bias, etc.) in research. We’ll also talk about how we get students to consider the implications of hidden reach bias on both specific research conclusions as well as the knowledge base of the field as a whole.
- How:
We hope you can join us, and remember, if you’re not able to attend in real-time, you can sign up to gain access to the recording which will be made available following the session.