Everyone loved [the 60-minute keynote] in every single way — [Amy] was so thoughtful in [her] approach to teaching the material by leading with the guidance that we all hold unconscious biases, and in framing the concept of unconscious bias formation as a necessary step to survival (e.g., knowing the function of a marker so
L. Earl Franks, Ed.D., CAE
The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) has collaborated with the Project Implicit team on numerous webinars to raise school leaders’ awareness of their own biases; to educate on how researchers understand and measure biases, and provide actionable steps for individuals and organizations to mitigate the influence of biases on thoughts and behaviors. Additionally,
Kelly Skees
Amy… recently spent time with our Association discussing Implicit Bias. She immediately broke down the wall of defensiveness and judgment surrounding this topic by explaining the purpose of the brains processing abilities. This allowed everyone to receive the message in a more open-minded headspace. Once everyone learned that our brains were functioning as they were
Kate Fulton
The South Shore Continuum of Care/CoC is comprised of a network of community partners dedicated to ending homelessness in our region. Amy… facilitated an educational session with network leaders in our CoC focused on social cognition, understanding implicit bias and behavior as well as mitigating biases in the workplace. She led a conversation on the
Ericka Sobczak
Our team participated in the “Understanding Implicit Bias” training, facilitated by Amy Johnson. It provided a crash course on what implicit bias is and purposeful obstacles we can put forth in our day-to-day practices to decrease those biases. Amy provided a light and fresh perspective on this topic, which our team embraced. Project Implicit has
Carolyn Russo, MD
It’s been a pleasure to work with the Project Implicit team on our research project exploring implicit bias in the domain of clinical trial recruitment. We had some specific questions about the logistics and the project management staff had several thoughtful ideas to guide us. They were responsive, helpful and the turn-around time was quick
Kenneth Bailey
I would like to extend my appreciation to Dr. Kate Ratliff for her presentation on Implicit Bias at NOAA’s Diversity and Inclusion Summit. Dr. Ratliff was able to easily convey the importance of being able to recognize implicit biases and the impact of those biases on leaders’ ability to effectively engage with their teams… The