Diversity Dialogues Series

Diversity Dialogues

Session 1: Implicit Bias
July 30, 2020 - click here to watch the video of the session.

Speaker: Aimée Bellmore, Ph.D., LCMHCS
Aimée earned a master's degree in counseling psychology and a Ph.D. in social research. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor/Supervisor, an associate professor of Counseling & Human Services and Social Justice Studies at Pfeiffer University, a member of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, a published scholar in trauma research, and an organization/program evaluator. She works with individuals, groups, and organizations to build conscious awareness and affect change. She has over two decades of experience as an educator, leader, and scholar in topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Resources:      

• Luft, J. and Ingham, H. (1955). The johari window, a graphic model of interpersonal awareness. Proceedings of the western training laboratory in group development. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA.
• Using the Johari window for facilitating organizational change https://liberationist.org/the-johari-window/
• Background on the Doll Study Brown v Board Doll Test on C-SPANhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7sX1cn5aO4&t=9s
• Footage of Doll Study 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZryE2bqwdk
• Resume Name Bias Are Emily and Greg more employable than Lakisha and Jamal: A field experiment on labor discrimination.https://cos.gatech.edu/facultyres/Diversity_Studies/Bertrand_LakishaJamal.pdf
• Tools for increasing fairness in the workplace Citation: Wolgast S, BaÈckstroÈm M, BjoÈrklund F. (2017) Tools for fairness: Increased structure in the selection process reduces discrimination. PLoSONE 12(12): e0189512.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189512
• Implicit Bias document

Session 2: Microaggressions
August 6, 2020 - click here to watch the video of the session.

Guest Speaker: Dr. Rebecca A. Yazzie

Resources:

• When and How to Respond to Microaggressions - Harvard Business Review

Session 3: White Fragility
August 13, 2020 - click here to watch the video of the session.

Speaker: Aimée Bellmore, Ph.D., LCMHCS

Resources:

• https://www.beacon.org/assets/pdfs/whitefragilityreadingguide.pdf
• https://robindiangelo.com/publications/
• White Fragility Book Discussion

Session 4: Understanding Privilege and Taking Responsibility
August 20, 2020 - click here to watch the video of the session.

Guest Speaker: Dr. Heidi Miller

Session 5: What Does Systemic Racism Really Mean?
September 3, 2020 - click here to watch the video of the session.

Guest Speaker: Darryl White

Session 6: Organizational Diversity & Inclusion
September 10, 2020 - click here to watch the video of the session.

Guest Speaker: Perry Washington, Jr.

Session 7: Deliberate Dialogues
September 17, 2020 - click here to watch the video of the session.

Guest Speaker: Mark Dunn

Session 8: Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace
September 23, 2020 - click here to watch the video of the session.

Guest Speaker: Arlene Cash, Atrium Health