Several research studies of anti-bias trainings show that knowledge-based interventions to mitigate the impact of implicit bias are more successful in affecting outcomes than are ones designed to reduce levels of implicit bias itself (Carnes et al., 2015; Devine, Forscher, Austin, & Cox, 2012; Forscher & Devine, 2017). Using a combination of research, storytelling and engaging activities, Moving Beyond Bias will motivate participants in their specific efforts to reduce bias, shrink disparities and foster diversity and inclusivity at their university.
The training modules cover a wide range of media and research examples of how implicit biases, no matter how subtle, can contribute to larger disparities in the classroom, in the workplace, and on campus (Greenwald, Poehlman, Uhlmann, & Banaji, 2009; Jost et al., 2009).