Unconscious Bias Workshop

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Unconscious Bias Workshop
March 31, 2021: 2pm-4pm ET
OR
April 21, 2021: 2pm-4pm ET

The NAAHP’s Professional Development and Leadership, and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committees are excited to offer a two-hour interactive workshop on Unconscious Bias (two separate workshops will be offered- March 31st and April 21st  from 2-4 pm ET).  This interactive workshop provide an introduction to unconscious bias and how it affects us both at the individual and group levels. Participants will learn about different forms of unconscious bias, how to spot it and how to mitigate its occurrence and impact. The session is fun, engaging and best of all: low risk! Dr. Lisa Greenhill, the Senior Director for Institutional Research and Diversity at the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges, will facilitate this workshop.

Learning Objectives:
  • Understand the basic neuroscience of bias.
  • Describe how personal values inform unconscious bias.
  • Explain how bias operates within groups.
  • Describe strategies for mitigating unconscious bias in leadership roles.
Homework:

Prior to attending this session, please complete the following:

About Dr. Greenhill:

This session will be facilitated by Dr. Lisa Greenhill, Senior Director for Institutional Research and Diversity at the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges. Dr. Greenhill directs the Association’s internal study of academic veterinary medicine through collaborative research, analysis and publication efforts.  She also manages the DVM: DiVersity Matters initiative, which promotes increased representation of underrepresented persons in academic veterinary medicine, inclusive academic environments and the inclusion of diversity related professional competencies in the DVM curriculum.  She holds a Masters in Public Administration with a concentration in public policy from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA and a Doctorate in Education from Benedictine University in Lisle, IL.  She is mom to an amazing daughter and a terrier mix.