The ABCs of Breaking Bias: Understanding and Managing Unconscious Bias

THE ABCS OF BREAKING BIAS: UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING UNCONSCIOUS BIAS IN LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION

DR. STEFANIE JOHNSON - UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER

APRIL 16, 2018

LECTURE AND FIRESIDE CHAT WITH DR. STEFANIE JOHNSON
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | UAB HILL UNIVERSITY CENTER ALUMNI THEATER

Parking information: http://www.uab.edu/students/studentcenter/about/directions

POST-LECTURE DISCUSSION
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | GOOD PEOPLE BREWERY

Dr. Stefanie Johnson, an associate professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, will be in Birmingham to discuss her research that studies the intersection of leadership, entrepreneurship and diversity, with a focus on (1) how unconscious bias affects evaluation and decision making and (2) strategies to mitigate bias.

Stefanie has published 40 journal articles in outlets such as Harvard Business Review, Journal of Applied Psychology and The Academy of Management Journal. She has presented her work at over 50 meetings around the world including the 2016 White House summit on diversity in corporate America and at the 2016 Harvard Negotiation and Leadership Conference. She has extensive consulting experience and has developed programs and strategies with an emphasis on evidence-based practice. Stefanie's work can also be found in The Economist, Newsweek, Time, CNN, ABC, NBC, CNBC, and the Wall Street Journal.

Presented by the Athena Collective in partnership with Bronze Valley and the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Office of Organizational Learning and Development.