Dr. Christia Brown
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By Dr. Christia Spears Brown
Unraveling Bias
In her new book Unraveling Bias: How Prejudice Has Shaped Children for Generations and Why It’s Time to Break the Cycle, Dr. Brown will uncover what scientists have learned about how children are impacted by biases because of their race and ethnicity, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and explore how biased policies from the past and present (from segregating schools because of race to banning trans students from playing school sports) can be changed.
By Dr. Christia Spears Brown
Parenting Beyond Pink and Blue
A guide that helps parents focus on their children’s unique strengths and inclinations rather than on gendered stereotypes to more effectively bring out the best in their individual children, for parents of infants to middle schoolers.
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I’m excited to share my first invited special issue paper that was published today! 🚨 This review paper was a labor of love at examining research on the biological embedding of racial trauma among Black Americans.
Measuring the biological embedding of racial trauma among Black Americans utilizing the RDoC approach | Development and Psychopathology | Cambridge Core
Measuring the biological embedding of racial trauma among Black Americans utilizing the RDoC approach - Volume 33 Issue 5
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Please join us virtually at @OdysseyBks on Jan 27 for a reading and discussion of #BreathBetterSpent #Poetry @BloomsburyPub @UKYMFA @UK_AAAS @commonwealthuky
DaMaris B. Hill
Join us on Zoom for a conversation with DaMaris Hill around her new book, Breath Better Spent
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1/2: #UnravelingBias tidbit: White moms need to talk about racial bias with their kids, even if the conversation isn't perfect. Citing the work of @sylviapperry: "Research with White mothers who were assigned to talk to their children about implicit racial bias...
This arrived today! (Two copies - I was obviously so keen I pre ordered it twice at different times!) @ChristiaBrown
Happy #CSEdWeek! I’ll be sharing some of my lab’s research on gender equity in CS all week. First up: why are girls underrepresented in STEM, and what can teachers and parents do to encourage them from an early age? Here’s an infographic we made with @UW_ILABS.
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Psychology Today
Why the Women in the Weinstein Case are so Believable
By middle school, girls are sexually harassed by boys, yet taught to smile and pretend it doesn't bother them rather than confront or report it. Just as in the Weinstein case. Read More
read moreKids, Politics, and the Gender Divide
Children are interested in elections, and have strong opinions about candidates, but underestimate gender biases in politics and government. Read More on the Psychology Today blog.
read moreRepresentation Matters
Regardless of gender identity, kids and teens want, and need, to be seen and affirmed. Representation and actual knowledge matters. This shouldn't be confined to one day a year. Read More
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