PPT-Overcoming Unconscious Bias in Letters of Recommendation

Paula Warrick Senior Director Office of Merit Awards American University warrickamericanedu Kate Mamiseishvili Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs Professor of Higher Education. Sasha Scott. &. Damian Jenkins. You can change your filters. A change in your own circumstances, or new experiences, can realign what your brain pays attention to. They can also alter the way it responds to different cues. Joan T. Schmelz . University of Memphis. Big Thanks:. -Abigail Stewart (Univ. of Mich.). -Meg Urry (Yale Univ.). Slides. R. eferences. Information. Plenary Talk for the AAS Winter meeting in Seattle?. Whom to ask for reference and letters of recommendation?. They must:. Know you well (e.g., taken for multiple classes, done a directed study with, talk outside of class). Have known you for a prolonged period of time. Recommendation letter . Congratulation . letter . Enquiry and Request Letters . Letters regarding . employment . (job applications, meetings, promotions, resignations, retirement, etc.). Thank you . letter. Learning Objectives. Recognize that bias is human and that it impacts all parts of all of our lives. Identify the negative consequences of bias are. Develop strategies to become more aware of and mitigate our biases.  . JoNel Newman and Melissa Swain. University of Miami School of Law. Outline. Introduction. Understanding Implicit Bias . Strategies for Controlling Implicit Bias. Building an Effective Attorney-Client Relationship with Vulnerable Clients. What is SPA?. Set up in 2006 following the Schwartz Report . Fair Admissions to Higher Education: Recommendations for Good Practice . 2004. . ‘. The Group recommends the creation of . a central source of expertise and advice on admissions issues. Cultural Competency Addressing unconscious bias The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of the presenter do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of Simmons Bank or any other organization I am affiliated. BiasIn this exercise participants are instructed to write down in a column on the lefthand side of a blank piece of paper the initials of six to ten people whom they trust the most who are not family Fernando S. Mendoza, MD, MPH. Lars . Osterberg. MD, MPH. Magali. . Fassiotto. , Ph.D.. Objectives. What is unconscious bias (UCB). Demographic shifts in patient populations. Patient centered care and quality improvement. Jeff Harrison, MD. Department of Family Medicine. Faculty Development. Really????. How hard can it be to write a letter of recommendation. After all….. . we. are highly educated . You would be surprised at the frequency of unhelpful letters we see. Presented by:. Cut on the Bias. NSULeAds. Introduction . Student Perspectives . What is Implicit Bias?. Attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and desires in an unconscious manner. Implicit bias.... Introduction. You begin your victim check and find that the victim is not breathing. When you attempt the two rescue breaths, the air does not go in.. . . What are you going to do?. Re-adjust head tilt, chin lift & give 2 rescue breaths.. . vicki.rogers@oit.gatech.edu. . Who Am I? Why Am I Here?. IT Careers. Good news…. IT careers are among the 10 fastest growing US occupations. By 2026 there will be 3.5 million computing related job openings.