Course In Development: Outsmarting Implicit Bias

Mahzarin Banaji, PhD, MA, is the Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. Professor Banaji is a preeminent experimental psychologist who co-developed the concept of “implicit bias” nearly 30 years ago and co-authored the New York Times best-selling book Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People. Additionally, she co-developed the Implicit Association Test, a groundbreaking tool that allows people to measure the thoughts that may be hidden from their conscious awareness. Professor Banajo is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, APA’s Award for Distinguished Scientific Contribution, and three lifetime achievement awards from the Association for Psychological Science: the William James Fellow Award for “a lifetime of significant intellectual contributions to the basic science of psychology”; the Cattell Fellow Award for “a lifetime of applied psychological research” and the Mentor Award. She is the recipient of five honorary degrees, the Morton Deutsch Award for Social Justice, the Golden Goose Award from the United States Congress, and the Atkinson Prize from the National Academy of Sciences.