October 11th, 2022 Beyond Just Words: Moving from Bystander to Ally in the Academic Workplace Presenters Christine Shea, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor, PI Kate Siler, Program Director, Co-PI Institution/ADVANCE Website University of New Hampshire ADVANCE Description NSF-funded research by the UNH ADVANCE program has shown that bias incidents are common, are rarely addressed, and negatively affect academic workplace climate, lowering job satisfaction, and increasing turnover.  We have also found that bystander intervention when bias incidents occur mitigates their negative effect on […]

November 8th, 2022 Do the Best Researchers and Society Win? Fairness, Validity, and Bias in Promotion and Tenure Decision Making Presenters Juan Madera, Ph.D., (PI) Curtis L Carlson Endowed Professor Professor, Hilton College of Hospitality Leadership, Central University of Houston Christine Spitzmueller, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Strategy, University of California Merced Erika Henderson, Ph.D., Associate Provost for Recruitment, Retention, Equity and Diversity, Central University of Houston Michelle Penn-Marshall, Ph.D., Vice President for Research, Texas Southern University Institution/ADVANCE […]