A qualitative study of microaggressions against African Americans on predominantly White campuses

Monnica T. Williams, Matthew D. Skinta, Jonathan W. Kanter, Renée Martin-Willett, Judy Mier-Chairez, Marlena Debreaux & Daniel C. Rosen

From BMC Psycology: Improving our understanding of microaggressions as they impact people of color may better allow for improved understanding and measurement of this important construct. Read the full article here.

https://bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40359-020-00472-8


Reducing microaggressions and promoting interracial connection: The racial harmony workshop

Monnica T. Williams, Jonathan W. Kanter, Adriana Peña, Terence H.W. Ching, & Linda Oshin

From Science Direct: Research has demonstrated a connection between microaggressions and decreased mental health across racial and ethnic groups. We reported an intervention, the Racial Harmony Workshop (RHW), to reduce racial biases and microaggressions and promote interracial connection among college students. Read the full article here.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212144719303382?casa_token=5GwBK6daCV8AAAAA:FkS3FjoOdG18PJ0XOTESQ84qD7695XLn-OVP_XixcmUc50x25iMDvfM0WuEsKLmzCDruvK8DGJM


The Measurement and Structure of Microaggressive Communications by White People Against Black People

Jonathan W. Kanter, Monnica T. Williams, Adam M. Kuczynski, Mariah D. Corey, Ryan M. Parigoris, Cathea M. Carey, Katherine E. Manbeck, Elliot C. Wallace & Daniel C. Rosen

From Springer: Previous research on microaggressions has emphasized the frequency of and distress produced by microaggressions as reported by people of color. The current research supplements the existing literature by developing a self-report measure of White individuals’ microaggressive likelihood against Black people. Read the full abstract here.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12552-020-09298-w


Addressing microaggressions in racially charged patient-provider interactions: a pilot randomized trial

Jonathan W. Kanter, Daniel C. Rosen, Katherine E. Manbeck, Heather M. L. Branstetter, Adam M. Kuczynski, Mariah D. Corey, Daniel W. M. Maitland & Monnica T. Williams

From BMC Medical Education: Racial bias in medical care is a significant public health issue, with increased focus on microaggressions and the quality of patient-provider interactions. Innovations in training interventions are needed to decrease microaggressions and improve provider communication and rapport with patients of color during medical encounters. Read the full article here.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12909-020-02004-9


Meet the Office of Healthcare Equity Peer Trainers

From the UW Medicine Huddle:

In 2019, the Office of Healthcare Equity (OHCE) began providing antiracism training, with the goal of reaching every member of the UW Medicine community.

By bringing together subject matter experts in five core equity, diversity and inclusion areas, the small team rolled out training first to leadership groups and then to teams, departments and offices across the system.

“It quickly became apparent that to reach the whole UW Medicine community, we needed more trainers,” says Lee Davis, lead trainer for OHCE.


The Characteristics of a Positive Work Environment

Unleash the untapped power of your work environment and transform your daily life with a positive and empowering workplace culture.

” Your work environment can have a positive or negative effect on your daily life.  “Positive” work environments can be defined as those workplaces where there is trust, cooperation, safety, risk-taking support, accountability, and equity.”

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