Public Presentation-Kathryn M. Kroeper, Ph.D. Faculty Candidate-Psychology Dept.

Candidate for a faculty position in the Department of Psychology
Kathryn M. Kroeper, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology,
The Ohio State University

Cultivating Identity Safety: Changing People and Places to Promote Inclusion, Respect, and Thriving

The social identities that are important to us (e.g., our race, gender, sexuality) greatly impact our lives. These identities influence how others perceive and interact with us and they shape the opportunities we’re afforded (or not afforded) across a variety of important contexts—like school, work, and healthcare settings. In my research, I design, implement, and evaluate social psychological interventions aimed at creating and maintaining identity safe environments where members of socially disadvantaged (e.g., racially minoritized people, women, queer and non-binary folx) and advantaged groups (e.g., White people, cis-gender men, heterosexuals) can coexist, collaborate, and thrive. In this talk, I will overview a subset of my social psychological intervention work: (1) highlighting the importance of sincerity in DEI initiatives, (2) examining effective bias confrontation techniques, and (3) and showcasing how teachers can create identity-safe classroom cultures through norm-setting. Free and open to the public.

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