William Cox
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Expert on stereotyping, prejudice, and implicit bias — how the brain's learning processes perpetuate them, and evidence-based interventions to overcome them
Research Scientist, Department of Psychology College of Letters and Science — Home and cell phones available upon request william.cox@wisc.edu Home page Twitter: @ScienceCox
Topics
- How the brain's learning mechanisms support and perpetuate stereotyping and implicit bias
- How stereotypes and biases spread through culture via traditional and social media
- Refining and experimentally testing interventions to create lasting reductions in stereotyping and biases
Achievements
- Principal Investigator of the Stereotyping and Bias Research Lab
- Author of publications in a wide variety of empirical journals
- Visiting Scholar at St. Michael's Hospital; Visiting professorship at Johns Hopkins
- Widely quoted in major national and international publications, including The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR and Wisconsin Public Radio
- Founder/CEO of Inequity Agents of Change Foundation, a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit devoted to disseminating evidence-based methods to reduce bias and promote inclusion. See www.biashabit.com