The Anti-Racist Psychologist

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Psychological science has been, and continues to be, an active contributor to systemic racism. This includes, but is not limited to, creating and perpetuating ideas that directly harm communities of color, excluding communities of color from the research process, and treating the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of white samples (and white scientists) as the invisible standard from which to judge all others. Students will leave this seminar with a deepened understanding of the historical and contemporary origins of such practices, and with a concrete understanding of how to practice anti-racism in their own research, teaching, and service.