Resources

A wide array of resources relating to unconscious bias are compiled here for your exploration.

Understanding Familiarity by Nafis White

Books

Blindspot by Mahzarin Banaji

Unconscious Bias by Pamela Fuller

Seeing Patients: Unconscious Bias in Health Care by Augustus A. White

Silence is Violence by Lucy Mitnick, Art + Social Justice, RISD CE

Research – Journal Articles List

Addressing Harmful Bias and Eliminating Discrimination in Health Professions Learning Environment. Macy Foundation Organization Conference Report, 2020.

Interventions designed to reduce implicit prejudices and implicit stereotypes in real world contexts: a systematic review. Chloë FitzGerald, Angela Martin, Delphine Berner, and Samia Hurst. BMC Psychol 2019; May 16; 7(1):29.

Implicit Bias Training in a Residency Program: Aiming for Enduring Effects. Michelle D Sherman, Jason Ricco, Stephen C. Nelson, Sheila J Nezhad, Shailendra Prasad. Fam Med 2019; Sept; 51(8):677-681.

Glass Slippers and Glass Cliffs: Fitting In and Falling Off
Nithya Krishnan, Deborah Biggerstaff, Ala Szczepura, Monica Dolton, Sondra Livingston, John Hattersley, Josette Eris, Nancy Ascher, Robert Higgins, Hillary Braun, Kathryn Wood, Neil Raymond. Transplantation 2019; Jul;103(7):1486-1493.

Unconscious bias limits women’s careers. Mallapaty S. Nature 2019; Mar; 567(7748):S22-S23.

Gender and cultural bias in student evaluations: Why representation matters. Y Fan, L J Shepherd, E Slavich, D Waters, M Stone, R Abel, E L Johnston. PLoS One 2019; Feb 13;14(2):e0209749.

Implicit Racial Bias in Medical School Admissions
Quinn Capers 4th, Daniel Clinchot, Leon McDougle, Anthony G Greenwald. Acad Med 2017; Mar; 92(3):365-369.

Implicit Bias in Pediatric Academic Medicine
Tiffani J Johnson, Angela M Ellison, George Dalembert, Jessica Fowler, Menaka Dhingra, Kathy Shaw, Said Ibrahim. J Natl Med Assoc 2017; Autumn;109(3):156-163.

Diversity Matters in Academic Radiology: Acknowledging and Addressing Unconscious Bias. Brenda J Allen, Kavita Garg. J Am Coll Radiol 2016; Dec; 13(12 Pt A):1426-1432.

An Integrated Framework for Gender Equity in Academic Medicine. Alyssa Westring, Jennifer M McDonald, Phyllis Carr, Jeane Ann Grisso. Acad Med 2016; Aug;91(8):1041-4.

Unconscious race and social class bias among acute care surgical clinicians and clinical treatment decisions. Adil H Haider, Eric B Schneider, N Sriram, Deborah S Dossick, Valerie K Scott, Sandra M Swoboda, Lia Losonczy, Elliott R Haut, David T Efron, Peter J Pronovost, Pamela A Lipsett, Edward E Cornwell 3rd, Ellen J MacKenzie, Lisa A Cooper, Julie A Freischlag. JAMA Surg 2015; May;150(5):457-64.

Training providers on issues of race and racism improve health care equity. Stephen C Nelson, Shailendra Prasad, Heather W Hackman. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2015; May;62(5):915-7.

Implicit bias and its relation to health disparities: a teaching program and survey of medical students. Cristina M Gonzalez, Mimi Y Kim, Paul R Marantz. Teach Learn Med 2014; 26(1):64-71.

 Weight bias in graduate school admissions. Jacob M Burmeister, Allison E Kiefner, Robert A Carels, Dara R Musher-Eizenman. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2013; May; 21(5):918-20.

The influence of implicit bias on treatment recommendations for 4 common pediatric conditions: pain, urinary tract infection, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and asthma. Janice A Sabin, Anthony G Greenwald. Am J Public Health 2012; May;102(5):988-95.

The role of unconscious bias in surgical safety and outcomes. Heena P Santry, Sherry M Wren. Surg Clin North Am 2012; Feb;92(1):137-51.

Exploring unconscious bias in disparities research and medical education. Michelle van Ryn, Somnath Saha. JAMA 2011; Sep 7; 306(9):995-6.

Association of unconscious race and social class bias with vignette-based clinical assessments by medical students. Adil H Haider, Janel Sexton, N Sriram, Lisa A Cooper, David T Efron, Sandra Swoboda, Cassandra V Villegas, Elliott R Haut, Morgan Bonds, Peter J Pronovost, Pamela A Lipsett, Julie A Freischlag, Edward E Cornwell 3rd. JAMA 2011; Sep 7;306(9):942-51.

Minimizing the influence of unconscious bias in evaluations: a practical guide. Adam J Goldyne. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 2007; 35(1):60-6.