Resources for Instructors and Researchers
If you are looking for content related to DEI…
Social Justice Bibliography - CDS
(Cognitive Development Society)
WHAT: This is an annotated bibliography offering literature that contributes to our understanding of how racial prejudices develop and interventions that reduce them.
FOR WHOM: Instructors, researchers
Anti-Black Racism, Racial Disparities & Allyship Syllabus
(Affective Neuroscience and Development Lab at Harvard University)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ld5UriBVH0qbVZIIVFxOQNvkOmWBDEl3Ed77aMXVu8Y/edit
WHAT: This syllabus was created in June 2020 to increase education, awareness, and action around anti-Black racism and racial disparities. These are foundational readings and no updates to it are planned.
FOR WHOM: Anyone
I am Psyched! (APA)
https://www.apa.org/pi/women/iampsyched
WHAT: A multimedia initiative that explores the history and contemporary contributions of women of color in psychology as they engage in psychological science, practice and social justice, including timelines, vignettes, etc.
FOR WHOM: Instructors.
Anti-racism resources (GMU College of Ed and Human Development, Antiracist Research Methods Collaborative)
https://cehd.gmu.edu/faculty-and-research/anti-racist-research-methods/anti-racism-resources
WHAT: This bibliography includes a list of journal articles, books and book chapters, videos, and online resources focusing on anti-racism, critical race theories, and decolonization.
FOR WHOM: Instructors or researchers
Terminology/Bias-free language
APA Bias-free language: APA style website
Mason CCEE Terminology resources: https://ccee.gmu.edu/diversity-terminology/
WHAT: Resources on language to use in discussing or writing about diverse populations
FOR WHOM: Instructors and researchers
If you want to increase representation of diverse authors in research or syllabi…
BIPOC authors
(Erica Wojcik, Skidmore College).
WHAT: This is a crowd sourced spreadsheet of published peer reviewed papers on a variety of topics, across all areas of psychology, where at least one of the authors is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color.
FOR WHOM: Instructors, Researchers
Unsung Psychology Pioneers: A Content Analysis of Who Makes History (and Who Doesn’t)
(Leslie D. Cramblet Alvarez, Jonah L. Leach, Jerome L. Rodriguez, K. Nicole Jones; Unsung Psychology Pioneers: A Content Analysis of Who Makes History (and Who Doesn’t). The American Journal of Psychology 1 January 2020; 133 (2): 241–262. doi: https://doi.org/10.5406/amerjpsyc.133.2.0241)
https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/10.5406/amerjpsyc.133.2.0241.pdf
WHAT: This is a content analysis highlighting psychologists (women, psychologists of color) who are missing in history of psychology courses.
FOR WHOM: Instructors
If you are looking for content related to DEI and teaching…
Stearns Center resources re: Inclusive Classrooms
WHAT: Resources re: inclusive classrooms, including advice specific to Mason and a curated list of resources.
Universal Design - making your courses accessible
Accessible Documents Powerpoint and resource
WHAT: These are materials from Alison Melley’s presentation on universal design given to the Psychology Department in 2021.
FOR WHOM: Instructors
Anti-racist pedagogy reading list
(Andrea Aebersold, Ph.D - University of California, Irvine)
WHAT: Readings on antiracist pedagogy in higher ed.
FOR WHOM: Instructors
Revolutionizing my Syllabus: The Process (Chanelle Wilson, Bryn Mawr)
https://www.brynmawr.edu/tli/syllabusdesign/theprocess
WHAT: This is a blog entry/ resource list/ starting point for the process of decolonizing your syllabus, including what it means, how you do it, and why it matters.
FOR WHOM: Instructors
Article re DEI and syllabi
Fuentes, M. A., Zelaya, D. G., & Madsen, J. W. (2021). Rethinking the course syllabus: Considerations for promoting equity, diversity and inclusion. Teaching of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/0098628320959979
FOR WHOM: Instructors
Trauma-informed teaching resources
(Janice Carello, PhD, LMSW)
https://traumainformedteaching.blog/ https://traumainformedteaching.blog/resources/
WHAT: Resources (tools, videos, links, pubs) regarding trauma-informed teaching (“to be trauma-informed in any context means to understand the role that violence and victimization have played in the lives of many individuals and to use that understanding to improve policies and practices in order to accommodate the needs of trauma survivors.”)
FOR WHOM: Instructors
Writings on anti-racism and pedagogy
(Stephen Brookfield)
http://www.stephenbrookfield.com/recent-writings
WHAT: Pedagogical expert’s writings on teaching and creating an anti-racist identity as a white person
Handout from Inclusive Classrooms faculty workshop
(Allison Melley & Lauren Cattaneo)
PDF Link to Handout
WHAT: Tips and resources for inclusive classrooms, from presentation to Psyc faculty in Fall 2020
FOR WHOM: instructors
Handling Controversial Topics (University of Michigan Center for Research on Learning and Teaching)
https://crlt.umich.edu/tstrategies/tshctd
WHAT: Resources for teachers engaging controversial topics in the classroom; how to facilitate student discussions around these topics:
FOR WHOM: Instructors
If you are designing research…
Measurement/Assessment
WHAT: Handout from Allison Jack’s presentation to faculty on terminology and best practices for measuring sex and gender.
WHAT: Handout from DEI committee’s 2021 presentation to faculty on terminology and best practices for measuring SES.
