Session 3 Panel Discussion: Implicit Bias in the Sciences:  Communication Strategies

Sunday, 7 January 2018: 1:00 PM-1:30 PM
Room 12A (ACC) (Austin, Texas)
Host: Sixth AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals
Chair:
Matt Rogers, Commodity Weather Group, LLC, Washington, DC
Panelists:
Lawrence Locker, Commodity Weather Group, LLC, Washington, DC; Karen Naufel, Commodity Weather Group, LLC, Department of Psychology, Statesboro, GA; Joy Losee, University of Florida, Department of Psychology, Gainesville, FL and Gregory Webster, University of Florida, Department of Psychology, Gainesville, FL

Implicit bias is an overlooked topic within the field of science and can impair one's ability to communicate or to objectively provide input or received information.  This panel will define implicit bias and how this subtle topic affects everything from receiving a forecast by the public to how journals/proposals can be reviewed differently based on the author or reviewer.

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