Dr. Cox has been interviewed about his work, and the bias habit-breaking training has been covered, by a variety of media organizations including NPR, BBC, and The Atlantic.
Media Coverage
“(W)e talk to people who are tackling the question, critical to so much of our behavior: what does it take to change these deeply embedded concepts? Can it even be done?”
“Unconscious Bias Training That Works”
Harvard Business Review, September, 2021
“Successful UB (unconscious bias) training gives people concrete tools for changing their behavior. It helps them better understand others’ experiences and feel more motivated to be inclusive.”
“Is This How Discrimination Ends?”
“… Cox pointed to a pair of news photos that prompted a room of University of Wisconsin, Madison, graduate students to shift in their seats. … Cox read aloud the captions that were published alongside these images of a post-Katrina New Orleans. For the black man: ‘A young man walks through chest-deep water after looting a grocery store.’ For the white couple: ‘Two residents wade through chest-deep water after finding bread and soda.’
“Looting. Finding. A murmur spread through the rows of students watching.”
“Is it possible to rid police officers of bias?”
Tiffanie Wen, August 27th, 2020