“I've attended several bias reduction trainings in the past for work and this, by far, was the most educational one.”

“Greatly enjoyed the presentation from Dr. Cox. I've attended several bias reduction trainings in the past for work and this, by far, was the most educational one. This evidence based approach provided factual information and provided us with tools to reduce this.”

“[I appreciated] When Dr. Cox used real-life examples in the workplace. You can have someone talk about these type of biases and it can be completely educational, but you lose the connection with the crowd and it does become quite boring. Also, giving solutions or other way on how to overcome these biases was helpful. In most of these trainings/presentations, we are taught what they are called, how we can identify it, and how it is hurting the culture, but never a strategy/tools to reduce bias.”

“I appreciated how much of the training was founded on social psychology principles and evidence-based approaches. DEIA efforts can be seen as a politically charged topic, so I appreciate the more objective approach that focuses on broader principles that can be more widely accepted and applied.”

“[My biggest takeaway was that] There are actual and practical actions I can take to break my own biases as a lifelong learner and someone committed to inclusion for all students.”

“Examples given were helpful in pointing out how to take steps to address your realized biases, and how your actions can help others.”

“The facilitator's numerous examples and colleagues' shared experiences during breakout sessions provided valuable insights.”

“I really appreciated the examples and relaxed approach.”

“Overall great pacing and very interactive!”

“It was a great workshop!”

“The workshop was great”

[What about the workshop could be improved?] “Can't think of any improvements.”

“I liked everything, the style, content, structure, examples, tools.”

“the trainer was dynamic and kept my attention”

[What went well?] “Everything, literally.  It went very well. The bias presentation was engaging.  Very good.”

“People were engaging in constructive conversations during the discussion breaks. People were even discussing parts of it at the [police department] afterwards.”

“That was amazing! I learned so many things.”

“A lot of what he discussed resonated with my lived experience. I appreciated the discussion of how to break habits, and how this is something everyone has to work on because of how society has ingrained these thoughts in us.“

[What was your biggest takeaway?] “So many…it is hard to narrow down!”

“Love the specific tools that are so practical”

“[I learned that] Bias is a habit that is transformed through intentional detection and reflection, and through applying tools that reject bias.”

“[I learned that] Bias is a habit and the way to counteract it is the same strategy to break any habit - notice it, disrupt it and replace it with a better behavior.”

“Wonderful examples to operationalize the tools shared.”

“So many takeaways!!”

“Bias CAN be addressed in a way that respects individual ideals.”