IncludeUR, an NSF ADVANCE funded bias & bystander intervention training program developed for faculty members, was chosen as the 2022 J. Brent Loy Innovator of the Year. The award, named for plant geneticist J. Brent Loy who received the university's inaugural Innovator of the Year award, honors University of New Hampshire (UNH) faculty and staff who have demonstrated exemplary innovation commercialization and have successfully translated their research and ideas into social and economic impact.
The IncludeUR research & development team is composed of several cross-disciplinary UNH faculty members: Christine Shea (Professor Emeritus, Paul College of Business & Economics), Karen Graham (Professor, College of Engineering & Physical Sciences), Mary Malone (Professor, College of Liberal Arts), & Jennifer Griffith (Associate Professor & Morrison Faculty Fellow of Diversity, Paul College of Business & Economics), along with Kate Siler, who serves as project director, and Bridget Finnegan, who served as graphic artist for the animations.
IncludeUR is a groundbreaking, research-based DE&I program made by faculty, for faculty to create a more diverse and inclusive academic work environment. IncludeUR is a web-based, self-paced bias intervention course that faculty can take at any time, in any place, on any device. The program shows how everyone possesses some form of bias, and how bias affects the academic workplace and uses animated scenarios to demonstrate how faculty can and should intervene when they see bias occurring. It can be used as a standalone course or incorporated as an additional module within a university's larger DE&I initiative at your university. IncludeUR has received a warm reception since its deployment, including two large, R1 universities, George Mason University & the University of Pennsylvania, purchasing the program for their own faculty's use.
If you would like to learn more about IncludeUR, including research associated with the training development effort and purchasing options, please visit their website at https://www.unh.edu/includeu/ or contact Kate Siler at UNH.ADVANCE@uhnh.edu
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Jennifer A. Griffith, PhD
Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior
Morrison Faculty Fellow of Diversity
Paul College of Business and Economics
Fellow, Prevention Innovations Research Center
University of New Hampshire
Director, Modern Work Lab
Jennifer.griffith@unh.edu(She/ her/ hers)
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