SPCS offers workshops with Dr. Destiny Peery on countering implicit bias & ageism
Dr. Destiny Peery, a plenary session speaker at the National Osher Conference several years ago, led several training sessions for the SPCS community and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in the fall of 2020 and winter of 2021. Dynamic and informative, Dr. Peery addressed diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), which dovetailed with the ongoing work of our school and the larger university.
The SPCS Working Group on DEI Invited Dr. Peery to facilitate the following workshops for SPCS faculty, staff and other audiences, including Osher Institute members.
Workshop on Implicit Bias
Monday, October 26 (SPCS) and Tuesday, December 1, 2020 (Osher)
Offered remotely, Dr. Peery led these two workshops on diversity and inclusion, during which participants learned about the cognitive processes that affect how we perceive and respond to others and how others perceive and respond to us. Dr. Peery also offered practical steps that we can take to address bias in our own lives.
Workshop on Aged Assumptions
Wednesday, January 7, 2021
“How Stereotypes, Assumptions, and Expectations about Age Shape the World around Us.” Stereotypes, assumptions, and expectations based on age are commonplace and are often less likely to raise concerns than those based on other social identities, but stereotypes based on age affect everyone regardless of their age group. Dr. Destiny Peery led this online workshop on how cognitive biases, including but not limited to stereotypes, affect how different age groups are perceived, as well how aging may affect how we perceive the world around us.
Dr. Peery, a Principal of The Red Bee Group, is a social psychologist and legal researcher who specializes in the study of identity, bias and discrimination, diversity, equity and inclusion. Destiny has been on the faculties of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and Duke University School of Law and has worked across a variety of higher education settings and audiences, including faculty, staff, human resources, and student services professionals. She has extensive experience facilitating workshops on cognitive and implicit biases and diversity and inclusion-related topics across a variety of professional communities including those in higher education. She holds a JD and a PhD in social psychology from Northwestern University.