Lecture on stereotype threat in STEM fields

August 28, 2019

University Relations

Amanda Sesko, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Washington Tacoma, will deliver a talk entitled "Stereotyping and stereotype threat effects on STEM performance and evaluation." The lecture will cover ways that negative stereotypes can impact performance on the job and in the classroom, with a special focus on methods to reduce the impacts of stereotype threat on students in STEM fields.

The talk will take place from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, in the Murie Building auditorium. It can also be viewed via livestream.

For more information, contact Laura Conner at 474-6950 or ldconner@alaska.edu.