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Dr. Bentley L. Gibson
The Bias Adjuster, LLC was founded by Dr. Bentley L. Gibson. Dr. Gibson received a BA in Psychology from Spelman College. She completed her Master's and Doctorate in Cognition and Development Psychology at Emory University, focusing on the development of racial and gender biases from early childhood to adulthood. Dr. Gibson is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Georgia Highlands College. Her research focuses on what are known as implicit biases, associations that people may be unaware they possess, yet still impact their behaviors.
Publications
Gibson, B., Rochat, P., Baron, A., and Tone, E. (2017, in prep). Factors associated with African Americans’ implicit racial biases.
Gibson, B., Robbins, E., and Rochat, P. (2015). White bias in children across cultures. Journal of Cognition and Culture, 15(3), 344-373.
Brown, T., and Gibson-Wallace, B. (2014). Collective Neuroticism: Consequences and Manifestation of
Communal Trauma. In Scott, I. Crimes Against Humanity in the Land of the Free: Can a Truth and Reconciliation Process Heal Racial Conflict in America?
Poster Presentations
Gibson, B. (September/2017). Sources of Implicit Intergroup Biases Among African Americans.
Association for the Study of African American Life and History.
Gibson-Wallace, B., Rochat, P., Baron, A., & Tone, E. (March/2015). Sources of Implicit
Intergroup Biases Among African Americans. Society of Research in Child Development.
Moehrle,T ., Gibson, B., Robbins, E., & Rochat, P. (April/2013). The Impact of Race and
Proximity on Children’s Social Evaluation. Society of Research in Child Development.
Gibson, B., and Rochat, P. (2011). Gender Trumps Race: Racial preference in African
American children and its impact on sharing. Society of Research in Child Development.
Gibson, B. (2010) The development of racial and gender preferences in African American
Children and its impact on sharing: A comparison study between predominantly African
American preschools and predominantly Caucasian preschools. Conference on Human
Development.
Gibson, B. (2008, April) The relationship between socially desirable responses and the sexual
attitudes of African American women. South-Eastern Psychological Association
Conference.
The Bias Adjuster, LLC was founded by Dr. Bentley L. Gibson. Dr. Gibson received a BA in Psychology from Spelman College. She completed her Master's and Doctorate in Cognition and Development Psychology at Emory University, focusing on the development of racial and gender biases from early childhood to adulthood. Dr. Gibson is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Georgia Highlands College. Her research focuses on what are known as implicit biases, associations that people may be unaware they possess, yet still impact their behaviors.
Publications
Gibson, B., Rochat, P., Baron, A., and Tone, E. (2017, in prep). Factors associated with African Americans’ implicit racial biases.
Gibson, B., Robbins, E., and Rochat, P. (2015). White bias in children across cultures. Journal of Cognition and Culture, 15(3), 344-373.
Brown, T., and Gibson-Wallace, B. (2014). Collective Neuroticism: Consequences and Manifestation of
Communal Trauma. In Scott, I. Crimes Against Humanity in the Land of the Free: Can a Truth and Reconciliation Process Heal Racial Conflict in America?
Poster Presentations
Gibson, B. (September/2017). Sources of Implicit Intergroup Biases Among African Americans.
Association for the Study of African American Life and History.
Gibson-Wallace, B., Rochat, P., Baron, A., & Tone, E. (March/2015). Sources of Implicit
Intergroup Biases Among African Americans. Society of Research in Child Development.
Moehrle,T ., Gibson, B., Robbins, E., & Rochat, P. (April/2013). The Impact of Race and
Proximity on Children’s Social Evaluation. Society of Research in Child Development.
Gibson, B., and Rochat, P. (2011). Gender Trumps Race: Racial preference in African
American children and its impact on sharing. Society of Research in Child Development.
Gibson, B. (2010) The development of racial and gender preferences in African American
Children and its impact on sharing: A comparison study between predominantly African
American preschools and predominantly Caucasian preschools. Conference on Human
Development.
Gibson, B. (2008, April) The relationship between socially desirable responses and the sexual
attitudes of African American women. South-Eastern Psychological Association
Conference.