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Tackling Bias and Inequality: Intentional Culture Change and Research-Driven Partnerships
New work from the SPARQ team highlights the power of culture and research-driven partnerships for creating more equitable organizations and communities.
Calls for culture change are everywhere these days. But what does culture change really look like? In “We Built This Culture (So We Can Change It)” in American Psychologist, Executive Director MarYam Hamedani, Faculty Co-Directors Hazel Markus and Jennifer Eberhardt, and Associate Director of Criminal Justice Partnerships Rebecca Hetey share a roadmap for intentional culture change and tackling inequality in organizations and communities. They use the culture cycle as a tool to map and track culture change efforts across domains.
In their Daedalus essay, “When the Cruiser Lights Come On,” Hetey, Hamedani, Markus, and Eberhardt tell the story of SPARQ’s research-driven partnership with the Oakland Police Department and their efforts to reduce racial disparities in policing. Using the intentional culture change framework, they describe how their novel work leveraging body-worn camera footage to understand and improve police-community relations unfolded and how partnerships between researchers and practitioners can address inequality.
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Job Opportunity: Multiple Positions - Research Scientist
SPARQ is hiring research scientists to join our team beginning in the summer of 2024! These positions are a great fit for well-trained social scientists who want to put their skills to work in field-based settings and in direct collaboration with practitioners and communities. Apply by April 15 for first consideration. We welcome applicants at different experience levels, from recent Ph.D. graduates to those who have worked in academic, alt-academic, or public/private sector roles.
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