Diversity Science: What Is It?

Mendoza‐Denton, Rodolfo; España, Carla

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“…In their essay, Mendoza‐Denton and España () boldly declared that: (1) “diversity science” is, in fact, nothing less than psychological science, and (2) “psychology itself is the science of diversity” (p. 140). While the initial focus of psychological science was largely invariant psychological processes and fundamental principles that could be applied universally, the authors remind us that person and context are inextricably linked.…”

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“…Here and throughout the manuscript, I use this notation—i.e., diversity (psychological) science—to suggest, as Medonza‐Denton and España () did, that diversity and psychological science are interwoven and should be considered interchangeable and equivalent.…”

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“…In a riff on McFall's () Manifesto for a Science of Clinical Psychology , and building upon Mendoza‐Denton and España's () assertion that diversity science is psychological science, I proposed my own “cardinal principle”—that diversity science is the only legitimate and acceptable form of psychological science (Neblett, ). I also presented a corollary of this cardinal principle—that a primary objective of doctoral training programs must be to produce the most competent (and culturally humble) diversity scientists possible.…”

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Diversity (Psychological) Science Training: Challenges, Tensions, and a Call to Action

Neblett

2019

Journal of Social Issues

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Diversity science training is a requisite element of preparing future generations of psychological scientists. This article describes challenges and tensions in diversity science training—with a particular focus on race, ethnicity, and racism—and draws on a project conducted with faculty and students to propose policy‐relevant recommendations that might serve as a starting point in advancing training practices in diversity and psychological science. These include: (1) communicating a top‐down commitment to diversity science; (2) developing strategic planning around diversity science training; (3) establishing diversity science training task forces; (4) maximizing ongoing efforts to increase representation of diverse faculty and students; (5) evaluating and interrogating existing pedagogical approaches and teaching methods; and (6) building coalitions and advocating for trainees. Through ongoing, proactive, and critical inquiry, assessment, evaluation, and instruction, current diversity science training focusing on race and racism in psychological science can transform the field.

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Diversity (Psychological) Science Training: Challenges, Tensions, and a Call to Action

Neblett

2019

Journal of Social Issues

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“…However, an approach to conducting research on race and racism that is broader than any one of these particular elements is needed. Building on the legacies of multicultural psychology and scholars of racism and sexism, researchers in recent years have proposed a systematic approach of diversity science to capture the psychological processes related to the persistence of inequality in the face of changing demographics (e.g., Jones, ; Mendoza‐Denton & España, ; Plaut, ; see also the proposal for a Critical Race Psychology by Salter & Adams, ). Diversity science is not a topic of study or analysis of any particular social group.…”

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Forging Diversity‐Science‐Informed Guidelines for Research on Race and Racism in Psychological Science

Miller

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Neville

2019

Journal of Social Issues

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As race and racism continue to be important subjects of research in psychology, guidelines for scholarship in this domain of inquiry are strongly needed. Drawing from the foundations of previous discussions of diversity science, we propose five principles that can help scholars conduct generative research on race and racism. Specifically, research on race and racism is strengthened when scholars: (1) are mindful of historical patterns of oppression and inequality, (2) adopt a racially diverse team science approach, (3) utilize diverse samples, (4) consider the influence of multiple identity groups on human experience, and (5) promote the translation of knowledge from the laboratory to the field. In outlining our proposed guidelines, we elaborate on why this discussion for research about race and racism is needed at this particular point of the field's history.

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“…Each stage of dual-identity development (see Figure 1) involves the use of specific cognitive skills that, if practiced extensively, could generalize to increased flexible and creative thinking in other domains, unrelated to the dual identity. Illuminating when and how this happens sheds a new light on the value of diversity and multiculturalism in the workplace and for the society at large (Mendoza-Denton & España, 2010; Plaut, Thomas, & Goren, 2009; Verkuyten, Thijs, & Bekhuis, 2010; Verkuyten, 2007).…”

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How Dual-Identity Processes Foster Creativity

Gocłowska

Crisp

2014

Review of General Psychology

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We propose a theoretical model explaining when and why possessing 2 inconsistent social identities can foster superior creativity. The framework describes how during cultural adaptation individuals (a) alternate their identities across contexts, (b) integrate elements of their distinct (i.e., remote and uncorrelated) identities, and, having formed cognitive and emotional links with the new group, (c) broaden their self-definition. We explain how these processes of cultural adaptation map onto 3 fundamental creative processes: (a) an ability to quickly and effortlessly switch between cognitive strategies and semantic categories, (b) an apparent ease in integrating distant and conflicting ideas, and finally, (c) the widening of one's creative idea base. Our model explains how the challenges involved in managing complex self-definitions enhance creativity, and increase potential for novel problem solutions. Understanding this dynamic brings a new perspective to debates on the value of diversity.

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Diversity Science: What Is It?

Cited by 8 publications

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Diversity (Psychological) Science Training: Challenges, Tensions, and a Call to Action

Diversity (Psychological) Science Training: Challenges, Tensions, and a Call to Action

Forging Diversity‐Science‐Informed Guidelines for Research on Race and Racism in Psychological Science

How Dual-Identity Processes Foster Creativity

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