Basics of Diversity in Psychology for Instructors

The resources below are intended for instructors learn more about the importance of increasing diversity in your teaching and are not necessarily intended to be assigned to students.

  • Browse this e-book available to download from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP) website for a collection of activities related to diversity in psychology (i.e., ability, age, culture, ethnicity/race, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status). https://teachpsych.org/ebooks/diverse1 
  • Read this document created by the APA Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention, and Training Task Force that provides general tips for facilitating an inclusive classroom climate as well as specific suggestions to infuse race/ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and aging into the introductory psychology curriculum. https://www.apa.org/pi/oema/programs/recruitment/inclusive-textbooks.pdf