Meet the National I BIAS™ Collaborative Team
National I BIAS™ Co-Developer, Director

M. Rebecca O’Connor, PhD, RN
Associate Professor and Marilee Rasmussen Endowed Faculty Fellow, School of Nursing, University of Washington
I BIAS™ Collaborative National Advisory Council

Kupiri Ackerman-Barger, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, FADLN
Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Clinical Professor, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California, Davis

Angela Amar, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, FADLN
Dean and Erline Perkins McGriff Professor, Rory Meyers School of Nursing, New York University

Kenya Beard, Ed.D, AGACNP-BC, ANEF, FAAN, FADLN
Inaugural Dean and Chief Academic Officer, School of Nursing, Mercy University

Brigit Carter, PhD, RN, CCRN, FAAN, FADLN
Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer, American Association of Colleges of Nursing

Natalia Cineas, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, FADLN
Senior Vice President, Chief Nursing Executive and Co-Chair, Equity and Access Council, New York City Health + Hospitals

Sheldon Fields, PhD, RN, CRNP, FNP-BC, AACRN, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, FADLN
Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion and Research Professor, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, Penn State University
President, National Black Nurses Association

Ernest Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN, FADLN
Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging and Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Duke University
Immediate Past President, American Nurses Association

Holly Humphrey, MD, MACP
President, Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

Susan Reinhard, PhD, RN, FAAN
Visiting Professor, Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators, University of California, Davis
Emerita Chief Strategist, Center to Champion Nursing in America, American Association of Retired Persons

Heather Young, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dean Emerita and Professor, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California, Davis
National Director, Betty Irene Moore Fellowship Program for Nurse Leaders and Innovators


I BIAS™ is an evidence-based12-18 and pilot-tested Implicit Bias Clinical Education Program. Its goals are to prepare future nurses with habits to:
- Be aware of how implicit bias may impact the care they and others provide, and
- Implement bias-interrupting skills every time they provide care once they enter the workforce.
Get in touch with our team to learn more.
