President

Dr. Kimberly Kahn is a Professor of Social Psychology at Portland State University and leads the Gender, Race, and Sexual Prejudice (GRASP) research lab. She received her Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Lisbon University Institute in Lisbon, Portugal. As a social psychologist, Dr. Kahn’s research addresses contemporary forms of implicit bias, stereotyping, and subtle prejudice from the targets’ and perceivers’ perspectives. She has conducted empirical research and interventions to reduce implicit bias and stereotyping within the criminal justice system, education, work, and transportation areas.

A central focus of Dr. Kahn’s work involves collaborating with police departments and communities as a recognized expert on the psychology of racial bias in policing. She has developed community engagement policing strategies and trainings with police departments to combat bias and improve police-community relations.  Her work has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, and the National Institute for Transportation and Communities.