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Exploring the Roots of Racial Bias

Title: Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Detroit Mercy

Age: 32

Education: B.A., finance and economics, Zhejiang University, China; M.A., Zhejiang Normal University, China; and Ph.D., developmental psychology and education, University of Toronto

Career mentors: Dr. Kang Lee, University of Toronto, and Dr. Mahzarin Banaji, Harvard University

Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Align your time with your priorities and avoid saying ‘yes’ on the spot."


Dr. Miao Qian, assistant professor of psychology at University of Detroit Mercy, said her interest in psychology began with an introductory course as an undergraduate. During her master’s degree program, she said, she became interested in developmental psychology, “especially the fundamental question about how things develop from a young age.”

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