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Strategic responses to anti-DEI legislation: The promise of culturally responsive assessments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2024

Emily Gallegos*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, USA
Katrisha M. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, USA
Juveria Syed
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, USA
Ricardo R. Brooks
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
Michelle P. Martín-Raugh
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, USA
*
Corresponding author: Emily Gallegos; Email: [email protected]

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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology

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