Silence has a cost. For Black women in the workplace, silence often means carrying the weight of bias, microaggressions, and exclusion without acknowledgment or redress. It can mean sacrificing our authenticity to survive, or leaving our brilliance unearthed to avoid being labeled as “too much.” But silence also comes at a cost to organizations: lost innovation, disengagement, and the erosion of true belonging.
In this fireside chat hosted by Blacks in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Marissa Price, MSW will respond to questions curated by the event organizers, offering insights grounded in organizational strategy, social impact, and healing-centered practice. Together, we will examine how bias and inequity suppress voices, the toll this takes on both individuals and organizations, and pathways toward reclaiming voice and agency. Participants will leave with both deeper awareness and practical strategies for fostering workplaces where Black women’s voices are not just heard but valued.
Marissa Price, MSW is a practitioner-scholar whose work bridges organizational development, impact strategy, and decolonial healing. She earned her Master of Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis in May 2020, where she focused on systems change and equity in organizational settings. Marissa has managed large-scale federal tax credit funding programs and advised institutions on compliance and strategy shaping workforce and community development. Through her consulting practice, she examines the impact of intersectional oppression, racial and gender bias, and nervous system trauma—equipping Black women with practical tools to navigate systemic barriers in the workplace while guiding organizations to design inclusive, innovative solutions that advance equity and belonging.
Explore how Hogan’s personality assessments champion fairness, inclusion, and data-driven impact in talent management. Attendees will discover practical insights into assessment best practices, current research, professional opportunities, and how Hogan certification can advance both student and professional careers in the I/O field.
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Ashley McCormick, M.A.
Hogan Independent Consultants Network Consultant
Ashley is an Industrial-Organizational Psychologist working with independent consultants and coaches to recommend the best solutions for their business needs while also offering thought partnership and assessment interpretation support for clients. She manages various projects with the ICN team to create and implement solutions to better assist potential and current clients. She also facilitates Hogan certification workshops to the public and private organizations.
Ebenezer Edema-Sillo, M.A.
Hogan Data Science Intern
Ebenezer is a 5th year doctoral candidate in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at the University of Houston. He is also currently serving his second consecutive year as a Product Innovation intern at Hogan Assessments. His primary research areas include Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Group Decision Making, and Leadership. His most recent project entails using relative weights analyses to examine the most important personality predictors of Artificial Intelligence (AI) attitudes and use for managers and non-managers. Prior to joining Hogan, he was the lead research assistant on an NSF-funded grant dedicated to studying sources of bias and inequity in the US-based promotion and tenure system.
Ivy Grossberg, M.A.
Ivy is a fourth-year PhD candidate in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at the University of Houston, working under the advisement of Dr. Bradley Brummel. Her research interests include occupational health psychology, leader behaviors, performance, and personality. Her most recent projects entail contributing to custom client research projects including job analyses, validity generalizations, competency modeling, and surveys.
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