Dr Kira Banks is an associate professor in the department of psychology at Saint Louis University. She has published in journals such as American Psychologist, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, and The Harvard Business Review and popular media outlets such as Huffington Post and The Atlantic. As a consultant, she has worked with schools, communities, institutions of higher education and corporations to improve diversity and inclusion efforts and to engage people in productive dialogue and action. She served as a racial equity consultant for the Ferguson Commission and the Racial Equity Catalyst for Forward Through Ferguson.