Miao completed her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at the University of Toronto in 2019. Miao’s research focuses on the early development of racial biases (e.g., prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination), as well as interventions to reduce those biases. Miao has developed an innovative, child-friendly unconscious bias measurement and found that racial bias emerges early at preschool-age, much earlier than previously thought. Her research directly points to the urgent need for early interventions. Miao is currently developing evidence-based intervention programs to reduce young children’s implicit racial biases. One of the interventions, referred to as individuation training, involves training young children to perceive members of racial outgroups as unique individuals. This training has effectively led to short- and long-term reductions in racial bias. Miao also conducts cross-cultural research in China and Cameroon, aiming to fill the big gap of non-WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic) population in the field of psychology and science in general!