SXSW EDU 2025

Your Imposter Syndrome is Fueling the Toxic Workplace

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So you think you have imposter syndrome, huh? This session takes you on a journey starting from the original development of the concept to the modern-day misuse of imposter syndrome. Long story short, psychologists have been misguided and biased. Imposter syndrome has become a tool that causes good people to stay oppressed at school and in the workplace. As a microaggressions researcher, I show you these research microaggressions and will introduce you to the Infiltrator Experience concept that better characterizes our experiences and provides us with tools to thrive in toxic spaces.


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  1. You will learn about the history of imposter syndrome and imposter phenomenon research.
  2. You will learn a newly developed theory of the infiltrator experience that now replaces the imposter syndrome concept.
  3. You will have the tools to guide you to identify internalized impostering messages and replace them with an infiltrator mentality for toxic spaces.

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Nellie Tran, Professor of Counseling & School Psychology, San Diego State University


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