S23E17 - DE&I and Supporting Employees in the Workplace, with Katie Nielson

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhwestover/) talks with Katie Nielson about DE&I and how to support specific types of workers and how to help English learners in the workplace. See the video here: https://youtu.be/VYynbmZ5kCo. Katie Nielson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/katienielson/) earned her PhD in SLA in 2013. Her research focused on technology-mediated language training as well as instructed SLA and cognition. She has dedicated her career to making language learning more accessible and effective using innovative technology and research-based best practices.  She has led teams to design award-winning language courses for the U.S. Government, universities, and language training centers; she spent years evaluating and analyzing commercially available language learning products; and she has conducted extensive empirical research on how to design online language programs that are efficient, effective and entertaining.  She is the founder and Chief Education Officer of Voxy EnGen, a public benefit company, and her current goal is to leverage this technology to deliver high-quality, needs-based English instruction to immigrants and refugees, rapidly giving them the tools they need to advocate for themselves and their families and improve their economic outcomes. Check out Dr. Westover's new book, 'Bluer than Indigo' Leadership, here: https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/bluerthanindigo. Check out Dr. Westover's book, The Alchemy of Truly Remarkable Leadership, here: https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/leadershipalchemy. Check out the latest issue of the Human Capital Leadership magazine, here: https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/hci-magazine. Ranked #6 Performance Management Podcast: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/  Ranked #6 Workplace Podcast: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/  Ranked #7 HR Podcast: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/  Ranked #12 Talent Management Podcast: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/  Ranked in the Top 20 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/  Ranked in the Top 30 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/