Diversity Goes to Work

Today we welcome Crystal Morrison Joseph - an alum of Wiiliam & Mary. She’s a licensed clinical professional counselor, a licensed professional counselor, and an approved clinical supervisor in Virginia and Maryland. She specializes in anxiety, depression, psycho-oncology, racial identity formation, and cultural trauma within the Black community. She is the author of two books: “Conversations with a Clinician of Color” and “Poundcake & Private Practice.” She speaks with us today to discuss trauma, Black professionalism, and how we can all better ensure the world of work is truly and inclusive place.

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Today on the show we welcome Rita Sampson, the former Chief of Equal Employment Opportunity within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Rita is currently the Director of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Equal Employment Opportunity. She joins us today to discuss her career journey into the D&I space, what gives her her energy and passion for the work, and the importance of self-care for D&I officers.

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Today we welcome James Milam. Due to a birth defect, James has been confined to a wheelchair his entire life. He joins us on the podcast today to discuss how he grew up with an active lifestyle, what lessons he’s learned from the workplace and how he’s been able to navigate a successful career, his advice for what the world of work can do to make itself a more inclusive environment, and more. 

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Kathleen Bogart, Associate Professor of Psychology at Oregon State University, joins host Phil Wagner to talk about disability advocacy in the workplace, why ableism is the forgotten “-ism,” how one finds a support community for a rare disease, and more. If you’d like to follow William & Mary’s School of Business or learn more about the Diversity and Inclusion podcast and our programs, please visit us at www.mason.wm.edu.

On our third and final podcast around size diversity, host Phil Wagner welcomes Dr. MaryBest Asbury, an Associate Professor at Middle Tennessee State University whose research focuses on weight and obesity stigma in interpersonal and health interactions.  She and Phil talk about how the culture in one’s home growing up affects their views on their own body, how 3D body scanning can be used recklessly in higher end department stores, why weight stigma D&I work benefits everybody in the workplace, and so much more.

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As promised, we’re continuing our three-part arc on size diversity. Building upon our conversation with Dr. Rebecca Puhl, we’re joined today by someone who has spent her professional life advocating for body positivity, specifically within the context of the world of work. Jessica Richman is a San-Francisco based Trade and Investment Director for the Australian Trade and Investment Commission. But we’re talking today about something else that Jessica has been involved with. In 2019, Jessica founded the VISIBLE COLLECTIVE—an initiative that advises companies on product development, marketing, and new business development to better serve people of size.

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Today on the first of three episodes dealing with weight discrimination in the workplace, we’re pleased to be joined by Dr. Rebecca Puhl. Dr. Puhl is Deputy Director for the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity and Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at UConn. She has testified in state legislative hearings on weight bias, routinely provides expertise to state and national health organizations, and has developed evidence-based training programs to reduce weight bias that have been implemented in medical facilities across the country. She and host Phil Wagner discuss how to identify weight stigma, how best to promote health at every size, what workplaces can do to be more inclusive for people of varying sizes, and more.

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Today we welcome Nathan Chin, a senior manager of inclusion, equity, and engagement at Cvent and William & Mary alum (’08). Nathan joins host Phil Wagner to discuss intersectionality at work, what it’s like to navigate the workplace - and life - with your whole authentic self, how DEI-minded leaders and managers can use an intersectional lens to make their work more valuable to the organization, and so much more.

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On today’s episode of Diversity Goes to Work, host Phil Wagner welcomes William & Mary alum Deb Fabian. Deb shares her incredible journey as a transgendered professional; from hiding her true self from her colleagues out of fear, learning to love who she actually is, and finally fully transitioning late in her career and the lessons learned along the way.

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Today on the show, host Phil Wagner welcomes Diane Goodman. Diane has been an educator and consultant on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice issues for over 30 years. She has worked with numerous organizations, community groups, and schools and universities to create environments which allow all people to feel valued, be treated fairly, and able to work together productively. She is the author of “Promoting Diversity and Social Justice: Educating People from Privileged Groups”. Diane and Phil speak about the shifting language around the DEI space, being able to embrace discomfort when doing DEI work, whether or not being “nice” is enough to accomplish DEI work, the joy of unlearning racism, and much more.

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