Language + Design Research + Researcher Self-Care with Abby Bajuniemi — DT101 E96

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Abby Bajuniemi holds a PhD in applied linguistics from Minnesota University and is currently a user researcher in industry. We talk about language, design research and researcher self-care.</span></p> <p><strong>Listen to learn about:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How language and linguistics affect design</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The interaction of society and language</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Trauma-informed user research</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Researcher self-care</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The importance of asking for help</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Language and technology</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Being mindful about the language used in design</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Our Guest</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Abby is the manager of UX Research and Content at Calendly. She holds a PhD in Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics with specialization in Second Language Acquisition and Sociolinguistics. She loves to nerd out with people about language and research methods, either together or separately. She loves the Oxford comma, but will never correct your grammar</span></p> <p><strong>Show Highlights</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:57] How and why Abby moved from linguistics to user research.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[02:06] The importance of taking the time to think about language as a designer.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[03:30] Audience design.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: