Karen Elo Hicks

Profile of Karen Elo Hicks

Karen Elo Hicks, PhD has over 15 years experience in training & development strategy and implementation. She has led and managed the transition of learning functions from traditional to transformational strategic contributors. Karen has published academic and practitioner articles in Performance Improvement, Journal of Business and Technology, and Evaluation and Program Planning. She has received various awards and is an active member and contributor of the International Society for Performance Improvement. She has presented her work at ISPI, ASTD, and MCUL international, national, and local conferences.

She obtained her doctoral degree in Learning Design and Technology from Wayne State University with undergraduate studies at Michigan State University. Her research is centered around helping organizations build measurement & evaluation and talent development capabilities. Her current work is focused on demonstrating the strategic value of learning functions through strategic alignment, assessment, and improvement.