This post is a spin-off of our Curators’ Corner series. Every so often we’ll feature a different DCN Advisory or Governance Board member. Get to know the colleagues at the DCN that help keep our operations going! Jody Gray, Associate University Librarian for Research, University of Minnesota, was interviewed by Mikala Narlock in October 2023….
Leslie Delserone is the Research Data Services and Science Librarian at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Leslie was interviewed by Michelle Yee in August 2023. How did you come to your current position? How far back should I go?! I was trained as a plant pathologist, so I’ve always had ties to science. When I was…
Michelle Yee is the Senior Project Coordinator at the Health Sciences Library, NYU. Michelle was interviewed by Jenny Coffman in July 2023. Can you tell us a little bit about how you came to your current position? I started in May 2020. It was quite a time to begin any sort of job. After graduating,…
Jenny Coffman is a Science and Engineering Research Librarian at UVA specializing in Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science. Jenny’s position is part of our Research Data Services and Social, Natural and Engineering Sciences team. Jenny was interviewed by Sarah Wright in June 2023. Can you tell us a little bit about…
Sarah Wright is a Research Data and Life Sciences Librarian at Cornell University. Sarah was interviewed by Laura Bowman in April 2023. Can you tell us a little bit about how you came to your current position? I have a Master’s in Botany that is really more geared toward biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology….
Laura Bowman is a Data Curator at DRYAD. Laura was interviewed by Yasir Karim in March 2023. Can you tell us a little bit about how you came to your current position? I have my masters in accounting, and I was an auditor for six years. I then went into Higher Education and did financial…
Yasir Karim a Data Analyst/Data Resources Officer for the Research Resources Team at the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Yasir was interviewed by Jonathan Wheeler in January 2023. Can you tell us a little bit about how you came to your current position? I graduated from college right after the pandemic started in May 2020. I…
Jonathan Wheeler is Associate Professor and Data Curation Librarian at the University of New Mexico’s College of University Libraries and Learning Services. Jon was interviewed by Joanna Thielen in December 2022. Can you tell us a little bit about how you came to your current position? I’ve been in this position [Data Curation Librarian] since…
Joanna Thielen is a Data Curation Specialist for Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan. Joanna was interviewed by Briana Ezray Wham in October 2022. Can you tell us a little bit about how you came to your current position? I have a background in chemistry. So, I did a Master’s degree in Chemistry…
Briana Ezray Wham, PhD is the Research Data Librarian – STEM, Data Learning Center Manager, and Eric N. and Bonnie S. Prystowsky Early Career Science Libraries Professor at Penn State. Briana was interviewed by Reina Chano Murray in August 2022. Can you tell us a little bit about how you came to your current position?…