Overview
Sophia works as a Research Data Management Consultant in Duke University Libraries Center for Data and Visualization Sciences. Sophia consults and teaches on core data management and sharing concepts and is part of the curation team that supports the Duke Research Data Repository. Sophia's research interests include data curation and publication in the scholarly landscape, open science, repository management, the role of journals in supporting data sharing, and the implementation of reproducible research practices.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Analyst, IT, Sr
Duke University Libraries,
University Initiatives & Academic Support Units
Recent Publications
Understanding the value of curation: A survey of US data repository curation practices and perceptions.
Journal Article PloS one · January 2024 Data curators play an important role in assessing data quality and take actions that may ultimately lead to better, more valuable data products. This study explores the curation practices of data curators working within US-based data repositories. We perfo ... Full text CiteUnderstanding the value of curation: A survey of researcher perspectives of data curation services from six US institutions.
Journal Article PloS one · January 2023 Data curation encompasses a range of actions undertaken to ensure that research data are fit for purpose and available for discovery and reuse, and can help to improve the likelihood that data is more FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable ... Full text CiteEngaging Researchers in Data Dialogues: Designing Collaborative Programming to Promote Research Data Sharing
Journal Article Journal of eScience Librarianship · March 1, 2021 A range of regulatory pressures emanating from funding agencies and scholarly journals increasingly encourage researchers to engage in formal data sharing practices. As academic libraries continue to refine their role in supporting researchers in t ... Full text Open Access CiteRecent Grants
Developing Specialist Data Curation Training to Address Needed Expertise in Focused Areas
Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Institute of Museum and Library Services · 2022 - 2025Launching the Data Curation Network
Public ServiceInformation Systems Analyst · Awarded by University of Minnesota · 2018 - 2022View All Grants