As Associate Professor and Data Librarian at Montana State University, I help shape theory and practice for data curation, data sharing, and data discovery. I provide data management guidance for researchers, I manage MSU Dataset Search, and I am active in the Data Discovery Collaboration. I also organize data science computing workshops in collaboration with MSU Social Data Collection and Analysis Services.
My research examines the social, ethical, and technical issues of a data-driven world. My 2024 book explores how data curation can address epistemological, ethical, and legal issues in qualitative data reuse and big social research. I am also the Project Director of the IMLS-funded Responsible AI in Libraries & Archives project.
Outside of the library, I collaborate with Mariah Palmer to choreograph and perform contemporary dance pieces, and I am a member of the band Trust Sara.