Research Data Services Team

Areas of Expertise

• Matt Drwenski: GIS Support Specialist, GIS/Data Center, Fondren Library. GIS, mapping.
• David Erlandson: Head of Cataloging and Metadata Services, Fondren Library. OpenRefine, data quality, metadata, Python.
• Uilvim Franco: Research Computing Facilitator, Spatial Studies Lab, Center for Research Computing. Project management, web and resource design, data visualization, partnership development.
• Clinton Heider: Research Computing Facilitator, Center for Research Computing. Computing infrastructure, data storage, Linux/Unix, data compliance.
• Portia Hopkins: University Historian, Fondren Library. Data curation, assessment and inventory of local data collections, digital humanities.
• Jerrell Jones: Digital Initiatives Coordinator, Fondren Library. Digital project facilitation, data management, data repositories, digitization.
• Shannon Kipphut-Smith: Scholarly Communications Liaison, Digital Scholarship Services, Fondren Library. Data management, data repositories, funder data sharing policies.
• Bryan Raney: Research Computing Facilitator, Center for Research Computing. Computing infrastructure, Python, git (version control).
• Sean Smith: Data Services Specialist, Fondren Library. Programming, Python, R, digital humanities, text analysis, mapping.
• Bruno Sousa: GIS Solutions Architect, Spatial Studies Lab, Center for Research Computing. GIS methods and applications, data curation and integration, data formats and metadata standards, data collection methods.
• Lisa Spiro: Assistant University Librarian for Digital Scholarship and Organizational Development, Fondren Library. Data management, data repositories, digital humanities.
• Anna Xiong: Government Information Coordinator and Sociology Librarian, Kelley Center for Government Information, Fondren Library. Excel, data sources, especially government data for research, open government data tools, library-subscribed data, and statistics resources.

To contact the RDS team, email researchdata@rice.edu. 

Values

• Collaboration: We work as a team and partner with researchers to set and achieve goals.
• Creativity and innovation: We appreciate complexity and translate new ideas into outstanding services.
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion: We embrace diverse viewpoints and experiences, foster equitable access and representation, and create welcoming spaces where all voices are heard.
• FAIR data: We endorse the principles of findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability as applied to research data.
• Integrity: We strive to be dependable, ethical, and honest in our work.
• Stewardship: We promote practices that result in high-quality, secure, and compliant data.
• Transparency: We share our goals, processes, and outcomes with the Rice community to model openness and ensure accountability.