After the interactive instructional sessions, we will offer opportunities for one on one consults, meetings with subject area librarians, and building connections with your graduate student colleagues through our optional Tea Times at 3pm in room 743 of Bobst Library each day. Light refreshments will be provided.
Alex Provo is a Research Curation Librarian at NYU Libraries. She has an MA in interdisciplinary studies from NYU, an MSLIS from Pratt Institute, and a BA in art history from Wesleyan University. At Data Services she teaches data cleaning and enrichment with OpenRefine and how to use Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Anik Zingariello is the Survey and Qualitative specialist at Data Services. She studied Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience at UC San Diego and conducted sleep research for the D.o.D. She is a certified Qualtrics expert and teaches Taguette and MaxQDA.
Bonnie Lawrence is a Senior Quantitative Specialist with NYU Data Services. Bonnie holds a PhD and a MA in Experimental Psychology. She specializes in a variety of software packages for quantitative research including Stata, SPSS, R and MATLAB.
Denis Rubin is a Senior Quantitative and Data Visualization Specialist at NYU Data Services. Denis holds a MS in Medical Physics, a MS in Statistics, and a Stern MBA. He supports quantitative data visualization and analysis in a variety of software packages such as Tableau, R, Python, SAS, SPSS, MATLAB, and Qualtrics
Joshua Eisenstat is a PhD Candidate in Sociology at NYU. Their interests include elite studies, philanthropy, religion, and qualitative data analysis. They are one of the founders and organizers of NYU's Digital Ethnography Workshop. At NYU Data Services they specialize in teaching qualitative data analysis tools and strategies.
Swati Sharma is a GIS Student Specialist at NYU Data Services and a graduate student in Applied Urban Science and Informatics at NYU Tandon’s Center for Urban Science and Progress. She also holds a Master’s in City Planning from the Indian Institute of Technology and a Bachelor’s in Architecture from the National Institute of Technology, India. She has worked as an urban and transportation planner in the United States and India, leading the deployment of Paratransit and Micro-transit solutions across several US states and managing planning initiatives for flood-prone towns in India. Swati is dedicated to advancing geospatial research, analytics, and sustainable urban policy through her passion for GIS and data-driven solutions.
Michelle Thompson Gumbs is the Senior GIS Specialist specializing in ArcGIS tools such as ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and ArcGIS StoryMaps, with 12+ years of experience with GIS. . Michelle holds masters degrees in Geographic Information Systems, criminal justice, and human resource management and development. She is interested in how GIS can help tell the story of how physical and social environmental factors can interact and impact human behavior.
Nicholas Wolf is co-head of Data Services and a Research Data Management Librarian. He has a PhD in history and a master’s degree in library and information science. He specializes in teaching data cleaning, Python, and text-as-data analysis.
Osborn Wang is a student specialist of Data Service. He is a junior undergraduate majoring in Computer Science and Mathematics at College of Art & Science. He specializes in analysis using R/RStudio and Python to do data visualization, cleaning, and testing.
Timothy Schaffer is a Senior Educational Technology Specialist with the Arts & Science Office of Educational Technology who works primarily in support of NYU Liberal Studies faculty. He has worked on a variety of projects involving metadata management, IIIF images, ArcGIS StoryMaps, podcasting, and AR/VR. He is a certified Carpentries instructor and has experience helping students and faculty use data in courses related to humanities, arts, and cultures.
Godfried Junio Matahelemual is a Master’s student in Applied Urban Science and Informatics at NYU. Currently, he serves as a Geographic Information System (GIS) Specialist at NYU Data Services, where he assists patrons with GIS and mapping inquiries. Godfried has practical experience as a Data Scientist, having worked on projects involving climate resilience, road traffic, public sentiment monitoring, open data, and data visualization.
Fabiha Khalid is the Data Services Specialist at Dibner Library, located on NYU's Brooklyn campus. She has a premed and math background and graduated with her Master's in Computer Engineering from NYU Tandon in May 2023. She's currently focusing on outreach and engagement at Dibner, while teaching Python courses for Data Services.
Huaichen Huang is a student specialist at NYU Data Services and a graduate student in biostatistics. She specializes in data cleaning, statistical analysis and data visualization using R/RStudio and Stata. She is interested in leveraging data to improve public health.
Hanlun Li is a graduate student pursuing a Master of Science in Biostatistics at NYU. With a strong foundation in quantitative data analysis, he serves as a student specialist at NYU Data Services, where he applies his skills to assist patrons with quantitative data analysis in a variety of softwares/programming languages such as R, STATA, and SAS. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from the Ohio State University, where he also gained valuable experiences in mathematical modeling as a research assistant. Hanlun is committed to leveraging his expertise to contribute to advancements in public health research and data analysis.
Zoey Zhou Yuan is a Python Student Specialist at NYU Data Services and a graduate student majoring in Applied Urban Science and Informatics at NYU Tandon. She specializes in quantitative data analysis using Python. She is interested in statistics methods and complex urban systems. Her academic work focuses on data-driven approaches to understanding and solving urban challenges.
Carol Choi is the Data Reference and Collections Librarian and Liaison to NYU's Wagner School of Public Administration. She holds an MSc Built Environment: Architectural History and an MLIS. Her work at Data Services focuses on data literacy and data search and discovery.