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Andrew Thwaites, PhD

Visiting Scientist

Department of Psychology

Areas Of Expertise:

Bioinformatics, Data sharing, Big data, Coding, Python, R language, SQL, Git, Matlab, Java, Data visualisation, Machine learning, Statistical analysis, Data Management Plans, Data policies, Data archiving, Code sharing, Open data, Imaging, Illustration, Website development

Contact Information

acgt2@cam.ac.uk

ORCiD:

0000-0002-6237-7140

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Additional areas of expertise:

Neuroscience data

Mandy Wigdorowitz, PhD

Open Research Community Manager

Areas Of Expertise:

R language, Git, Data visualisation, Statistical analysis, Data Management Plans, Data collection, Experimental design, Copyright, Sensitive data, Research data ethics, Data protection and research, Data policies, Data storage, Institutional repositories, Discipline-specific repositories, General repositories, Data sharing, Code sharing, Open data, FAIR Data, Data archiving, Data preservation, Writing/publishing data papers, Surveys, Audiovisual data, Workshop delivery, Social media & digital communications

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Biography

Mandy Wigdorowitz is Open Research Community Manager for Cambridge University Libraries. She holds a PhD in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics from the University of Cambridge, St John's College, and is a registered Research Psychologist with a Masters in Social and Psychological Research from the University of the Witwatersrand. She is interested in the benefits of open research practices across all research disciplines and is building a community that promotes open research at Cambridge. Her research focuses on understanding language and interaction from linguistic, social, cognitive, and psychological perspectives. Mandy is also the Associate Editor for the Journal of Open Humanities Data, which publishes data papers in disciplines spanning the Humanities.

Paola Finoia, PhD

Research Associate

Department of Anaesthesia

Areas Of Expertise:

Git, Matlab, Visual Basic, Data visualisation, Statistical analysis, Data Management Plans, Data collection, Database design, Experimental design, Sensitive data, Research data ethics, Data protection and research, Data policies, Imaging, Textual data

Contact Information

pf260@cam.ac.uk

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Biography

My current work combines neurobehavioral observation, fMRI and EEG in patients with Disorders of Consciousness. In particular, my research investigates which factors might predict patient performance, which technique (or combination of techniques), might be most sensitive in detecting residual conscious awareness, and which pattern of performance best classifies conscious state.
I am also interested in the role of attentional mechanisms in conscious perception; specifically, I have been studying which temporal and spatial factors influence divided attention when stimuli in different sensory modalities compete for conscious access, leading to integration or interference.
I strongly believe in the importance of open access and data sharing. I joined the Data Champions initiative at the University of Cambridge, aiming to increase awareness of the importance and benefits of sharing data, and to providing support within my department on how to share data through the university repository.

Additional areas of expertise:

Attentional cognitive processes, disorder of consciousness.

Sacha Jones, PhD – Data Champion Programme Supervisor

Research Data Manager

Office of Scholarly Communication

Areas Of Expertise:

Research data management, Data Management Plans, Licensing, Sensitive data, Data storage, Institutional repositories, Apollo (Cambridge University repository), Data sharing, Open data, Statistical analysis, Data collection, Database design, Workshop delivery, Digital illustration

Contact Information

scj23@cam.ac.uk

ORCiD:

0000-0003-0492-2662

Biography

I joined the Office of Scholarly Communication in November 2018 as Research Data Coordinator for the Research Data Management Facility. I manage the Data Champion Programme as part of my role. I have a PhD in Biological Anthropology from the University of Cambridge and was a Post-doctoral Research Associate at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research from 2009–2017, specialising in human evolution and Palaeolithic archaeology.

Additional areas of expertise:

Archaeology data

Andrew Thwaites, PhD

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Mandy Wigdorowitz, PhD

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Paola Finoia, PhD

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Sacha Jones, PhD – Data Champion Programme Supervisor

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