Data Champions Search

I have been managing the Chemistry Library since October 2013 and for 15 years before that I managed the University's Zoology Department library so I have experience of supporting biological and physical science researcher needs. At Chemistry I train all new postgraduate students in RDM and give advice on compliance with open access and data sharing mandates.

I am a Project Administrator who works with researchers on a large international research project, based in the Department of Sociology. I have experience with safe data handling and storage, specifically for new research projects and large teams. 

I primarily develop and analyze large-scale language datasets using methods from the quantitative and computational social sciences (which sometimes overlap with the digital humanities). My main focus in doing this is on investigating language acquisition and use, though I also engage with related topics. To complement my research, I teach quantitative methods to a range of students, researchers, and staff from across Cambridge, as the lecturer for two courses: “Quantitative Methods for Analysing Language Data” and “Making Sense of Statistics”.

I am also an active science communicator, primarily via two websites that I author: Effectiviology (https://effectiviology.com/), where I write about psychology and philosophy that have practical applications, and Solving Procrastination (https://solvingprocrastination.com/), where I write about what procrastination is, what causes it, and how we can overcome it.

As a Data Champion, I focus on the use of quantitative and computational methods for working with data (e.g., for data wrangling and statistical analyses), as well as on open research. I also deal with associated topics, such as maximizing the impact of research through science communication.

Aurora is a PhD student at the Faculty of Education. Before obtaining her MPhil degree from Cambridge with Distinction and Best Dissertation Award, she majored in Spanish and minored in Psychology with a First and Best Dissertation Award. Her research lies at the intersection of applied linguistics, psychology, and sociology. In addition to research training in areas such as experimental design, she is particularly interested in digital scholarship and open research.