[ESIP-all] DataONE Webinar: Qualitative Data Management for Interdisciplinary Research

[Amber Budden]

Dear Community

Please be reminded of the upcoming DataONE Webinar “Qualitative Data Management for Interdisciplinary Research” presented by Krystal Jones and Steve Alexander of the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center at the University of Maryland. The webinar will be held on Tuesday April 10th at 0900 Pacific / 1000 Mountain / 1100 Central / 1200 Eastern.

Register at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zPHIdkYjR5mOw7xD_cGRBA <https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zPHIdkYjR5mOw7xD_cGRBA>
Full information and can be found at: https://www.dataone.org/upcoming-webinar <https://www.dataone.org/upcoming-webinar>. Abstract and bio below.

DataONE webinars are recorded and made available online later the same day.  You can review previous webinars at: https://www.dataone.org/previous-webinars/2018 <https://www.dataone.org/previous-webinars/2018>

Best
Amber

Abstract

Qualitative data is increasingly being used in socio-environmental systems research and related interdisciplinary efforts to address complex sustainability challenges. There are many scientific, descriptive and material benefits to be gained from sharing and re-using qualitative data, some of which reflect the broader push toward open science, and some of which are unique to qualitative research traditions. However, although open data availability is increasingly becoming an expectation in many fields and methodological approaches that work on interdisciplinary topics, there remain many challenges associated the sharing and re-use of qualitative data in particular.

A workshop at the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) at the University of Maryland was held last year that brought together researchers, data managers, journal editors, funders, and other actors in the research data ecosystem to discuss the benefits and challenges to qualitative data sharing and re-use. The outcome of this meeting and subsequent collaborative work was a comprehensive white paper, as well as a series of two-page recommendation guides for how specific types of actors can support and facilitate improved qualitative data management and increase qualitative data sharing and re-use. These resources are meant to provide a common starting point for the entire research community to better identify the specific challenges associated with different aspects of qualitative data management, as well as to offer concrete actions that specific types of actors can take. As data sharing and re-use, as well as interdisciplinary research and open science orientations increasingly take hold, it is important to ensure that there are resources, opportunities and protocols in place to ensure that qualitative data is managed, shared and utilized to its full potential.

Speaker Bios

Kristal Jones is an Assistant Research Scientist at the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center at the University of Maryland, where she studies the social dimensions of natural resource management and the environmental dynamics of food systems, and leads several center-wide programs to build capacity for data-driven interdisciplinary research. She has a PhD in Rural Sociology and International Agriculture and Development from the Pennsylvania State University. Current and previous research has focused on the approaches and impacts of international agricultural research for development efforts, the human dimensions of water and nutrient management, and mixed methodological approaches to understanding human-environment interactions.

Steven is a Mitacs Science Policy Fellow and Science Advisor based at Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Prior to this he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow dually affiliated with the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center and the Stockholm Resilience Centre. As an environmental social scientist his research focuses on community-based conservation and natural resource management, environmental governance, and the human dimensions of environmental change. Past projects have examined the role of social networks for the management of marine protected areas in Jamaica and the governance dimensions of climate change adaptation in coastal communities. As an interdisciplinary educator he has worked with students in a variety of bioregions including the Colorado Plateau, Adirondacks/ Northern Forest, the Greater Yellowstone Geo-ecosystem, the Caribbean and the Canadian Rockies. He has taught and developed both curriculum and programs for several non-profits and educational institutions including the National Outdoor Leadership School, Teton Science Schools, Wild Rockies Field Institute, St. Lawrence University, and University of Waterloo.

 


Amber E Budden, PhD
Director for Community Engagement and Outreach
DataONE
University of New Mexico
1312 Basehart SE
Albuquerque NM 87106

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