Faces of ICPSR: Featured Individuals

 

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Meet Becca Klarin, the Manager of Research Integrity at WestEd and an enthusiastic advocate for ICPSR resources. From sharing Summer Program details that spark excitement among her colleagues to spending her free time learning to sew and nurturing her green thumb, Becca brings passion to her work and hobbies. 

 

A member of ICPSR's Governing Council and a Professor at UW-Madison, Courtney Bell shares her enthusiasm for ICPSR's collaborative, innovative approaches to social science research data as well as a surprising talent: she can still do a cartwheel!

 

Meet Stephanie Labou, the Data Science Librarian at UC San Diego and an ICPSR Official Representative. She’s passionate about making data fun and engaging, and enjoys exploring new datasets while diving into her growing stack of books in her free time.

 

As an Official Representative (OR) for ICPSR at Carleton University in Ottawa, Jane Fry helps promote ICPSR resources on campus and assists data users in locating, downloading, and working with ICPSR data. From 2016 to 2020, Jane served as the Canadian member of ICPSR’s Governing Council, and she is the 2021 recipient of the William H. Flanigan Award for Distinguished Service as an ICPSR Official Representative.

 

Meet Jillian Amaral, one of ICPSR's Official Representatives (OR) and a Science Librarian at Wellesley College. She’s passionate about data literacy, helps organize Love Data Week, and enjoys quilting, mystery novels, and traveling in her free time.

 

As an Official Representative (OR) for ICPSR at her institution, Ann Glusker helps promote ICPSR resources on campus and assists data users in locating, downloading, and working with ICPSR data.

 

As a Marketing and Communications Intern at ICPSR, Victoria Johnson helps the Membership & Communications team connect with the ICPSR community. 

 

As an Information Resources Specialist Intermediate at ICPSR, Eszter Palvolgyi-Polyak assists with the development of the ICPSR Bibliography of Data-Related Literature, tracking and documenting ICPSR data use in the social science literature and beyond.

 

As a Senior DevOps Engineer at ICPSR, Shanelle Boluyt develops customer-friendly, flexible processes that improve efficiency and reduce human error without sacrificing customer experience.

 

As a Senior Data Project Manager at ICPSR, Kyrani Simon oversees projects, helping ensure quality data and policies, positive partner collaboration, and excellent user support. 

 

As a Lead Data Curator at ICPSR, Robert Choate prepares social science data and documentation, ensuring that the data is well-managed, trustworthy, and supports informed decision-making. 

 

As a Lead Data Curator at ICPSR, Aubrey Garman works both independently and collaboratively to troubleshoot data issues, standardize practices for data curation, and streamline the data curation workflow. 

 

As an Administrative Specialist at ICPSR, Michelle Overholser is the glue that keeps everything running, managing complex schedules, coordinating events, and supporting ICPSR's diverse staff and membership.  

 

Scott Campbell helps craft quality communications and produce videos for the ICPSR Summer Program.

 

As a DevOps Manager at ICPSR, Candice Layla Wilson and her team manage all aspects of solution deployment and technical infrastructure operations with a focus on reliability and usability.

 

As a Full-Stack Engineer Supervisor at ICPSR, Bill Horvath works with a diverse team committed to delivering high-quality products and user experiences through modern development practices.

 

As a Data Product Manager at ICPSR, Rachel Huang helps create quality products and guide a first-class user experience on our platforms and tools that support the research data lifecycle.

 

As a Research Professor and Director of Business and Collection Development at ICPSR, Amy Pienta writes grants and leads teams across ICPSR in support of the research data lifecycle.

 

As an Assistant Researcher at ICPSR, Sandra Tang helps develop, manage, and analyze social science data and conducts related research.  

 

ICPSR's Lara Cooper loves Bridging gaps, bringing the right people together, learning process, creating process.

 

Hassan Hodges chats about self-care, helping support the research data lifecycle, and more. 

 

Gauri Ajri chats about travel, job highlights, books, and more.

 

Tyler Beltran chats about creative pursuits, representing ICPSR at conferences, and hands-on equity building at ICPSR's Resource Center for Minority Data.

 

Sandy Zalmout chats about getting to know ICPSR Summer Program participants, focusing on marginalized populations, and advocating for individuals with disabilities. 

 

Alison Sweet chats about data, Netflix, and offers a food prep pro tip.