Kelsey Badger
Research Data LibrarianBiography
Kelsey Badger is the Research Data Librarian and an assistant professor at The Ohio State University Libraries. In this role, she leads the Libraries' initiatives for access, management, and stewardship of research data, whether it is produced by campus researchers, licensed or acquired by the Libraries, or openly available online. She specializes in practices that support scientific reproducibility and transparency, including federal funder requirements for data management and sharing. Previously, Badger has supported data management through positions in academia as well as state and federal government, including the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and the U.S. Geological Survey.
Consultation and Support Areas
- Finding or acquiring data
- Data management plans
- Metadata and documentation
- Sharing data
- Scientific reproducibility
Recommended Resources
Background
- MS, Information Sciences, University of Tennessee Knoxville
Areas of Interest
- Public Interest Technology
- Data curation
- Research data sharing and re-use
- Open Educational Resources