Research Commons Team

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Eugene Barsky | Research Data Management Librarian

Eugene supports UBC researchers in managing data across the research lifecycle, from planning to preservation. He contributes to the Canadian Lunaris service and collaborates with the Digital Research Alliance of Canada and EU’s OpenAIRE. He was Principal Investigator for the Geodisy project and has received awards from CARL, ASEE, and SLA. Eugene has published 30+ papers, presented at 70+ conferences, and teaches research data management as an adjunct professor at UBC’s iSchool. He is also a founding member of the Portage Network.

Doug Brigham | Head, Koerner Library

Doug Brigham is the Head, Koerner Library and is responsible for both the Research Commons and the Humanities & Social Sciences Division. Doug has worked previously in systems, collections management and research data management and has been an adjunct professor at UBC’s iSchool.

Jeremy Buhler | Data Librarian

Jeremy is responsible for UBC Library’s collection of open and licensed data. He facilitates access to data and helps researchers develop skills in data analysis, manipulation, and visualization.

Lily Crandall-Oral | Geographic Information Technology | Graduate Academic Assistant

Lily is a geographer and cartographer passionate about integrating art and science through mapping. As member of the Geospatial Information and Technology team, they offer consults and lead workshops on map making and spatial analysis using geographic information systems (GIS). Lily facilitates spatial thinking with people across disciplines and skillsets and encourages interdisciplinary conversations in the Digital Scholarship Lab, located on the 4th floor of Koerner Library.

TBD | Program Assistant

Works closely with both the Head of the Research Commons and its Research Commons Coordinator to plan, coordinate, and promote workshop offerings, research events, and consultation services.

Prubjot Gill | Citation Management | Librarian, Woodward Library

Prubjot is the liaison librarian for paediatrics, women’s health, midwifery, medical genetics, biochemistry, and molecular biology. She is also the liaison librarian for BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital. Prubjot supports the Research Commons’ Citation Management Team.

Ekatarina (Eka) Grguric | Digital Scholarship Librarian (on leave)

Eka Grguric is the Digital Scholarship Librarian. In this role she supports exploratory scholarship across disciplines which is either completely reliant on the use of a new computational approach or augmenting a traditional approach using new technologies

M. Reza Karimi | Citation Management | Graduate Academic Assistant

Reza is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at UBC. His specialty is in the field of cladding and surface engineering and his thesis project is on Weld cladding of tungsten carbide-reinforced metal matrix composite overlays. Reza is a member of the Citation Management team and offers workshops and consults on RefWorks, Mendeley, and Zotero.

Paul Lesack | Data and GIS Analyst

In addition to his work supporting data and GIS, Paul Lesack is also a part of UBC Library’s Geodisy project to build the Federated Geospatial Data Discovery for Canada.

Andrew Li | Digital Scholarship | Graduate Academic Assistant

Andrew is a graduate student in Pharmacology and Therapeutics with a focus on pharmacoepidemiology. He uses healthcare databases to conduct studies on drug safety and effectiveness. Andrew is a member of the Digital Scholarship team. He offers workshops and consults on a variety of topics.

TBD | Program Coordinator

Plans communications for the Research Commons and works closely with the Head of Koerner Library to optimize program offerings and logistics. Oversees the team of Graduate Academic Assistants and works with the Program Assistant to organize and promote research workshops and events.

Holly Pickering | Digital Scholarship Librarian

With a background in digital humanities, sociology, linguistics, and music, Holly is passionate about the intersections between technology, culture, and scholarship. She also brings both professional expertise and lived experience in working with accessible library materials, services, and programs, and is committed to promoting equity in the library. She is excited to be able to support innovative digital projects that advance research and learning.

Siobhan Schenk | Data Analysis and Visualization | Graduate Academic Assistant

Siobhan is a Ph.D. candidate in Botany at UBC. She studies how bacteria influence the health of kelps in stressful abiotic conditions and on kelp farms. Siobhan is a member of the Quantitative Data Analysis team and offers workshops and consults on statistical analysis and data visualization through R, python, and SPSS.

Meghan Waitt | Data Analyst

Meghan Waitt works on the Library Data Team to manage operational data and reporting platforms for all Library units and services, with particular expertise in Collections and Tableau reporting.

Vanessa Choy | Graduate Academic Assistant, Research Data Management

Vanessa is an MLIS student at UBC’s iSchool and a member of the Research Data Management team. She helps deliver and improve workshops on core research data management concepts and practices. Her interests span all aspects of research data management, particularly unique or unconventional data scenarios.