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Biography

I am a research data management and sharing professional with research interests including the role of journal policies in data sharing, the value and types of data curation, curation education and training, and reproducibility. I have a background in social science research data and data repository support.

Activities

Employment (2)

Duke University: Durham, NC, US

2017-01 to present | Research Data Management Consultant (Data and Visualization Services, Duke University Libraries)
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Sophia Lafferty-Hess

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill H W Odum Institute for Research in Social Science: Chapel Hill, NC, US

2014-05 to 2016-12 | Research Data Manager (Data Archive)
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Education and qualifications (4)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Chapel Hill, NC, US

2012-08 to 2014-05 | Master of Public Administration
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Sophia Lafferty-Hess

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Chapel Hill, NC, US

2011-08 to 2014-05 | Master of Science in Information Science
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University of Arkansas Fayetteville: Fayetteville, AR, US

2002-08 to 2006-05 | Bachelor of Arts (History)
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University of Arkansas Fayetteville: Fayetteville, AR, US

2002-08 to 2006-05 | Bachelor of Arts (Classical Studies)
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Funding (1)

Developing Specialized Data Curation Training to Address Needed Expertise in Focused Areas

2023-08 to 2024-08 | Award
Institute of Museum and Library Services (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, US)
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Works (12)

Developing specialized data curation trainings: a community-driven approach

OSF
2024 | Other
Contributors: Sophia Lafferty-Hess
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DataCite

Understanding the value of curation: A survey of US data repository curation practices and perceptions

PLOS ONE
2024-06-14 | Journal article
Contributors: Lisa R. Johnston; Anna Bernasconi; Renata Curty; Susan M. Braxton; Jake Carlson; Hannah Hadley; Sophia Lafferty-Hess; Hoa Luong; Jonathan L. Petters; Wendy A. Kozlowski
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Building a Community: Crafting Specialized Curriculum for Data Curation

Zenodo
2024-05-29 | Other
Contributors: Mikala Narlock; Sophia Lafferty-Hess
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DataCite

Building a Community: Crafting Specialized Curriculum for Data Curation

Zenodo
2024-05-29 | Other
Contributors: Mikala Narlock; Sophia Lafferty-Hess
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DataCite

Understanding the value of curation: A survey of researcher perspectives of data curation services from six US institutions

PLOS ONE
2023-11-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Wanda Marsolek; Surya Saha; Sarah J. Wright; Hoa Luong; Susan M. Braxton; Jake Carlson; Sophia Lafferty-Hess
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TRLN Annual 2019

Open Science Framework
2022-08-30 | Other
Contributors: Moira Downey; Sophia Lafferty-Hess; Jen Darragh
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DataCite

Engaging Researchers in Data Dialogues: Designing Collaborative Programming to Promote Research Data Sharing

Journal of eScience Librarianship
2021-03-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Moira Downey; Sophia Lafferty-Hess; Patrick Charbonneau; Angela Zoss
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Conceptualizing Data Curation Activities Within Two Academic Libraries

Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication
2020-07-19 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2162-3309
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An epic journey in sharing: The story of a young researcher's journey to share her data and the information professionals who tried to help

IASSIST Quarterly
2019-05-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0739-1137
Part of ISSN: 0739-1137
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Operationalizing the Replication Standard

International Journal of Digital Curation
2018-12-23 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1746-8256
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Demonstrating Repository Trustworthiness through the Data Seal of Approval

IASSIST Quarterly
2017-07-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0739-1137
Part of ISSN: 0739-1137
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More Data, Less Process? The Applicability of MPLP to Research Data

IASSIST Quarterly
2016 | Journal article
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