Scout Calvert
University of California, Los Angeles CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow for Data Curation
Los Angeles, California
My academic background is in science and technology studies. My recent research projects are in an area I call the social life of data. I am particularly interested in how people use genomic data in citizen science and citizen history projects, particularly cattle breeding and genealogy. I also have long professional experience in libraries, as well as three years teaching experience in MLIS programs. My academic and professional experience meet at the intersection of data curation.