Jay Brodeur (he/him) brings to the Centre years of experience working with data in a wide variety of formats and interdisciplinary contexts. A scientist by training with a PhD in Earth and Environmental Sciences, he’s comfortable working and advising on all kinds of data-related activities, ranging from data wrangling and integration to analysis and mapping to research data management. Jay’s also keenly interested in the application of digital approaches to support experiential learning opportunities within and outside of the classroom.

Email Jay at brodeujj@mcmaster.ca

Cathy Grisé (she/her) is an Associate Professor in the Department of English and Cultural Studies, specializing in material culture and book history, women’s writings, and community engagement. She has served on a number of committees and groups across campus related to undergraduate studies, curriculum, and experiential learning. She previously filled in as Acting Academic Director at the Sherman Centre while Andre Zeffiro was on leave and was also Acting Co-Director of the Office of Community Engagement when they moved into their permanent building on Mayfair Crescent. Last year, as Acting Associate Dean of Humanities, she led the Humanities Working Group on Generative AI, which led to a successful Garden Grant Award on the subject.

Cathy is interested in Digital Humanities for research and teaching and is using digital tools in her current project on the dissemination of pre-modern European devotional texts and concepts into French and Spanish colonies.

Email Cathy at grisec@mcmaster.ca

Alexis-Carlota Cochrane (she/they) is passionate about connecting students, faculty, staff, and community members to resources, tools, and training that advance their digital research projects. A PhD Candidate in the Department of Communication Studies and Media Arts at McMaster University, she brings a rich foundation in critical data studies, platform studies, data feminism, and digital humanities.

Interested in getting involved with SCDS, but not sure where to start? Alexis can get you in touch with the right people for your digital scholarship needs!

Email Alexis at alexiscarlota@mcmaster.ca. She is also on the other end of the SCDS general inbox: scds@mcmaster.ca.

Christine Homuth (she/her) draws on her wide range of experiences to provide support for teaching and research to students, researchers, and faculty members working with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and geospatial data. Some of her more recent work includes georeferencing historical maps and developing web map indexes as finding aids to make the Lloyd Reeds Map Collection’s resources more readily accessible. Email Christine at homuthc@mcmaster.ca. 

Christine offers consultations on Mapping and Geospatial Data. Schedule a consultation with Christine.

Vivek Jadon (he/him) provides research support in the use of numeric research data. As part of his role, Vivek is McMaster University’s official representative for Statistics Canada’s Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) program and Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). Both of these programs provide researchers with vast archive of research data from various disciplines for high quality research and instruction. Vivek is also involved in building awareness and promoting RDM activities/services at McMaster. Email Vivek at jadonvs@mcmaster.ca. 

Vivek offers consultations on Data Analysis and Statistical Analysis. Schedule a consultation with Vivek.

Isaac Pratt (he/him) is a research scientist by training and has a PhD in Anatomy & Cell Biology. He leverages nearly a decade of interdisciplinary research experience to help support students, staff, and faculty. His expertise lies in questions surrounding data storage, security, planning, archival, and sharing. Isaac also provides support and curation services for McMaster Dataverse. His other interests include reproducible research methods, open science, and data science. Email Isaac at pratti@mcmaster.ca. 

Isaac offers consultations on Data Management Plans, Data Storage and Backup, Data Security, and Data Deposit and Sharing. Schedule a consultation with Isaac.

Jack Young (he/him) is McMaster’s Research Impact & Bibliometrics Librarian, supporting the use of bibliometric data to enhance the reporting and strategic planning practices of the University, its researchers and research units. Jack provides training and consultations on the tools and techniques available at McMaster for tracking the impact of research and knowledge mobilization activities.

Email Jack at jkyoung@mcmaster.ca

After reading History at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, Myron Groover completed his library and archival studies at the University of British Columbia. His work currently focuses on collection development and teaching in archives and book history. Myron’s teaching practise seeks to facilitate direct student engagement with special collections materials as interstices of memory, labour, material culture, and shared meaning-making.

Katie Harding works with the Faculty of Engineering to help engineering students learn how to understand, find, read, interpret, and create different types of information sources. She has spent the last decade teaching and providing research support to students and researchers in science and engineering. Her recent projects have focused on the development of some exciting new open educational resources.

Tim Ribaric (he/him) holds a Masters of Computer Science and is presently working on his PhD in the Educational Studies program at Brock University. His work encompasses many different areas of digital scholarship including the teaching of programming languages but he focuses on social media and text analysis. He is also a certified Carpentries Instructor and past member of the Carpentries Advisory Committee.

Sarah Lin is the Research Information Systems Assistant at the McMaster University Libraries. Sarah just completed her third year in the Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization program with a minor in Chemical Biology and Statistics. She has served as the Research Information Systems Assistant since September 2025, and we’re thrilled to have back for the summer work term. This summer Sarah will be developing training material supporting research impact analysis & visualization and curating faculty profiles in McMaster Experts. 

Sahar Khademioore is a Data Analysis Support Assistant at McMaster University Libraries. Sahar is a PhD candidate in the Health Research Methodology program at McMaster University, with a clinical background in midwifery that grounds her research in real-world practice. She works closely with researchers across disciplines to support their work, offering expertise in quantitative data analysis using R, SAS, and SPSS, along with guidance on a range of research methodologies, from observational study designs to systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Sahar enjoys working alongside researchers at every stage of the process, from refining a research question and selecting the right analytic approach to preparing findings for publication.

Sharon Peter is the Research Data Management Assistant at McMaster University Libraries. Sharon is a Life Sciences student who will be working on developing resources to support researchers with data management planning and data deposit, as well as assisting and planning events. Her interests include sketching in various mediums, reading (mostly fantasy!), and learning to play the piano. Here is what she looks like in case you see her around the office! Please say hello and welcome her to the team. 

Shubrandu Sanjoy is a Data Analysis Support Assistant at McMaster University Libraries. A PhD candidate in Health Research Methodology (Clinical Epidemiology) at McMaster University, Shubrandu has a strong background in epidemiology and biostatistics. He has extensive experience working with large healthcare and administrative datasets and supports researchers with study design, statistical analysis, data management, and interpretation of results. His areas of expertise include regression modeling, survival analysis, and health data analytics, with proficiency in R, SAS, and SPSS. 

Through his consultation work, Shubrandu supports students and researchers with data analysis, statistical methods, research methodology, and interpretation of research findings. To connect with Shubrandu, please email sanjoys@mcmaster.ca  or schedule a consultation with him.