Heather L. Coates

data governance, data literacy, research data management & sharing, research impact metrics

Experience

I am a data professional with nearly 25 years of experience in higher education. Most recently, I was a fully tenured data librarian (2011-2026) with specialization in biomedical research. Prior to becoming a librarian, I worked as a lab/program coordinator in psychological research.

Education

BS in Neurobiology

MS in Health Informatics

Masters in Library & Information Science

Expertise

Data governance

Data literacy

Research data management, curation, and sharing

Research impact metrics

Research design & methods in LIS