Episode 07: Insights into Training and Engagement with CFDE Data

Description

In this episode, Allissa Dillman chats with Kelli Bursey about the current state of training and mentoring within the Common Fund Data Ecosystem (CFDE), and Diane Krause about academic engagement with CFDE datasets. This information was gathered by the Training Center as part of a mixed-methods landscape analysis used to identify necessary CFDE data science skills for CFDE learners, describe the existing CFDE training landscape, and identify needed training activities and resources for CFDE learners and stakeholders.

Guest Bios

Kelli Bursey has over 15 years of experience at ORAU as a mixed-method researcher, evaluator, and project manager. She actively contributes to a diverse range of evaluation, health communication, and formative research projects for government agencies and private sector clients, providing strategic insights and expertise to drive project success. Ms. Bursey has served over 12 years on the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and currently serves as the Chair for Oak Ridge Sitewide Institutional Review Board, and is well-versed in federal regulations for the protection of human subjects. She holds a certificate of proficiency in qualitative research and brings strong skills in both qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Diane Krause, MS-MPH, CPH, RDN, has over 15 years of experience in health communication at ORAU, specializing in media monitoring, social media listening, and information analysis. She contributed to a landscape analysis for the CFDE Training Center, where she analyzed scholarly output related to CFDE datasets and online discussions of related technical topics.

Learn more about the CFDE podcast here (https://orau.org/cfde-trainingcenter/podcast.html).