Research Data Services

We Help People Use Data!

We can help you analyze, map, visualize, and manage data. We can guide you to create compelling projects for your courses and research. We work with Northeastern faculty, staff, and students at all levels of experience and in any location.

We provide:

  • Consultations with specialists online or in person
  • Visits to classes, student or research groups, guest lectures, and workshops 
  • Online tutorials and resources

Contact: [email protected].

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Data Management

Support and resources to create data management plans and share your data 

(e.g. DMPTool, DRS)

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Data Visualization

Support for creating compelling data visualizations

(e.g.Tableau, D3.js, Adobe)

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GIS & Geospatial Analysis

Support for GIS, geospatial analysis, and digital mapping 

(e.g.ESRI, QGIS, SimplyAnalytics)

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Data Analysis

Support for data analysis and data science tools 

(e.g. Python, R, Excel)

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Text & Data Mining Library Databases

Guidance for text and data mining 

(e.g. Constellate, ProQuest TDM Studio)

About the RDS Team


Lawrence Evalyn (he/him)

Text Mining Specialist


Peter Fan

‪Collaborative Research Services Coordinator

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Jen Ferguson (she/her)

Head, Research Data Services

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Kate Kryder (she/her)

Data Analysis & Visualization Specialist

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Sophie Leggett (they/them)

GIS Co-op

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Bahare Sanaie-Movahed (she/her)

Geospatial & GIS Specialist

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Jordan Walsh (he/him)

Data Analysis & Visualization Co-op