"Flexible reproducibility in data workflows" with Brooke Watson Madubuonwu

For the May 11th edition of our R-Ladies Dallas webinar series, we are excited to welcome Brooke Watson Madubuonwu as our guest speaker. Brooke will discuss "Flexible reproducibility in data workflows".

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Session title: Flexible reproducibility in data workflows
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Abstract: Sometimes, when data collected for an analysis doesn’t change, the process of tidying is a one-time investment. Other times, raw data changes by the hour or minute, requiring automated systems of extraction, transformation, and loading. But what of the case in the middle? How should analysts and data scientists handle the system changes, the month-over-month tweaks, and data sources that involve a human in the loop?

This talk will cover strategies and tactics for creating resilient and flexible reproducibility in data workflows. I’ll discuss real-world examples, explore mistakes I've made along the way, and share R packages and functions that help navigate the space between customization and automation.

Bio: Brooke Madubuonwu is the Director of Legal Analytics & Quantitative Research at the American Civil Liberties Union, where she & her team use data science & statistics to advance civil rights through advocacy, legislative support, and litigation. Her work ranges from the measurement of racial and gender disparities in housing, education, and criminal justice, to the analysis of gerrymandered voting districts throughout the US. Before joining the ACLU, she trained as an epidemiologist at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and studied zoonotic viruses as a research scientist at the NY-based nonprofit, EcoHealth Alliance. She completed her undergraduate studies in biology at the University of Tennessee, and hails from Memphis, TN.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/brookLYNevery1

Website:

*************************************************************************

You are encouraged to click the link below to keep up with the group project and to join the Slack community. Slack is a messaging platform where we will share open job opportunities, free or low-cost online training materials, and R-Ladies group projects that will help you practice your R programming skills and develop a portfolio that could be used to showcase your skills to hiring managers.

Slack sign-up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJhvSg-YrNYOrmju1yrXvYhFM7xMey1WpDq1NSGIp6x41VaA/viewform

*************************************************************************

We expect all attendees to abide & be governed by our community code of conduct. Please take a moment to review our R-Ladies Global code of conduct (particularly if this is your first time attending!): https://github.com/rladies/starter-kit/wiki/Code-of-Conduct.