We believe that every student, across all disciplines, needs basic computational skills to be successful in today’s world. The DITI team of graduate students, guided by faculty and staff leads, works with faculty across CSSH to incorporate digital proficiencies into existing syllabi. Rather than adding additional skills or assignments to courses, we work with faculty to integrate digital skills that enhance existing course learning goals. The aim is not to turn all students into computer scientists but to teach skills that will help them be successful in their studies at Northeastern and in the academic and professional work they pursue.
The DITI Team
The Co-Directors of the DITI are Elizabeth Maddock Dillon, Distinguished Professor of English; Laura Nelson, Assistant Professor of Sociology; and Sarah Connell, NULab Assistant Director. The current team members are listed below, along with some of the skills they are able to bring to class partnerships.
Milan Skobic, Sociology Ph.D. Student
DITI Research Fellow, Summer 2020; DITI Assistant Director, 2020–2021
- Python
- MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Google suite (docs, sheets, forms)
- Qualitative coding (NVivo)
- Mapping and data visualization (QGIS, ArcGIS, Tableau)
- Digital storytelling (Knight Lab’s StoryMaps and Timeline)
- GitHub
- Text encoding (XML/TEI)
- Citation management (Zotero)
Talia Brenner, Public History M.A. Student
NULab Co-Coordinator, 2020–2021
- Digital storytelling (Knight Lab’s StoryMaps and Timeline)
- MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Citation management (Zotero)
- Website building (WordPress, Wix)
- Podcasting (Audacity)
Caroline Grand, English Ph.D. Student
NULab/DITI Research Fellow, 2020–2021
- Podcasting (Audacity, Audition)
- Visual Media (Photoshop, Illustrator)
- Text encoding (XML)
- MS Office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word)
- Spatial Mapping (Knight Lab’s StoryMaps)
- Citation management (Zotero)
- Website building (WordPress, Wix, Foursquare)
Vaishali Kushwaha, Public Policy Ph.D. Candidate
DITI Fellow, 2020–2021
- Data Visualization (Tableau public)
- Computational Text Analysis (Voyant, Lexos)
- Statistical Analysis (R, STATA)
- Spatial Mapping (Knight Lab’s StoryMaps, ArcGIS Online)
- Systems Thinking for Education and Research (STELLA)
- Network Mapping (NodeXL, Gephi)
- Website Design (WordPress, Wix, Google Sites)
- Citation Management (Endnote)
- MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Adam Tomasi, History PhD student
NULab/DITI Research Fellow, 2020–2021
- Mapping and Visualization (Knight Lab’s StoryMaps, Esri ArcGIS, Google My Maps)
- Websites (WordPress)
Julianna Wessels, English Ph.D. Student
NULab Co-Coordinator, 2020–2021
- MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Spatial Mapping (Knight Lab’s StoryMaps)
- Website Design (WordPress, Github)
- Citation Management (Zotero)
Alumni
Colleen Nugent, History Ph.D. Student
DITI Research Fellow, Summer 2020
Jonathan Sullivan, Political Science Ph.D. Student
DITI Research Fellow, Summer 2020
Cara Marta Messina, English Ph.D. Candidate
DITI Assistant Director, 2018–2020
Laura Johnson, English Ph.D. Student
NULab Coordinator, 2019–2020
Garrett Morrow, Political Science Ph.D. Student
DITI Research Fellow, 2019–2020
Jeff Sternberg, Sociology Ph.D. Student
DITI Research Fellow, 2019–2020
Molly Nebiolo, History Ph.D. Candidate
DITI Research Fellow, 2019
Alexis Yohros, Criminology Ph.D. Student
DITI Assistant Director, 2018–2019
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Type of Program
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- Undergraduate Program
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