About ECDS

How we work

The Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS) provides consulting expertise, project coordination, and a technology-rich collaborative space for faculty, staff, and students to incorporate digital tools and methods into research, teaching, and publishing.  The multidisciplinary ECDS staff of scholars, librarians, faculty, and graduate students work with individuals at Emory and partner institutions to create innovative and sustainable models of digital scholarship and pedagogy for academic and public use. 

Our Expertise

3D Modeling

Designing objects in three-dimensional space

Accessibility

Making scholarship accessible to a broad audience

Audio Production

Creating, editing, & producing audio-based projects

Data-Driven Websites

Creating digital displays of data

Data Visualization

Transforming data into visual graphical insights

GIS & Mapping

Using geospatial technologies & data visualization in research and teaching

Network Analysis

Enhancing the study of relationships between people, places, & things

Online Exhibits

Presenting a curated selection of items in virtual spaces

Publishing

Extending the range and reach of digital projects, journals, and monographs

Statistical Analysis

Identifying meaningful patterns in textual elements

Text Encoding & Analysis

Identifying meaningful patterns in textual elements

Video Production

Creating, editing, & producing video-based projects

Virtual Reality & Game Design

Using interactive media design, educational gaming, simulation & training activities in scholarship

Web Design & Development

Creating websites in WordPress for use in the classroom & for showcasing research

Who We Are

Chase Lovellette

Co-Director, Emory Center of Digital Scholarship

Allen Tullos, Ph.D.

Co-Director, Emory Center of Digital Scholarship

Bailey Betik, Ph.D.

Digital Publishing Specialist

James Bias

Senior Systems Analyst & Administrator

Steve Bransford, Ph.D.

Senior Producer

Ian Burr

Visual Design Specialist

Alexander Cors, Ph.D.

Digital Scholarship Specialist

John Halbert

Visual Information Specialist

Robin Horton

Academic Technologist

Jesse P. Karlsberg, Ph.D.

Senior Digital Scholarship Strategist

Yang Li

Senior Software Engineer

Joanna Mundy, Ph.D.

Digital Projects Specialist

Robert O'Reilly, Ph.D.

Data Librarian

Michael Page

Geographer

Sara Palmer

Digital Text Specialist

Megan Slemons

GIS Librarian

Jay Varner

Lead Software Engineer

Current ECDS Student Staff

  • Margy Adams, Department of English
  • Abiodun Ademiluwa, Department of History
  • Unnati Agrawal, Department of Computer Science
  • Miles Bransford, Emory College
  • Tim Brewer, Emory College
  • Diana Duarte Salinas, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
  • Noah Gounoue, Department of Philosophy
  • Anqi Hu, Department of Sociology
  • Saakshi Kale, Department of Sociology
  • Ayoung Kim, Department of English
  • Wenxin Liang, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
  • Audrey Lin, Department of Art History
  • Gabby Mahabeer, Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
  • Nyaradzai Mahachi, Department of Art History
  • Atharva Negi, Department of Computer Science
  • Patrick Pender, Department of Philosophy
  • Jessie Satovsky, Emory College
  • Ekram Towsif, Department of Physics
  • Brenda Umutoniwase, Department of African American Studies
  • Lucy Wallitsch, Department of English
  • Josh Winston, Department of English

ECDS Dissertation Completion Fellows

  • Ella Myer, Graduate Division of Religion
  • Noah MacDonald, Department of Economics