DataWorks

DataWorks recruits people from communities historically minoritized in computing and employs them as data wranglers. Through DataWorks, we hope to broaden participation in computing, and in the process, foster diverse approaches to data science, support equitable labor practices, and develop just forms of engagement between universities and communities.

Income generated from contract-based projects from non-profit, government, and for-profit organizations helps sustain DataWorks. The data workers are hired as Georgia Tech employees with benefits and are paid hourly. Faculty and students do not receive compensation from our contract-based work.

Initial funding for DataWorks was graciously provided by the Constellations Center for Equity in Computing in the School of Computing at Georgia Tech. In 2020, DataWorks was awarded a 3-year Smart and Connected Communities grant from the National Science Foundation. This award focuses on developing an understanding of how historically minoritized communities can more fully participate in the design and use of processes, practices, and tools for preparing and analyzing data.

2020 - present

Director: Betsy DiSalvo
Co-Directors: Carl DiSalvo, Ben Shapiro, Ellen Zegura
Client Engagement: Cicely Garrett
Current Students: Annabel Rothschild, Lara Schenk
Former Students: Emily Hodges, Priyanka Mohindra, Bang Tran, Amanda Wooten, Grace Barkuff, Britney Johnson