Alex Wermer-colan
Academic And Research Director at Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolAlex Wermer-Colan is an academic and research leader with a decade of experience at the intersection of libraries, digital scholarship, and community technology in Philadelphia. As Academic and Research Director at Temple University Libraries and Managing Editor of Programming Historian, they bridge scholarly communication, pedagogy, and reproducible digital methods. They also lead Philly Community Wireless as Executive Director, applying technical governance and community networking to expand local access. Trained in English literature (PhD) with additional humanities and language study, Alex blends rigorous research training with hands-on program management and a background in software quality assurance. Notably, their career threads academic publishing, public-interest tech, and library innovation into practical services that support teaching, research, and civic connectivity.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS, Bachelor of Arts - BA, ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS at Vassar CollegeDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, English Language and Literature, General, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, English Language and Literature, General at The Graduate Center, City University of New YorkMasters, LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES, Masters, LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES at University of ChicagoCertificate of Proficiency, French Language and Literature, Certificate of Proficiency, French Language and Literature at McGill University
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Github Skills (67)
digital-humanities10
python10
network-analysis10
data-manipulation10
data-management10
ruby10
hosting10
mesh10
wireless10
ckan10
api10
historian10
linked-open-data10
wikimedia10
website-hosting10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
TempleDSS/Extracted-Features
Jan 2019 - Mar 2025
Contributions:20 pushes, 1 comment, 1 issue in 6 years 2 months
SF-Nexus/SF-Nexus.github.io
Jun 2022 - Mar 2025
Website hub for SF Nexus project
Contributions:32 PRs, 130 pushes, 54 branches in 2 years 10 months
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