Heather Soyka
Associate Professor
Kent, Ohio, United States
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Top SchoolHeather Soyka is an Associate Professor and archival studies scholar with over a decade of experience bridging higher education, preservation, and research data management. She earned a Ph.D. in Archival Studies from the University of Pittsburgh and has led teaching and program work across preservation, records management, and archival literacy at institutions including Kent State and the University of New Mexico (DataONE). Her background spans hands-on archival roles at presidential and university archives through leadership positions in special collections, giving her a rare combination of practical processing skills and scholarly expertise in sustainability and reuse of research data. Known for integrating community engagement into digital preservation practice, she translates complex preservation theory into applied workflows and classroom experiences. Based in Kent, Ohio, she brings a collaborative, outreach-minded approach to training the next generation of archivists and information stewards.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, History, Bachelor's Degree, History at The Ohio State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Archival Studies, Library/Information Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Archival Studies, Library/Information Science at University of PittsburghMasters of Science, Library and Information Science, Archives/Records Management, Masters of Science, Library and Information Science, Archives/Records Management at Simmons University
Github Skills (7)
cookbook10
php10
datasets10
data-management9
data-pipelines7
statement4
trails2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
DataONEorg/hub_lessons
Sep 2016 - May 2018
Template and content for the DataONE lessons
Contributions:393 commits, 109 PRs, 44 pushes in 1 year 7 months
data-managementcookbookdataonedata-pipelinesdatasets
hsoyka/AERI
May 2018 - Nov 2021
Conference programs and files from AERI (Archival Education and Research Institute)
Contributions:13 PRs, 60 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 5 months
instituteprogramsarchival
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