Meet Dr. Brandeis Marshall: The Episode That Almost Didn't Happen; Data, Equity, and Diversity; and Data Lost

Episode Summary

Dr. Brandeis Marshall is all about data and the science behind it. She believes that data is powerful and should be used for good and to advance causes that benefit all. And she is a brilliant data and computer scientist that the world needs to pay attention to. The data is skewed and she's on a mission to correct the issues both in front and behind the programs.

Dr. Brandeis Marshall Bio
Brandeis Marshall(she/her/Dr) is an education activist, scholar, and data justice advocate. Originally trained as a computer scientist, Dr. Marshall teaches, speaks and writes about the impact of data practices on technology and society. Her work contributes to the data engineering, data science, and data/computer science education fields. Through DataedX (her education agency), she guides current tech workers in building data equity skills. Her first book, Data Conscience: Algorithmic Siege on our Humanity, is expected to be released later in 2022. It unearths the interlocking computational and civic implications of data on digital processes, structures, and institutions.

Dr. Marshall holds a Ph.D. and Master of Science in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Rochester. She is on sabbatical leave from Spelman College, where she is a Full Professor of Computer Science. Dr. Marshall is also a 2021-22 Stanford PACS Practitioner Fellow as well as one of the inaugural Research Partner Fellows with the Siegel Family Endowment.  

website: https://www.brandeismarshall.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandeis-marshall/

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