Research Services Unit: RSU Members

Lisa has over 20 years experience working in Libraries both corporate and academic, in New Zealand and overseas. Prior to being appointed as the Research Services Unit Manager, Lisa was Subject Librarian to a number of social science programmes including Sociology/Gender Studies, Social Work, Social Anthropology, Archaeology and the School of Geography and Centre for Sustainability. Lisa has interests in and knowledge within the areas of Digital Humanities, Bibliometrics, and Information Literacy.

Antje has been with the RSU since October 2017, having come (almost fresh) from undertaking her PhD at the Australian National University in Canberra. Her PhD, titled ‘Exposing New Guinea: The early photographers, W. G. Lawes and J. W. Lindt’, successfully passed examination in January 2017. During her studies, Antje also worked on digitisation projects in archives in Australia and New Zealand. Her areas of interest in her current work include digital scholarship and literacies (she is Otago Library's Digital Dexterity Champion and a certified Carpentries instructor), as well as research data management.

Justin has seventeen years experience working in Public and Tertiary Libraries. For the last eleven years he has been a Subject Librarian in the Division of Science, supporting a range of life and physical science subjects. Justin has developed an interest in bibliometrics, research data management processes and tools, as well as Open Access and open science principles.

Mandy joined the RSU in April 2022. Holding a BA(Hons) in Anthropology from the University of Otago, and an MSc in Forensic Science from the University of Auckland, Mandy has strong interests in both the humanities and biomedical sciences. Having worked as an Assistant Research Fellow in the field of complex disease genetics for the past 15 years, she comes to the RSU with practical research experience including data analysis and database management. Mandy is interested in bibliometrics, open science principles, data science skills, and the preservation and promotion of research outputs that take non-traditional forms.