OceanExpert ID: 50997
Dr Elizabeth LAWRENCE
OBIS training officer
Ocean Biodiversity Information System
Quick Info
Work Location
Jacobsenstraat 1
InnovOcean Campus
8400 Oostende
Belgium
Nationality
Canada
Email(s)
Profile URL
Persistent Digital Identifiers (UIDs)
ORCID: 0000-0002-5304-941X
Highest Degree
PhD Biology
Job Type
Teaching/Education
Data Management
Technical Advice & Consulting
Data Management
Technical Advice & Consulting
Subject Area
Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Activities
Creating and maintaining OBIS training resources, such as the OBIS Manual, OBIS/OTGA training course(s), and a series of “How-To” videos on data formatting and controlled vocabulary. Served as the interim chair of the OBIS Vocabulary team until 2025, leading development of community guidelines on controlled vocabulary use, and bridged expertise between biologists and vocabulary specialists.
Filling a training + data management role within the Horizon Europe project, BioEcoOcean. Work Package 5 lead to develop training resources for a Blueprint for Integrated Ocean Science. Developing tools, guidelines, and practices to support effective management and publishing of biological EOV data and metadata, including development of a metadata web application.
Filling a training + data management role within the Horizon Europe project, BioEcoOcean. Work Package 5 lead to develop training resources for a Blueprint for Integrated Ocean Science. Developing tools, guidelines, and practices to support effective management and publishing of biological EOV data and metadata, including development of a metadata web application.
Skills
- Training coordination/lecturing/expert in Ocean Sciences, including the following subject areas:
- Data standards and controlled vocabulary
- Biodiversity data management and formatting
- Programming (R, Python, HTML)
- Literature review and synthesis, meta-analysis
Working language(s)
English
Citation(s)
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=dy6T4QEAAAAJ&hl=en
Created: 2022-03-23
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Last Updated: 2025-12-19