Crystal Lewis
@cghlewis.bsky.social
Research Data Management Consultant | cghlewis.com
Co-organizer @r-ladies-stl.bsky.social
Co-organizer POWER Data Management Hub | https://osf.io/ap3tk/
Author of DMLSER: https://datamgmtinedresearch.com/
RDM Weekly: https://rdmweekly.substack.com/
Co-organizer @r-ladies-stl.bsky.social
Co-organizer POWER Data Management Hub | https://osf.io/ap3tk/
Author of DMLSER: https://datamgmtinedresearch.com/
RDM Weekly: https://rdmweekly.substack.com/
I make a Data Sources Catalog for every project I work with and I can't tell you how often the project team refers to this document to remember what measures are being collected and when. I highly recommend summarizing your plan in a simple format like this.
datamgmtinedresearch.com/dmp#dmp-cata...
datamgmtinedresearch.com/dmp#dmp-cata...
November 19, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I make a Data Sources Catalog for every project I work with and I can't tell you how often the project team refers to this document to remember what measures are being collected and when. I highly recommend summarizing your plan in a simple format like this.
datamgmtinedresearch.com/dmp#dmp-cata...
datamgmtinedresearch.com/dmp#dmp-cata...
A Friday morning reminder to always review your raw data before you start using it (check variable types, counts, summary stats, etc.) so that you can catch fun things like rows that have been shifted. 😉
November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A Friday morning reminder to always review your raw data before you start using it (check variable types, counts, summary stats, etc.) so that you can catch fun things like rows that have been shifted. 😉
Don't make me pull out another meme. 😅
November 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Don't make me pull out another meme. 😅
I recently came across this image and it’s a great way to summarize how I feel about my work. Whether supporting other consultants through resources or referrals, or supporting people in their data management work, helping to lift other people up benefits us all.
November 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I recently came across this image and it’s a great way to summarize how I feel about my work. Whether supporting other consultants through resources or referrals, or supporting people in their data management work, helping to lift other people up benefits us all.
Original dplyr code
November 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Original dplyr code
I was writing some code using #rstats dplyr to check some hand calculated values and then I was like, what am I doing? I'm not lame. I'm using genzplyr! 💅
November 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I was writing some code using #rstats dplyr to check some hand calculated values and then I was like, what am I doing? I'm not lame. I'm using genzplyr! 💅
Stop being a lame-o and replace dplyr with the more slappin genzplyr.
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Stop being a lame-o and replace dplyr with the more slappin genzplyr.
Many research teams still collect paper forms and when it comes to entering data from those forms, there are a series of decisions to be made (and documented) to ensure that data is entered accurately and in a secure and standardized way.
More information: datamgmtinedresearch.com/capture#capt...
More information: datamgmtinedresearch.com/capture#capt...
November 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Many research teams still collect paper forms and when it comes to entering data from those forms, there are a series of decisions to be made (and documented) to ensure that data is entered accurately and in a secure and standardized way.
More information: datamgmtinedresearch.com/capture#capt...
More information: datamgmtinedresearch.com/capture#capt...
I came here to say this exact same thing. If you want more traditional rounding behavior, use can use janitor::round_half_up().
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I came here to say this exact same thing. If you want more traditional rounding behavior, use can use janitor::round_half_up().
About 100 new subscribers per month. For some that might not seem like much, but for this little free passion-project newsletter of mine, I think that's pretty awesome. 🌟
rdmweekly.substack.com
rdmweekly.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:53 PM
About 100 new subscribers per month. For some that might not seem like much, but for this little free passion-project newsletter of mine, I think that's pretty awesome. 🌟
rdmweekly.substack.com
rdmweekly.substack.com
Right now! @jadeynryan.bsky.social is doing such an awesome job walking us through using the {fs} package to work with files, with bonus Halloween content! @r-ladies-stl.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Right now! @jadeynryan.bsky.social is doing such an awesome job walking us through using the {fs} package to work with files, with bonus Halloween content! @r-ladies-stl.bsky.social
If you're looking for examples of how to organize a data sharing repository, what documentation to include, how to name files, or how to organize data files, the FIDO (fictitious intervention for demonstration only) project on OSF provides some examples.
osf.io/59gte/overview
osf.io/59gte/overview
October 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
If you're looking for examples of how to organize a data sharing repository, what documentation to include, how to name files, or how to organize data files, the FIDO (fictitious intervention for demonstration only) project on OSF provides some examples.
osf.io/59gte/overview
osf.io/59gte/overview
Issue 19 of RDM Weekly is out! 🎃
- Handbook for Reproduction and Replication Studies @forrt.bsky.social
- A Crowdsourced Effort to Develop a Lab Manual Template @improvingpsych.org
- So, What’s the Deal with rlang, Anyway? @veerle.hypebright.nl
and more!
rdmweekly.substack.com/p/rdm-weekly...
- Handbook for Reproduction and Replication Studies @forrt.bsky.social
- A Crowdsourced Effort to Develop a Lab Manual Template @improvingpsych.org
- So, What’s the Deal with rlang, Anyway? @veerle.hypebright.nl
and more!
rdmweekly.substack.com/p/rdm-weekly...
October 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Issue 19 of RDM Weekly is out! 🎃
- Handbook for Reproduction and Replication Studies @forrt.bsky.social
- A Crowdsourced Effort to Develop a Lab Manual Template @improvingpsych.org
- So, What’s the Deal with rlang, Anyway? @veerle.hypebright.nl
and more!
rdmweekly.substack.com/p/rdm-weekly...
- Handbook for Reproduction and Replication Studies @forrt.bsky.social
- A Crowdsourced Effort to Develop a Lab Manual Template @improvingpsych.org
- So, What’s the Deal with rlang, Anyway? @veerle.hypebright.nl
and more!
rdmweekly.substack.com/p/rdm-weekly...
The University of Kentucky Libraries has shared my research life cycle diagram and all of my planning checklists in their resources. 🥲🧡
libguides.uky.edu/research_dat...
libguides.uky.edu/research_dat...
October 27, 2025 at 1:43 AM
The University of Kentucky Libraries has shared my research life cycle diagram and all of my planning checklists in their resources. 🥲🧡
libguides.uky.edu/research_dat...
libguides.uky.edu/research_dat...
Someone isn't messing around with this pumpkin contest 😍
October 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Someone isn't messing around with this pumpkin contest 😍
Instead, consider thinking through how you can integrate data management into the workflow of your project so that when you are ready to use your data, your data is ready for you.
datamgmtinedresearch.com/plan#data-ma...
datamgmtinedresearch.com/plan#data-ma...
October 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Instead, consider thinking through how you can integrate data management into the workflow of your project so that when you are ready to use your data, your data is ready for you.
datamgmtinedresearch.com/plan#data-ma...
datamgmtinedresearch.com/plan#data-ma...
If you are considering dealing with data management at the end of your project, just remember this is what might be waiting for you. 😬
October 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
If you are considering dealing with data management at the end of your project, just remember this is what might be waiting for you. 😬
Seems like this works?
October 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Seems like this works?
This is awesome, but I'm over here worried that ChatGPT named the report "FINAL". 😂
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This is awesome, but I'm over here worried that ChatGPT named the report "FINAL". 😂
You can always check your R version in your console fyi! :)
And RStudio version under help -> About RStudio
And RStudio version under help -> About RStudio
September 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
You can always check your R version in your console fyi! :)
And RStudio version under help -> About RStudio
And RStudio version under help -> About RStudio
Even Michael Scott suffered from poor file naming.
September 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Even Michael Scott suffered from poor file naming.
September 29, 2025 at 1:32 AM
DMPs require you to broadly consider roles and responsibilities in a project (who is generally in charge of data collection, documentation, validation, privacy). But beyond that, it's beneficial to plan more specifically for who will oversee tasks throughout a project.
datamgmtinedresearch.com/roles
datamgmtinedresearch.com/roles
September 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
DMPs require you to broadly consider roles and responsibilities in a project (who is generally in charge of data collection, documentation, validation, privacy). But beyond that, it's beneficial to plan more specifically for who will oversee tasks throughout a project.
datamgmtinedresearch.com/roles
datamgmtinedresearch.com/roles