Helena Cousijn
Community Engagement Director, DataCite
While obtaining her DPhil in neuroscience from the University of Oxford, Helena developed a strong interest in research data, and she has since become an active participant in the data community. She has worked on many important data initiatives, such as the FORCE11 Data Citation Implementation Pilot, data linking through the Scholix framework, and developing a data policy for all Elsevier journals in line with the TOP Guidelines.
As Community Engagement Director at DataCite, a non-profit membership organisation that provides DOIs for research data, Helena is responsible for all DataCite’s membership and community activities. She is committed to DataCite’s mission of enabling data sharing and reuse, and is especially passionate about data citation.