Cynthia Heider

@cheider
Public historian, data humanist 🔧📚
Philadelphia
she/her

Teacher

Rabbit Hole Explorer

Self-Taught

Workshop Facilitator

Introvert

Tech Enthusiast

Data Entry

DEI Advocate

Academic Research

Project Management

Web Developer

Web Design

Coding

Open Source

Fresh ideas are my lifeblood, and I love to have my mind changed. Working on data and digital scholarship in the cultural heritage Delta Quadrant, teaching the next generation of tech-savvy historians, and making fun of myself on Twitter.

I'm open to

advising companies,

joining company boards,

writing,

participating in user research,

brainstorming,

open source contributions,

and guest lecturing.

Contact Me

Resume

Jan 2022 - Present

Public Digital Scholarship Librarian, University of Pennsylvania

Jan 2019 - Present

Adjunct Professor, Digital History, Temple University, College of Liberal Arts

Jun 2017 - Jul 2021

Digital Projects Specialist, American Philosophical Society Library

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University of Pennsylvania Python workshop using the Software Carpentry curricula (Learn more about The Carpentries!)

University of Pennsylvania Software Carpentry workshop on Unix shell and Git/GitHub. (Learn more about The Carpentries!)

Finished "Not Quite a Blizzard" headband just in time for a blizzard! 🧶

Inspired ✨ by "Outer Space: Projecting Histories and Futures Onto the Stars" panelists Timiebi Aganaba, Elizabeth Hamilton, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, and Danielle Wood (with discussant andré m. car...