Who We Are
MiddData provides equitable and inclusive access to powerful tools for data and digital analysis from the moment students arrive on campus. Students are prepared to critically evaluate data and data-driven arguments from a variety of perspectives, discover insights from data both independently and in collaboration with others, and effectively communicate their findings.
Directors
Caitlin Myers
Director of the Middlebury Initiative for Data and Digital Methods; John G. McCullough Professor of Economics
- Email:
- cmyers@middlebury.edu
Alex Lyford
Associate Director of the Middlebury Initiative for Data and Digital Methods; Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
- Email:
- alyford@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5564
- Office:
- Warner 210
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2025: Tuesday 11--12, Wednesday 3--Infinity, Thursday 11--12, and by appointment.
Coordinator
Steering Committee
Phil Chodrow
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
- Email:
- pchodrow@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- 75 Shannon 218
- Office Hours:
- Spring '25: Mondays 2pm-3pm, Wednesdays 3pm-4pm, Thursdays 1pm-2pm
Amy Collier
Associate Provost for Digital Learning
- Email:
- acollier@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5921
- Office:
- Davis Family Library 250 E/F
Julia Deen
They/Them
Data Services Librarian
- Email:
- jdeen@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-7728
- Office:
- 209 Davis Family Library
Matt Lawrence
he/him
Faculty Director, Privilege & Poverty
- Email:
- lawrence@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5182
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 412
- Office Hours:
- Spring '25 Tues 3:45- 5:15pm. & Wed 10:30am- 12:00pm
Emily Malcolm-White
Interim Director for CTLR Q-Center
- Email:
- emalcolmwhite@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2196
- Office:
- Q-Center (MBH 206)
- Office Hours:
- Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:00-5:00 PM, in the Q-Center (MBH 202)
Phil Murphy
Associate Professor, Policy Analytics
- Email:
- pjmurphy@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (831) 647-4600
- Office:
- McCone M224, Middlebury Institute
Jeffrey Sawyer
He/Him/His
Director, Professional Network Development; Career Direction: Technology
- Email:
- jsawyer@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5953
- Office:
- Working remotely
Christopher Star
Director of the Axinn Center of the Humanities, Professor of Classics
- Email:
- cstar@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5910
- Office:
- Twilight Hall 214
- Office Hours:
- Summer 25: by appointment
Patrick Wallace
Digital Proj/Arch Librarian
- Email:
- pwallace@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3017
- Office:
- Davis Family Library 135C
Alyssa Wright
She/Her
Director of Research, Instruction, and Data Services Middlebury Libraries
- Email:
- alyssaw@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5740
- Office:
- 210 Davis Family Library
Gyula Zsombok
Assistant Professor of French & Francophone Studies
- Email:
- gzsombok@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3044
- Office:
- Le Chateau 103
- Office Hours:
- On Academic leave 24-25