Thea Lindquist

Thea Lindquist serves as Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Research Data & Digital Scholarship at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her leadership focuses on advancing digital research infrastructure and scholarly support services within academic environments.

Her research centers on improving historical data discovery, sharing, and utilization through digital methodologies. She explores how academic libraries can effectively integrate digital research tools into campus-wide teaching and research workflows, bridging traditional scholarship with computational approaches. Key areas include data curation, digital preservation, and the evolving role of libraries in the research lifecycle.

Lindquist actively promotes the adoption of digital scholarship tools across disciplines, emphasizing their transformative potential for humanities and social science research. Her work addresses critical challenges in data accessibility, interoperability, and long-term sustainability within academic ecosystems.

As Executive Director of the Center for Research Data & Digital Scholarship, she oversees initiatives that provide faculty and students with technical expertise, computational resources, and collaborative spaces for innovative research projects. The center serves as a hub for interdisciplinary digital scholarship across the university.