Michele Claibourn
- Director of Democratization of Data, UVA Equity Center, University of Virginia
As director of equitable analysis for the UVA Equity Center, Michele Claibourn leads the community-engaged data science work in support of a more equitable and just region. Claibourn has directed or supervised multiple community-based research projects in the Charlottesville community, including racial-equity studies for the City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, and the Thomas Jefferson Area Coalition for the Homeless. She also has led the development of data platforms, including the Virginia Evictors Catalog and the Charlottesville Equity Atlas, which provide tools for community advocates to engage in the policy process and hold political leaders accountable. As a faculty member in UVA’s Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, Claibourn teaches classes on equitable policy and public interest data; as an affiliated faculty member in the School of Data Science, she co-leads a program to support UVA students in developing community-engaged data practices.
Events
Democratization of Data: Local Data, Local Governance
Michele Claibourn, Daniel Fairley II, Misty Graves, Lee LeBoeuf, Sherica Jones-Lewis
Communities need locally relevant data to inform policymaking and to hold local governments accountable. How can the collaboratively produced Stepping Stones report about the community well-being of the Charlottesville area promote shared understanding across the country at a local level?
