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Data Science

James B. Harr III

Assistant Teaching Professor of Data Science

Office: Integrated Science Center Room 3372
Email: [[w|jbharr3]]
Areas of Interest: Data Visualization/Physicalization, Data and AI Ethics, Accessibility, Historical Materialism, Humanities Computing, Biocodicology, Digital Medieval Studies, Historical Communication Networks
Webpage: {{https://jamesbharr.com/,Personal Website}}

Biography

Dr. James (Jamie) B. Harr III is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Data Science in the School of Computing, Data Science, and Physics at William & Mary, where his teaching and research explore the intersections of data science, artificial intelligence, ethics, and the humanities. He is a member of the 2027 WMSURE Faculty Fellows cohort, co-director (with Dr. Dana Willner) of the B.A. In Applied Artificial Intelligence program, and President of the Digital Humanities Collaborative of North Carolina (DHCNC). His interdisciplinary work spans data visualization and physicalization, accessible and ethical computing, digital humanities, and medieval biocodicology. Previously an Associate Professor of Literature and Languages at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee, he also directly contributed to the development of North Carolina State University's Data Science and AI Academy as a Postdoctoral Teaching Scholar and Teaching Coordinator. His teaching emphasizes critical engagement with data and technology, encouraging students to consider how computational methods shape knowledge, representation, and society with experience spanning multiple disciplines and international institutions, including the University of California, Berkeley, Universidad de La Salle (Bogotá, Colombia), the South Korean Ministry of Education, and the National Institute of Education (Phnom Penh, Cambodia).

Education

  • B.A., Albright College
  • M.A., University of Leeds
  • M.Sc.D.S., Christian Brothers University
  • Ph.D., North Carolina State University