Other activities
Volunteering and science activism
On February 24th, 2022, our world changed. The #ScienceForUkraine initiative came into being just two days after Russia started the war in Ukraine. I initiated this effort as a Twitter account aimed at gathering support for Ukrainian scientists and students under the hashtag #ScienceForUkraine. Within a week, it had transformed into an international volunteer initiative, with over 100 individuals from 30 countries joining the cause. #ScienceForUkraine stands for compassion, collective strength, and a desire to help. Since August 2023, "Science for Ukraine" is a registered NGO based in Latvia; it is an honour for me to co-lead this NGO working alongside dedicated and talented allies.
Learn more about #ScienceForUkraine on our website, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and other social networks.
You are welcome to read the three-month #ScienceForUkraine report here.
From 2020 to 2022, I had the privilege of serving as the Science Communication Officer for the COST Action Nep4Dissent (CA 16213). During this time, I was able to gain valuable hands-on experience in science communication, among other things. This included tracking and reporting on the latest developments within the dynamic research network, launching a "Blog4Dissent," conducting in-depth interviews with exceptional scholars, and similarly enriching activities. These experiences have been truly valuable and have added immense value to my skillset.
Boards and expertise
Ongoing
advisory board member in Erasmus+ K2 project Baltics4UA (since 2023)
member of the Promotion Board of the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (since 2022)
member of the Doctoral Council at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Latvia (since 2021)
advisory board member of SAMLA project, Norway (since 2020)
expert of the Science Council of Latvia (since 2020)
member of the Nomination Committee of the Digital Humanities in the Nordic and Baltic Countries (since 2020)
board member of SIEF WG on Archives (since 2017)
editorial board member of the journal LETONICA (since 2014)
Past roles
April 2020-May 2022: expert at the State Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia
2016-2019: board member of the Digital Humanities in the Nordic and Baltic Countries (DHNB) association
2016-2022: member of the scientific board of the Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art of the University of Latvia
Awards and recognitions
2024: European Citizen Science Award – Honorary Mention for Digital Citizen Science Platform for Humanities and Arts iesaisties.lv (project head)
2023–2024: Citizen Science Ambassador in Latvia (European Association for Citizen Science)
2023: Latvia's Woman Leader of the Year Award honored by the Women's Collaboration Network
2022: Certificate of Recognition by the Government of Latvia
2022: Acknowledgement by the Rector of the University of Latvia
2019: Copyright Infinity Prize (for the book “Forest Daughters”)
Organization of events
27.–31.05.2024. "Digital Humanities in the Nordic and Baltic Countries" conference in Reykjavik, Iceland. Member of the PC.
25.-26.04.2024. Baltic Digital Humanities Forum. Riga. Main organizer and head of the international PC.
12.09.2023. ClarinLV annual conference. Riga, Latvia.
15.06.2023. Garamantas.lv hands-on workshop. Ventspils University.
26.04.2023. Digital humanities event "Humanities in the Digital Age: Securing Innovation and Empowering Democracy" at the European Parliament organized by STOA Panel in cooperation with DARIAH and CLARIN Boards.
Since April 2023. Digitalhumanities.lv workshop series.
28.05.2022. Panel “Digital Resources for Humanities and Social Sciences: Latvia", AABS 2022 conference. Seattle, U.S.
30.03.2022. Co-organizer of a panel "Language and Culture in the Digital Age", University of Latvia 80th International Conference. Rīga, Latvia.
27.04.2021. Pandemic Life Writing: Collecting & Collections. Webinar. Zoom
20.05.2021. Life Writing Collections: Practice and Challenges. Webinar. Zoom
15.06.2021. Researching Life Writing: Nordic & Baltic Trends. Webinar. Zoom
10.03.2021. Panel "Digital Resources for Humanities: Experience and Cooperation". Liepāja University 27th international conference. Liepāja / Zoom, Latvia
02.06.2021. Co-organizer of a conference “Latvian Language Digital Resources and Tools for Education", ILFA UL, IMCS UL, ClarinLV. Zoom, Latvia
20-23.10.2020. Head of the programme committee of the 5th "Digital Humanities in the Nordic Countries 2020" (DHN2020) conference
15.04.2019. Co-organizer of a panel “Participatory Archives in a Transforming World”, 14th Congress of International Society for Ethnology and Folklore (SIEF), Santiago de Compostella, Spain
07.03.2018. Co-organizer of a panel “Tradition Archives Meet Digital Humanities”, Digital Humanities in the Nordic Countries 2018 conference, Helsinki, Finland
17–19.10.2018. Co-organizer of a conference “History, Memory, and Archives: Sensitive Issues”, Vilnius, Lithuania
22–23.05.2018. Co-organizer of a Forum of Digital Cultural Heritage. Riga, Latvia
28.03.2017. Co-organizer of a panel “Dwelling in the Virtual Space: Digital Approaches and Archival Practices”, Society of Ethnology and Folklore 13th congress “Ways of Dwelling: Crisis–Craft–Creativity”, Göttingen, Germany
14-16.10.2016. Head of the organizing committee of the international conference "Towards Digital Folkloristics". Riga, Latvia.