A mixed-methods protocol to develop and validate a stewardship maturity matrix for human genomic data in the cloud

This article describes a mixed-methods protocol to develop and test the implementation of a stewardship maturity matrix (SMM) for repositories which govern access to human genomic data in the cloud. It is anticipated that the cloud will host most human genomic and related health datasets generated a...

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Main Authors: Vasiliki Rahimzadeh, Ge Peng, Mildred Cho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.876869/full
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description This article describes a mixed-methods protocol to develop and test the implementation of a stewardship maturity matrix (SMM) for repositories which govern access to human genomic data in the cloud. It is anticipated that the cloud will host most human genomic and related health datasets generated as part of publicly funded research in the coming years. However, repository managers lack practical tools for identifying what stewardship outcomes matter most to key stakeholders as well as how to track progress on their stewardship goals over time. In this article we describe a protocol that combines Delphi survey methods with SMM modeling first introduced in the earth and planetary sciences to develop a stewardship impact assessment tool for repositories that manage access to human genomic data. We discuss the strengths and limitations of this mixed-methods design and offer points to consider for wrangling both quantitative and qualitative data to enhance rigor and representativeness. We conclude with how the empirical methods bridged in this protocol have potential to improve evaluation of data stewardship systems and better align them with diverse stakeholder values in genomic data science.
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spelling doaj.art-2bf30c04048845d0b6864d6847966a562022-12-22T03:31:01ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Genetics1664-80212022-10-011310.3389/fgene.2022.876869876869A mixed-methods protocol to develop and validate a stewardship maturity matrix for human genomic data in the cloudVasiliki Rahimzadeh0Ge Peng1Mildred Cho2Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX, (United States)Earth System Science Center/NASA MSFC IMPACT, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, (United States)Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, (United States)This article describes a mixed-methods protocol to develop and test the implementation of a stewardship maturity matrix (SMM) for repositories which govern access to human genomic data in the cloud. It is anticipated that the cloud will host most human genomic and related health datasets generated as part of publicly funded research in the coming years. However, repository managers lack practical tools for identifying what stewardship outcomes matter most to key stakeholders as well as how to track progress on their stewardship goals over time. In this article we describe a protocol that combines Delphi survey methods with SMM modeling first introduced in the earth and planetary sciences to develop a stewardship impact assessment tool for repositories that manage access to human genomic data. We discuss the strengths and limitations of this mixed-methods design and offer points to consider for wrangling both quantitative and qualitative data to enhance rigor and representativeness. We conclude with how the empirical methods bridged in this protocol have potential to improve evaluation of data stewardship systems and better align them with diverse stakeholder values in genomic data science.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.876869/fullstewardshiphuman genomicsELSI (ethicallegaland social implications)data governance
spellingShingle Vasiliki Rahimzadeh
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A mixed-methods protocol to develop and validate a stewardship maturity matrix for human genomic data in the cloud
Frontiers in Genetics
stewardship
human genomics
ELSI (ethical
legal
and social implications)
data governance
title A mixed-methods protocol to develop and validate a stewardship maturity matrix for human genomic data in the cloud
title_full A mixed-methods protocol to develop and validate a stewardship maturity matrix for human genomic data in the cloud
title_fullStr A mixed-methods protocol to develop and validate a stewardship maturity matrix for human genomic data in the cloud
title_full_unstemmed A mixed-methods protocol to develop and validate a stewardship maturity matrix for human genomic data in the cloud
title_short A mixed-methods protocol to develop and validate a stewardship maturity matrix for human genomic data in the cloud
title_sort mixed methods protocol to develop and validate a stewardship maturity matrix for human genomic data in the cloud
topic stewardship
human genomics
ELSI (ethical
legal
and social implications)
data governance
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.876869/full
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