A Practical Guide for Managing Interdisciplinary Teams: Lessons Learned from Coupled Natural and Human Systems Research

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dc.contributor.authorHenson, V. Reillyen
dc.contributor.authorCobourn, Kelly M.en
dc.contributor.authorWeathers, Kathleen C.en
dc.contributor.authorCarey, Cayelan C.en
dc.contributor.authorFarrell, Kaitlin J.en
dc.contributor.authorKlug, Jennifer L.en
dc.contributor.authorSorice, Michael G.en
dc.contributor.authorWard, Nicole K.en
dc.contributor.authorWeng, Weizheen
dc.contributor.departmentHume Center for National Security and Technologyen
dc.contributor.departmentForest Resources and Environmental Conservationen
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-21T15:01:44Zen
dc.date.available2020-08-21T15:01:44Zen
dc.date.issued2020-07-09en
dc.date.updated2020-08-21T13:48:54Zen
dc.description.abstractInterdisciplinary team science is essential to address complex socio-environmental questions, but it also presents unique challenges. The scientific literature identifies best practices for high-level processes in team science, e.g., leadership and team building, but provides less guidance about practical, day-to-day strategies to support teamwork, e.g., translating jargon across disciplines, sharing and transforming data, and coordinating diverse and geographically distributed researchers. This article offers a case study of an interdisciplinary socio-environmental research project to derive insight to support team science implementation. We evaluate the project’s inner workings using a framework derived from the growing body of literature for team science best practices, and derive insights into how best to apply team science principles to interdisciplinary research. We find that two of the most useful areas for proactive planning and coordinated leadership are data management and co-authorship. By providing guidance for project implementation focused on these areas, we contribute a pragmatic, detail-oriented perspective on team science in an effort to support similar projects.en
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dc.identifier.citationHenson, V.R.; Cobourn, K.M.; Weathers, K.C.; Carey, C.C.; Farrell, K.J.; Klug, J.L.; Sorice, M.G.; Ward, N.K.; Weng, W. A Practical Guide for Managing Interdisciplinary Teams: Lessons Learned from Coupled Natural and Human Systems Research. Soc. Sci. 2020, 9, 119.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/socsci9070119en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/99809en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMDPIen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectauthorshipen
dc.subjectCollaborationen
dc.subjectdata managementen
dc.subjectinterdisciplinary researchen
dc.subjectproject managementen
dc.subjectteamworken
dc.subjectteam scienceen
dc.titleA Practical Guide for Managing Interdisciplinary Teams: Lessons Learned from Coupled Natural and Human Systems Researchen
dc.title.serialSocial Sciencesen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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