The Impact of Disciplinary Diversity on Interdisciplinary Collaboration

• In Event: Roundtable Session 30
  In Roundtable Session: Integrative and Interdisciplinary Collaborations: Navigating Boundaries, Intersections, and Diversity

Abstract

This paper reports the results of a study on how the academic disciplines influenced interdisciplinary collaboration. Using data collected from interviews with faculty involved in an interdisciplinary research project, the study focused on the following questions: What impact did disciplinary origin have on selection to team membership? How did disciplinary origin influence interaction among team members? In what ways did disciplinary diversity impact the team’s final outcome?

Author

• Karri A. Holley, The University of Alabama