Hey scientists, I know we love to TALK about cross-disciplinary research (and funders love to promote that…well, at least they have in the past…that’s another blog post).
But have you had a chance to step back and think about the term? What about the difference between cross-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary, transdisciplinary or any other buzz word floating around?
One year ago, I began my deep dive into all things cross-disciplinary when I was chosen by AAAS to help them look at three things:
1) The current state of collaboration across scientific disciplines
2) The value of such collaborations on scientists’ careers and the broader scientific enterprise
3) Practical steps for successful collaborations and means of evaluating such projects
This was a Renaissance Woman’s DREAM rabbit hole!!
The first product from my work, a lengthy commissioned literature review, is now available on the AAAS Learning Hub.
And with a project like this, notes of appreciation are in order.
Thank you Elyse Aurbach and Virginia Schutte for thinking of me when you saw this opportunity and generously sharing.
Thank you Lesley Markham Alison M. Meadow Marshall Shepherd Jessica Sickler Andrea Bredin Lou Woodley Catherine (Katie) Pratt Brittany Aguilar, PhD Esther Plomp and anyone else I’m forgetting who generously shared resources with me when I began this project.
And thank you Mary Catherine Longshore and Lili Niederkorn for the feedback as I wrote. I’m so happy with how it turned out!
