5 March 2024

Overview

This week we will focus on Inclusive Team Science. We will hear from guest speaker Dr. Barbara Endemaño Walker, lead investigator of the Center for Research, Excellence, and Diversity in Team Science (CREDITS) at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She will describe the social science research on high performing teams and provide practical steps you can take to lead and participate in effective collaborations.

Goals

• Understand the benefits and challenges of participating in diverse and inclusive science teams

• Learn practical strategies for participating in and leading diverse science teams

Pre-Class Activities

• Please review some of the recommended readings

Class Plan

• 14:00 (10 min): Welcome and Introductions

• 14:10 (45 min): Team Science

  • Overview (10 min)

  • Team Practicum in breakout groups (25 min)

  • Practicum debrief (10 min)

• 14:55 (10 min): Break

• 15:05 (55 min): Team Science (continued)

  • Promise and challenges of diversity on teams (15 min)

  • Practical actions and case study (20 min)

  • Self and team assessment tools (10 min)

  • Questions (10 min)

Additional Resources

• UCSB’s CREDITS program: https://credits.ucsb.edu/

• Recommended readings:

  • Bennett, L. M., Levine-Finley, S., & Gadlin, H. (2013). Collaboration & team science: A field guide. National Institutes of Health.

    Bennett_2013_TeamScience_FieldGuide.pdf

    2 MB

  • Hall, K. L., Vogel, A. L., Huang, G. C., Serrano, K. J., Rice, E. L., Tsakraklides, S. P., & Fiore, S. M. (2018). The science of team science: A review of the empirical evidence and research gaps on collaboration in science. American Psychologist, 73(4), 532.

    Hall_2018AmericanPsychologist_The Science of Team Science.pdf

    695 KB

  • Hall, K.L., Vogel A. L., & Crowston, K. (2019). Comprehensive Collaboration Plans: Practical Considerations Spanning Across Individual Collaborators to Institutional Supports. Strategies for Team Science Success, 587–612.

    Hall_2019_CollaborationPlans.pdf

    200 KB

  • Bennett, L. M., Maraia, R., & Gadlin, H. (2014). The ‘Welcome Letter’: A useful tool for laboratories and teams. Journal of Translational Medicine & Epidemiology, 2(2).

    Bennett_2014_TheWelcome Letter.pdf

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  • Skop, E., Caretta, M. A., Faria, C., & Smith, J. L. (2021). An ethos of care. Inside Higher Ed.

    Skop_2021_Ethos of Care.pdf

    67 KB

Post-Class Dream Cruise Project Development

See the Dream Cruise Project Overview Template for additional context.

Based on this week’s class on Team Science:

• What kind of people should be on your dream cruise team?