Analyzing Knowledge Integration in Convergence Research (Misra, Rippy, Grant)

Описание: This video features Shalini Misra, Megan Rippy and Stanley Grant all from Virginia Tech in the USA. Their webinar “Knowledge Integration in Convergence Research” is the eighth and final in the series Intentional Integration: How do we know if it’s working?

They share their self-evaluation approach to assessing the integrative processes and products of the first two years of a five-year National Science Foundation Growing Convergence Research project on addressing inland freshwater salinization. To examine the linkages between integration approaches and products, they analyzed the integrative qualities of fifteen research products and the collaborative processes used to generate these products using a discursive process. They found that large, heterogeneous sub-teams with a broad mix of disciplines and professional expertise produced more interdisciplinary research products, but these relied on skilled integration by the leader, more intensive forms of collaboration, and inclusive problem framing. Teams that relied on deliberation by experts and used more consultative or cooperative mechanisms for engagement produced research that was more uni- or multi-disciplinary. They discuss what they learned about the efficacy of the various knowledge integration approaches used in this research and share empirically derived recommendations for designing, implementing, and evaluating convergence research.

Moderated by: Christine Ogilvie Hendren

The webinar was broadcast and recorded on June 10, 2025. The webinar series is a project of the Interdisciplinary Integration Research Careers Hub (Intereach) at https://www.intereach.org/, which provides mechanisms for communication, education, and collaboration among those interested in a community of practice around the interdisciplinary and integrative functions critical to team science research. Intereach is a special interest group of the International Network of the Science of Team Science.