Enhancing communication & collaboration in interdisciplinary research / Michael O'Rourke, Michigan State University, Stephen Crowley, Boise State University, Sanford D. Eigenbrode, University of Idaho, J. D. Wulfhorst, University of Idaho, editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction / Stephen Crowley, Sanford D. Eigenbrode, Michael O'Rourke, & J. D. Wulfhorst -- 2. Communication and Collaboration in Interdisciplinary Research / Julie Thompson Klein -- Part I. Theory : -- 3. Communicating Complex Concepts / Rick Szostak -- 4. Training the Next Generation of Transdisciplinarians / Daniel Stokols -- 5. Beyond Common Ground: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Interdisciplinary Communication and Collaboration / David A. Stone -- 6. Interdisciplinarity, Communication, and the Limits of Knowledge / Robert Frodeman -- Part II. Case Studies : -- 7. Rising to the Synthesis Challenge in Big-program Interdisciplinary Science: The QUEST Experience / Sarah E. Cornell & Jenneth Parker -- 8. Enhancing Interdisciplinary Communication: Collaborative Engaged Research on Food Systems for Health and Well-being / Ardyth H. Gillespie & Guan-Jen Sung -- 9. Discourse Communities, Disconnects, and Digital Media: The Case of Relocalizing Economies for Sustainable Agriculture and Energy Systems / Casey Hoy, Ross MacDonald, Benson Lee, & Steve Bosserman -- 10. Conceptual Barriers to Interdisciplinary Communication: When Does Ambiguity Matter? / Paul E. Griffiths & Karola Stotz -- Part III. Tools : -- 11. Seeing through the Eyes of Collaborators: Using Toolbox Workshops to Enhance Cross-Disciplinary Communication / Chris Looney, Shannon Donovan, Michael O'Rourke, Stephen Crowley, Sanford D. Eigenbrode, Liela Rotschy, Nilsa A. Bosque-Perez, & J. D. Wulfhorst -- 12. Integration of Frameworks, Theories, and Models across Disciplines for Effective Cross-Disciplinary Communication / Wayde C. Morse -- 13. Modeling as a Tool for Cross-Disciplinary Communication in Solving Environmental Problems / Laura Schmitt Olabisi, Stuart Blythe, Arika Ligmann-Zielinska, & Sandra Marquart-Pyatt -- Part IV. Contexts : -- 14. Interdisciplinarity as a Design Problem: Toward Mutual Intelligibility among Academic Disciplines in the American Research University / Michael M. Crow & William B. Dabars -- 15. Defining 21st Century Land-Grant Universities through Cross-Disciplinary Research / M. Duane Nellis -- 16. Institutionalizing Interdisciplinary Graduate Education / Maura Borrego, Daniel Boden, David Pietrocola, Carol F. Stoel, Richard D. Boone, & Melur K. Ramasubramanian -- 17. Supporting Interdisciplinary Collaboration: The Role of the Institution / L. Michelle Bennett & Howard Gadlin -- Part V. Conclusion : -- 18. From Toolbox to Big Science Project: A Bold Proposal / Gabriele Bammer.

"Enhancing Communication & Collaboration in Interdisciplinary Research, edited by Michael O'Rourke, Stephen Crowley, Sanford D. Eigenbrode, and J. D. Wulfhorst, is a volume of previously unpublished, state-of-the-art chapters on interdisciplinary communication and collaboration written by leading figures and promising junior scholars in the world of interdisciplinary research, education, and administration. Designed to inform both teaching and research, this innovative book covers the spectrum of interdisciplinary activity, offering a timely emphasis on collaborative interdisciplinary work. The book's four main parts focus on theoretical perspectives, case studies, communication tools, and institutional perspectives, while a final chapter ties together the various strands that emerge in the book and defines trend-lines and future research questions for those conducting work on interdisciplinary communication."--Publisher's website.