Facilitating transdisciplinary research: The experience of the transdisciplinary tobacco use research centers

Morgan, Glen D.; Kobus, Kimberly; Gerlach, Karen K.; Neighbors, Charles J.; Lerman, Caryn; Abrams, David B.; Rimer, Barbara K.

doi:10.1080/14622200310001625537

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“…The past decade has seen a surge of interest and investment in large-scale interdisciplinary research networks and centers, yet too little is known about the circumstances that either facilitate or hinder the processes and outcomes of these endeavors (cf. Kahn, 1993;Morgan et al, 2003;National Academy of Sciences, 2005;National Institutes of Health, 2003;Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2002).…”

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Toward a Science of Transdisciplinary Action Research

Stokols

2006

American Journal of Community Psychology

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This paper offers a conceptual framework for establishing a science of transdisciplinary action research. Lewin's (1951) concept of action research highlights the scientific and societal value of translating psychological research into community problem-solving strategies. Implicit in Lewin's formulation is the importance of achieving effective collaboration among behavioral researchers, community members and policy makers. The present analysis builds on Lewin's analysis by outlining programmatic directions for the scientific study of transdisciplinary research and community action. Three types of collaboration, and the contextual circumstances that facilitate or hinder them, are examined: (1) collaboration among scholars representing different disciplines; (2) collaboration among researchers from multiple fields and community practitioners representing diverse professional and lay perspectives; and (3) collaboration among community organizations across local, state, national, and international levels. In the present analysis, transdisciplinary action research is viewed as a topic of scientific study in its own right to achieve a more complete understanding of prior collaborations and to identify strategies for refining and sustaining future collaborations (and their intended outcomes) among researchers, community members and organizations.

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confidence: 97%

Toward a Science of Transdisciplinary Action Research

Stokols

2006

American Journal of Community Psychology

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“…For example, certain institutional, relational, and technical factors appear strongly linked to a team's likelihood of success. Those factors include the existence of institutional supports for crossdisciplinary collaboration, the extent to which team members have previously worked together, and the availability of electronic infrastructure to facilitate communication across physical distances 32,39,102 . In addition, Hebert 97 noted that the success of transdisciplinarity in the tturc depended largely on the personal characteristics of the individual researchers: those with a solid scientific base and a willingness to learn about other disciplines and to open their discipline to criticism were more successful in transdisciplinary collaboration.…”

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Cross-Disciplinary Research in Cancer: An Opportunity to Narrow the Knowledge–Practice Gap

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Health services researchers have consistently identified a gap between what is identified as “best practice” and what actually happens in clinical care. Despite nearly two decades of a growing evidence-based practice movement, narrowing the knowledge–practice gap continues to be a slow, complex, and poorly understood process. Here, we contend that cross-disciplinary research is increasingly relevant and important to reducing that gap, particularly research that encompasses the notion of transdisciplinarity, wherein multiple academic disciplines and non-academic individuals and groups are integrated into the research process. The assimilation of diverse perspectives, research approaches, and types of knowledge is potentially effective in helping research teams tackle real-world patient care issues, create more practice-based evidence, and translate the results to clinical and community care settings. The goals of this paper are to present and discuss cross-disciplinary approaches to health research and to provide two examples of how engaging in such research may optimize the use of research in cancer care.

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“…Smoking, from initiation to regular use to cessation, is determined by multiple factors, including biological, genetic, behavioral, social, and environmental (6). Discoveries emerge from epidemiologic inquiries and other basic or fundamental research in disciplinary areas, including biomedical sciences, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and economics.…”

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The Future of Tobacco-Control Research

Morgan

Backinger

Leischow

2007

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &Amp; Prevention

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Recent epidemiologic data on the stabilization of adult and youth smoking rates underscore the need for vigorous research across the cancer control spectrum on tobacco use interventions. The steady decline in adult rates of smoking has stalled for the first time in 8 years, and certain race, ethnic, and population groups are disproportionately at risk to tobaccorelated cancers because of disparities in tobacco use or access to effective interventions. Although substantial progress has been made across levels of basic through applied research, tobacco-control research across the discovery and delivery continuum must be accelerated to further reduce the cancer burden. Following a brief review of the prevalence and trends affecting tobacco use initiation and cessation, we identify and describe four domains of extraordinary research opportunities: genetics and gene-environment interactions, bioinformatics and health informatics, disparities and disproportionate risk, and prevention and treatment. Evolutionary scientific changes, like rapidly advancing technology and emphasis on the paradigm of team science research approaches, provide both a challenge as well as unparalleled opportunities for scientific advancement and public health progress. (Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2007;16(6):1077-80)

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Facilitating transdisciplinary research: The experience of the transdisciplinary tobacco use research centers

Cited by 60 publications

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Toward a Science of Transdisciplinary Action Research

Toward a Science of Transdisciplinary Action Research

Cross-Disciplinary Research in Cancer: An Opportunity to Narrow the Knowledge–Practice Gap

The Future of Tobacco-Control Research

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