Science of Team Evaluation Conference Presentations

Day 2 – 31 October 2006

New Concepts and Methods for Evaluating Transdisciplinary Research and Training
Chair: Richard Moser, PhD – NCI

TD Among Tobacco Harm Reduction Researchers: A Network Analytic Approach
Keith Provan, PhD – University of Arizona
Pamela Clark, PhD – Battelle Centers for Public Health
Timothy Huerta, PhD – Child and Family Research Institute, British Columbia

Evaluation of Large NCI Initiatives (ELI) Project: Selected Findings and Lessons Learned
Brandie Taylor, MA – Contractor-Kelly Services, NCI
Richard Moser, PhD – NCI
William Trochim, PhD – Cornell University
Stephen Marcus – NCI
Louise Mâsse, PhD – University of British Columbia
Glen Morgan, PhD – NCI
Daniel Stokols, PhD – University of California, Irvine & Consultant, NCI
Kara Hall, PhD – Contractor-SAIC, NCI
Robert Croyle, PhD – NCI

Collaboration Readiness of TD Research Teams and Centers: Early Findings from the NCI TREC Baseline Evaluation Study
Kara Hall, PhD – Contractor-SAIC, NCI
Daniel Stokols, PhD – University of California, Irvine & Consultant, NCI
Richard Moser, PhD – NCI
Brandie Taylor, MA – Contractor-Kelly Services, NCI
Mark Thornquist, Ph – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Linda Nebeling, PhD – NCI

TD Training Programs: Key Components and Prerequisites for Success
Justin Nash, PhD – Brown Medical School and The Miriam Hospital

Toward "Smarter" Transdisciplinary Research and Training in Team Science Initiatives
Chair: James Sallis, PhD – San Diego State University

Towards a Conceptual Framework for TD Research: Challenges and Opportunities Lessons Learned from Earlier Case Studies of TD Scientific Collaboration
Frank Kessel, PhD – University of New Mexico
Patricia Rosenfield, PhD – Carnegie Corporation

The Ecology of Team Science: Understanding Contextual Influences on TD Collaboration
Daniel Stokols, PhD – University of California, Irvine & Consultant, NCI
Shalini Misra, MS – University of California, Irvine
Kara Hall, PhD – Contractor-SAIC, NCI
Brandie Taylor, MA – Contractor-Kelly Services, NCI
Richard Moser, PhD – NCI

The Social Determinants of Cancer: A Challenge for TD Science
Robert Hiatt, PhD & Nancy Breen, PhD – NCI
Discussion Forum: Reflections on "Smarter" TD Research and Training in Team Science Initiatives
Chair: James Sallis, PhD – San Diego State University

Reflections on "Smarter" TD Research and Training in Team Science Initiatives
Doug Easterling, PhD – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Panel Session: Lessons Learned - Developing New Strategies for Strengthening TD Science and Training Initiatives
Moderator: Justin Nash, PhD – Brown Medical School and The Miriam Hospital

Active Living Research: Lessons Learned from Building a New Field of Study
James Sallis, PhD – San Diego State University