Cross-disciplinary collaboration is often preoccupied with issues of cross-disciplinary inclusion. However, science and scholarship have a series of exclusionary and under-representation concerns when considering the role of women, underrepresented minorities and genders within a field of study, as well as differences based on worldview that are the result of diversified ethic or cultural experiences. Lack of attention in this area can sometimes lead to a demise of the very vision associated with team science, which is to expand perspective and gain knowledge and viewpoints from a diversity of engaged collaborators.
AIMS:
- To host scholarly discussions with local and national stakeholders working on strategies, best practices, and challenges pertaining to crossing boundaries.
- To offer learning opportunities about boundary-spanning in scientific inquiry.
- To contribute to policy that addresses issues of equity, inclusion, and justice in research, teaching and service.
