Sustaining Interdisciplinary Research Initiatives: "So, we started this thing. How do we keep it going?"
Date
2019-10-21
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Ohio State University. Office of Research
Abstract
This session will address what's involved in successfully sustaining an interdisciplinary institutional initiative once it
has been launched. We will address considerations such as integrating an initiative into established institutional
structures, transitioning from the founding funding source, expanding the research community, balancing scope
creep and opportunity costs, and escaping burnout and roadblocks. The session will comprise three parts: 1)
setting the stage with case studies drawn from the presenters' experiences, 2) participant brainstorming on "pits"
and "peaks" they've experienced in sustaining interdisciplinary initiatives, and 3) Q&A and group discussion.