Readings

Fundamental Readings

Books on Interdisciplinary Research:

Repko, A.F. (2011). Interdisciplinary Research. Process and Theory. 2^nd Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.

Kessel, F., Rosenfield P., Anderson, N. (2008). Interdisciplinary Research – Case Studies from Health and Social Science. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Peer-reviewed articles Focusing on Interdisciplinary Research:

Aboelela, S.W., Larson, E., Bakken, S. et al (2007). Defining interdisciplinary research: Conclusions from a critical review of the literature. Health Services Research 42:1, Part 1 (February), 329-346.

Gebbie, K.M., Meier, B.M., Bakken, S. et al (2008). Training for interdisciplinary health research. Journal of Allied Health 37:65-70.

Hall, J.G., Bainbridge, L., Buchan, A. et al (2006). A meeting of the minds: interdisciplinary research in the health sciences in Canada. CMAJ 175(7):763-771.

Heberlein, T.A. (1988). Improving interdisciplinary research: integrating the social and natural sciences. Society and Natural Resources 1:5-16.

O’Cathain, A., Murphy, E., and Nicholl J. (2008). Multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, or dysfunctional? Team working in mixed-methods research. Qualitative Health Research 18(11):1574-1585.

Web-based Resources on Interdisciplinary Research Design and Team Building, Impact and Knowledge Exchange, and Writing a Grant Proposal:

The Institute for the Study of Science Technology and Innovation (ISSTI). Briefing Notes. http://www.issti.ed.ac.uk/__data/assets/file/0005/77603/ISSTI_Briefing_Note_1.pdf includes briefing notes on developing interdisciplinary research proposals, building and managing interdisciplinary research teams, designing interdisciplinary research for policy and practice, and developing interdisciplinary strategies for research groups.

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). (2014). Research Funding Guide. http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/applicants/research-funding-guide.aspx