Note: Dr. Shuffler does not plan to accept graduate students for Fall 2025 admission, but will in the Fall 2026 admission cycle.
Our graduate students work on a range of projects that explore multiteam systems, team dynamics, and leadership in the contexts of healthcare, engineering, the military, manufacturing, construction, agritourism, and spaceflight.
Students with specific interests in applied research studying healthcare provider burnout interventions, the science of team science, and/or unobtrusive measurement of team and multiteam dynamics are especially encouraged to apply during future admission cycles.
The Creative Inquiry program is a Clemson University wide initiative that encourages research and real-world problem-based learning at the undergraduate level. Team-based investigations are led by a faculty member and can span 3-4 semesters. Since its start in 2005, Creative Inquiry has supported more than 33,400 student experiences in more than 1,000 research projects. Additionally, the Creative Inquiry Studio was designed to accommodate team meetings and a professional environment for experiments and presentations with the clients/mentors. Currently, Dr. Shuffler supervises multiple Creative Inquiry teams of undergraduate students, with approximately 20-25 students involved each semester.