This curriculum is designed to build your capacity to participate in and lead effective interdisciplinary and translational scientific teams. The program addresses the shift in science from an individual-based approach to a teamwork model of conducting clinical and translational research.
This program is intended for Clinical Research Professionals, faculty and students/trainees.
Everyone is teaming up these days to do science...but what does it mean to be part of a scientific/research team? How is working on a team different from managing your own project or running your own research group? How do you effectively manage the resources, people, and ideas? The goal of this workshop series is to provide individuals and teams with key tools, skills, and resources needed to navigate team science collaborations and realize their team's full potential for solving complex problems. Please join us for this 3-part series of workshops to create new systems and structures to improve your team’s culture and productivity.
Who should attend and why: Anyone who is part of a research team because every member makes important contributionsAttendance in all three workshops is required.
Session 1: The Art of Productive Teaming: Understanding How You Can Proactively Manage Team Conflict
Friday, October 9, 2026
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Optional 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch)
Establishing clear team norms is one of the most proactive ways to prevent and navigate conflict in collaborative work. This session explores how your conflict style shapes team dynamics, helping you recognize different styles in yourself and others while equipping you with tools to reduce tension, address challenges, and strengthen collaboration when conflict arises. Join us for an optional lunch and consultation hour following the training, where participants can ask questions and discuss team-specific challenges.
Session 2: The Art of Productive Teaming: Create Your Team's Best Recipes
Friday, October 30, 2026
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Optional 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch)
Great teams don’t just happen—they’re intentionally built with attention to systems and structures. This workshop will provide you with practical tools to structure meetings, craft focused agendas, make decisions, create clear roles, and set the stage for expert “followers.” Whether you’re leading or contributing, you’ll leave with actionable strategies to elevate team performance and influence team culture. Join us for an optional lunch and consultation hour following the training, where participants can ask questions, and discuss team-specific challenges.
Session 3: Advanced Teaming: Creating Better Outcomes through Negotiation and Team Agreements
Friday, December 4, 2026
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Optional 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch)
During part 1, this interactive workshop explores how your communication style and assertiveness levels can influence how you negotiate and how negotiation works to expand the pie for everyone. During part 2, we will provide templates to create clear agreements around data sharing, authorship, new project development, and finances. Participants will leave with tailored insights and actionable strategies. Join us for an optional lunch and consultation hour following the training, where participants can ask questions, discuss team-specific challenges, and receive additional support applying the concepts from the session.
Co-founder Dr. Ellen Fisher currently serves at the Vice President for Research (VPR) at the University of New Mexico. Ellen has a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Utah. She brings hands-on and applied perspectives from over three decades of work on interdisciplinary science teams. Her background as a chemist, materials scientist, higher education administrator, and research integrity officer informs her research and practice with transdisciplinary scientific teams. Ellen has created numerous cross-disciplinary university programs to support interdisciplinary research, encourage ethical practices, create a culture of inclusion, and support women in science. She has published over 170 peer-reviewed articles spanning a diverse set of topics from laser spectroscopy to the responsible conduct of research and the Science of Team Science (SciTS); 22 Ph.D. students and 8 M.S. students have completed their degrees under her guidance. Ellen has co-created interdisciplinary programs designed to enhance and promote team science culture at two R1 universities.
Co-Founder Dr. Hannah Love has a Ph.D. in sociology from Colorado State University. She has been facilitating since 2010 in various areas including: higher education, water conflict, and science facilitation. Her background includes work in higher education administration, student affairs in higher education, and non-profit fundraising. Since 2015 she has been using her skills in higher education to design team science trainings, agendas and facilitations based on SciTS literature. As a scholar, she publishes SciTS studies using social network analysis of teams to understand the processes teams use to create new knowledge.
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