New Member Monday: Dr. Marisa Rinkus
Dr. Marisa Rinkus joined the Toolbox Dialogue Initiative in January 2017 as a postdoctoral research assistant. She holds a PhD and an MS in Fisheries and Wildlife, Human...
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Workshops Conducted
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Peer-Reviewed Publications
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Presentations Delivered
The Toolbox Dialogue Initiative is a research and outreach collective that is based at Michigan State University and includes members from eight US universities. We are actively engaged in facilitating communication and collaboration with partners around the world and in investigating the nature of cross-disciplinary and interprofessional research and practice. Here are some of the latest stories about our work.
- March 6, 2017
- February 27, 2017
New Member Monday: Dr. Anna Malavisi
Dr. Anna Malavisi joined the Toolbox Dialogue Initiative in January 2017 as a postdoctoral research assistant. Dr. Malavisi holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy and a Masters in H...
- February 16, 2017
Using the Toolbox Method to Prepare the Next-Gen Scientific Workforce for Grand Challenges in Social Work
In Gehlert, Hall, and Palinkas’ “Preparing Our Next-Generation Scientific Workforce to Address the Grand Challenges for Social Work” in Journal of the Society for S...
OUR RESEARCH
The Toolbox Dialogue Initiative is committed to the evidence-based facilitation of collaborative, cross-disciplinary research and practice, as well as to theoretical reflection on these complex modes of knowledge-focused collaboration. As an ongoing research concern, we regularly publish both empirical and theoretical work, including these recent pieces:
Interdisciplinarity and the Undisciplined Student: Lessons from the Whittier Scholars Program
In Facilitative / Focused
If you are engaged in cross-disciplinary collaboration, TDI can improve your prospects for success.