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Creating & Sustaining Interdisciplinary Research Teams: a panel discussion

Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025
12:00pm to 1:30pm

University of Alberta (Tory Building)
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Free
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Oct.
29

Inter-disciplinary and trans-methodological research teams are a key ingredient in impactful inquiry. How do you form relationships in such teams? Organize for success? Ensure meaningful collaborations across disciplines and approaches? In this lively moderated panel discussion, U of A members of the NFRF-funded “Smartwear Revolution” project share their insights.

Panelists:

Vivian K. Mushahwar, PhD (CRC in Functional Restoration & Professor, Medicine and Neuroscience & Mental Health Institute; Director, iSMART; and Project Lead of Smartwear Revolution)

Taymy Caso, PhD (Associate Professor, Counselling Psychology; Director, IREACH Lab; Vice Director, iSMART, University of Alberta)

Marilène Oliver, MA, MPhil, and MSc Imaging (Associate Professor, Department of Art & Design, University of Alberta)

Adalberto Loyola Sanchez MD, MSc and PhD (Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta)

Michelle Whaling (Sr Research Administrator, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry)


The panel will be moderated by Prof Sara Dorow, a co-director of the TRSI.

Thank you & we hope to see you there!

University of Alberta (Tory Building)

6-5 Humanities Centre
Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E5

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