The Interdisciplinary Research Team not the Interdisciplinarist

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46405/ejms.v3i2.317
Keywords: Interdisciplinary Research, Interdisciplinarist, Multidisciplinary

Abstract

Worldwide there is a growing interest in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research.  This overview paper addresses some of the pitfalls and barriers to being an interdisciplinary researcher. Being involved in interdisciplinary research is not an easy option for an individual discipline expert. It requires individual skills, ability to see beyond one’s discipline and perhaps personality characteristics such as a great team player. Interdisciplinary research may involve a mixed-methods approach underpinned by conflicting, and according to some incommensurable, research philosophies. The paper uses some examples from our own experiences of working in interdisciplinary teams to illustrate its potential.

Author Biographies

Shanti Shanker, Bournemouth University, UK

1Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Bournemouth University, Poole UK & Honorary Associate Psychologist, Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service and Adult Neuropsychology Service, Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Sharada Prasad Wasti, University of Huddersfield, UK

Senior Research Fellow, School of Human and Health Science, University of Huddersfield, UK

Jillian Ireland, St. Mary’s Maternity Unit, University Hospitals Dorset, UK

Professional Midwifery Advocate, St. Mary’s Maternity Unit, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust & Visiting Faculty at Bournemouth University, UK 

Pramod R Regmi, Bournemouth University, UK

Lecturer in International Health & Global Engagement Lead, Department of Nursing Sciences, Bournemouth University, UK & Visiting Research Fellow, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, India

Edwin van Teijlingen, Bournemouth University, UK

Professor, Centre for Midwifery, Maternal & Perinatal Health, Bournemouth University, Poole, UK & Visiting Professor Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal

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Published
2021-09-01
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Shanker S, Wasti SP, Ireland J, Regmi PR, Simkhada PP, van Teijlingen E. The Interdisciplinary Research Team not the Interdisciplinarist. Europasian J. Med. Sci. [Internet]. 2021Sep.1 [cited 2025Mar.27];3(2):111-5. Available from: https://europasianjournals.org/ejms/index.php/ejms/article/view/317
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Vol 3 No 2 (2021): Europasian Journal of Medical Sciences (EJMS) | 2021 July-December Issue 6
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