The Future of Collaborative Research at ASU: Insights and Strategies from The Science and Practice of Team Science

Learn how ASU can strengthen team science from contributors to two National Academies reports, Enhancing the Effectiveness of Team Science (2015) and The Science and Practice of Team Science (2025).

Wednesday, October 8, 2025
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. MST
In-person Biodesign Institute B Auditorium & virtually via Zoom
Refreshments for in-person attendees

As research challenges continue to grow in complexity, the ability to respond effectively has exceeded the capacity of any single field, making collaborative practices that integrate expertise across disciplines more essential than ever.

Building on their seminal 2015 report Enhancing the Effectiveness of Team Science (2015), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have released an updated study, The Science and Practice of Team Science (2025), emphasizing the growing importance of interdisciplinary collaboration for navigating a rapidly evolving research landscape.

Join contributors to these groundbreaking studies, Associate Professor Erin K. Chiou and Professor Nancy J. Cooke, in conversation with Professor Mary Feeney, as they present highlights from the current report, reflect on developments since the first report, and share locally-based approaches to improving team science at ASU.

This hybrid event is free and open to the public, with refreshments for in-person attendees.

Register here: https://links.asu.edu/collaborativeresearch

Read the 2015 report: Enhancing the Effectiveness of Team Science
Read the 2025 report: The Science and Practice of Team Science

Presenters:
Erin K. Chiou is an associate professor of human systems engineering at The Polytechnic School, which is part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Chiou directs the Automation Design Advancing People and Technology (ADAPT) Laboratory where graduate and undergraduate students conduct laboratory and field research studies on human-automation interaction and job design in sociotechnical system contexts. Chiou received her doctorate and master's degree in industrial and systems engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, concentrating in human factors and ergonomics and minoring in health systems. During this time, Chiou was funded by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (2013-2016) and the UW-Madison Graduate Engineering Research Scholars program (2011-2013) to conduct research with the Cognitive Systems Laboratory (John D. Lee), the Human Computer Interaction Laboratory, and later the Wellness and Health Enhancement Engineering Laboratory at Northwestern University (Enid N. H. Montague).

Nancy J. Cooke is a professor in Human Systems Engineering at the Polytechnic School, one of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University.  She is also Senior Scientific Advisor for the Global Security Initiative’s Center for Human, AI, and Robot Teaming.  She received her PhD in Cognitive Psychology from New Mexico State University in 1987.  Dr. Cooke is a Past President of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and the past chair of the Board on Human Systems Integration at the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.  Professor Cooke’s research interests include the study of individual and team cognition and its application to remotely piloted aircraft systems, human-robot teaming, and emergency response systems. She specializes in the development, application, and evaluation of methodologies to elicit and assess individual and team cognition. Her work is funded by DoD and has been widely published.

Mary Feeney is Frank and June Sackton Chair and Professor in the School of Public Affairs. She is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. Feeney's research focuses on public management, nonprofit management, and science and technology policy. Feeney previously served as the Program Director for the Science of Science: Discovery, Communication and Impact program at the National Science Foundation (2021-2024). She was the editor of the Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory from 2019 to 2024.

Sponsored by the Principled Innovation Infrastructure for Discovery and Engagement, ASU Graduate College, and Knowledge Enterprise’s Vice President of Research.