Ep 142: Dr. Gaetano Lotrecchiano on Building Effective Teams

On this episode, Katie is joined by Gaetano R. Lotrecchiano, EdD, PhD, an Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He is also the Associate Dean of Collaboration and Academic Innovation at the George Washington University. Dr. Lotrecchiano's work is dedicated to team and collaboration science. He is also the President Elect of the International Network for the Science of Team Science.

Segment 1: Creating Effective Teams [00:00-20:53]

In this first segment, Guy shares about how he began his research on creative effective teams.

In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:

• International Network for the Science of Team Science
• Salas, E., Shuffler, M. L., Thayer, A. L., Bedwell, W. L., Lazzara, E. H. (2014). Understanding and improving teamwork in organizations: A scientifically based practical guide. Human Resource Management,54(4), 599-622.

Segment 2: Effective Collaboration in Teams [20:54-34:47]

In segment two, Guy shares some tips and strategies for effective collaboration in teams.

In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:

• Hall, K. L., Stokols, D., Stipelman, B. A., Vogel, A. L., Feng, A., Masimore, B., Morgan, G., Moser, R. P., Marcus, S. E., & Berrigan, D. (2012). Assessing the value of team science: a study comparing center-and investigator-initiated grants. American journal of preventive medicine, 42(2), 157-163.

Bonus Clip [00:00-05:10]: Guy Shares about a Tool for Assessing Teams

In this bonus clips, the following resources are mentioned:

• MATRICx
• Lotrecchiano, G. R., Mallinson, T., LeBlanc-Beaudoin, T., Schwartz, L., Lazar, D., Falk-Krzesinski, H. (2016). Individual motivation and threat indicators of collaboration readiness in scientific knowledge producing teams: A scoping review and domain analysis. Heliyon 2(5), e00105. http://www.heliyon.com/article/e00105/pdf
• Mallinson, T., Lotrecchiano, G. R., Furniss, J., Schwartz, L., Lazar, D., Falk-Krzesinski, H. J. (2016). Pilot analysis of the motivation assessment for team readiness, integration, and collaboration (MATRICx) using rasch analysis. Journal of Investigative Medicine 64, 1186-1193.

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