Converging Disciplines

Maritt Kirst is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Research on Inner City Health, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada. Nicole Schaefer-McDaniel is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Research on Inner City Health, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada. Stephen Hwang is a Research Scientist at the Centre for Research on Inner City Health, St. Michael's Hospital, an Associate Professor in the Departments of Medicine, Public Health Sciences, and Health Policy, at the University of Toronto and Director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Toronto, Canada. Patricia O’Campo is Alma and Baxter Ricard Chair in Inner City Health and Director of the Centre for Research on Inner City Health at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. She is also Professor of Public Health Sciences at the University of Toronto and Adjunct Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

• Part I: An Introduction to Transdisciplinary Research.- Introducing Transdisciplinary Research.- The Contributions of Transdisciplinary Research for Urban Health Researchers.- Part II: Examples of Transdisciplinary Research.- Case Example 1.- Case Example 2.- Case Example 3.- Part III: The Process of Transdisciplinary Research.- Methodological Notes on Conducting Transdisciplinary Research.- Process and Collaboration in Transdisciplinary Research.- The Role of Knowledge Translation.- Part IV: Moving Forward.- Training Researchers in Transdisciplinary Research.- Funding Agencies and Transdisciplinary Research.- Moving Forward: The Future of Transdisciplinary Research.