We're bringing together graduate students in STEM disciplines and the arts for a semester-long series of workshops featuring interdisciplinary dialogue, collaboration, and creative activities! The spring series begins on January 15 and there are a few spots still available.

If you are interested in learning more please reply to Mark Callahan, [log in to unmask], and provide your name, major, and year of study.
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Graduate Students Needed for Research Study on Creativity and Collaboration

UGA graduate students in STEM disciplines and Arts disciplines are invited to take part in a research study to find out how using methods from the arts and collaborating with artists may improve creative inquiry and collaboration in the sciences. Participants must be full-time UGA graduate students and if selected for the treatment group, will be expected to take part in workshops during Spring semester and to provide feedback for use in evaluation.

If you agree to participate in the treatment group, you will be asked to:

- Register for a semester-long training program and participate in 12, 3-hour, facilitated workshops for 2 hours of course credit. Registration for credit is optional if it presents an obstacle either financially or for your program of study requirements.

- Complete pre-test measurements of creative capacity prior to the workshop series (30 minutes).

- Complete post-test measurements of creative capacity on completion of the workshop series (30 minutes).

- Participate in a 30-minute individual semi-structured interview and 60-minute focus group to discuss your experiences in the workshop series.

If you are selected for the control group, you will be asked to complete pre-/post-test measurements of creative capacity and participate in a semi-structured interview regarding your experiences in graduate coursework and related activities during the semester.

Risks and discomforts: While risks associated with this research are expected to be minimal to none, there is a possibility for embarrassment or discomfort in some of the activities, as with any group activity where people are asked to share creative work and personal reflections.

Benefits: The findings from this project will contribute to development of programs to improve effective preparation of graduate students. Personal benefits may include tools to help with new ways of thinking about your own research and interactions with collaborators.

This study is supported by the National Science Foundation. The Principal Investigator is Dr. Nate Nibbelink, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources ([log in to unmask]; 706-818-1673). The study is a partnership between the Center for Integrative Conservation Research (CICR) and Ideas for Creative Exploration (ICE) at UGA.