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Research and Scholarship

Through SLU's Interprofessional Education program, students and faculty researchers collaborate, seeking meaningful solutions to some of the challenges facing today's health care professionals. This rigorous scholarship informs interprofessional education, clinical practice and public policy through peer-reviewed publications and presentations at regional, national and international levels.

Interprofessional Education students present research
 

SLU IPE faculty serve as leaders and scholars in their fields, as well as the following interprofessional organizations: 

Program Effectiveness

Program Development

From buy-in to integration: melding an interprofessional initiative into academic programs in the health professions. J Allied Health. 2013;42(3):e67-73.

Longitudinal Research

Longitudinal Assessment of Students' Perceived Collaboration Skills at an Institution with a Structured Interprofessional Education Curriculum. Journal of Allied Health. 2020;49(4):235-245.

Alignment with Undergraduate Core Curriculum
  • Transforming Interprofessional Education Through Integration with a University Core Curriculum. Journal of Allied Health. 2022; 51(4): e103.
  • Interprofessional Education for nursing students in the age of the Anthropocene. Nurse Education in Practice. 2022 Dec 16;67:103536. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103536
  • Learner Experiences of Identity, Global Interdependence, and Teamwork following Engagement with an Interprofessional Education Course. Journal of Interprofessional Care. In Review.
  • Teaching Global Interdependence to Health Professions Students during the Anthropocene Epoch:  Findings from documentary analysis of an interprofessional education course. Nurse Education in Practice, In Review.

Introductory Learning Activities

Student Attitudes and Perceptions
  • A comparison of student attitudes and perceptions before and after an introductory interprofessional education experience. J Interprof Care. 2014;28(1):23-27.
  • Views of the United States healthcare system: Findings from documentary analysis of an interprofessional education course. J Interprof Care. 2016;30(6):762-768.
Self-Assessed Collaborative Behaviors
  • The Effectiveness of an Introductory Interprofessional Course in Building Readiness for Collaboration in the Health Professions. Health and Interprofessional Practice. 2018;3(3).
  • Student Perceptions of Collaboration Skills in an Interprofessional Context: Development and Initial Validation of the Self-Assessed Collaboration Skills Instrument. Eval Health Prof. 2018:0163278717752438.
Multi-Institutional Assessment
  • Utilizing Shared Expertise Across Contexts to Engage in Multi-institutional Interprofessional Scholarship. Journal of Allied Health. 2019;48(3):e85-e90.
  • An exploratory multi-institutional study using three instruments to measure student perceptions. Journal of Interprofessional Care. Early Online: 1-8. doi:10.1080/13561820.2021.1892614
  • Early-learners' expectations of and experience with IPE: A multi-institutional qualitative study. Nurse Education Today. 2021:105142.

Ethics and Clinical Decision-making

Student Reflections

Coming soon 

Community-based Learning

Student Perceptions

Coming soon

Community-Partner Impact

Filling the Gaps in Adolescent Care and School Health Policy-Tackling Health Disparities through Sports Medicine Integration. Healthcare. 2018; 6(4):132.

Professional Program Learning 

Interprofessional Team Seminar

Using a real-life case scenario to integrate additional health professions students into an existing interprofessional team seminar. J Interprof Care. 2016;30(2):242-244.

Embedded Interprofessional Activities
  • Group Development and Group Performance Trajectories of Athletic Training and Physical Therapy Students Engaged in Case-Based Learning Activities. Health, Interprofessional Practice and Education. 2019, 3 (4), eP1181.
  • Interprofessional Role Clarity, Case-Based Learning, and Perceptions of Group Effectiveness among Athletic Training and Physical Therapy Students in a Shared Professional Course. Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, 17(4), Article 6.
  • Embedding Interprofessional Activities with Physical Therapy and Athletic Training Students in Shared Professional Course. International Journal of Health Sciences Education, 2019;6(1).
IPECP in Professions
  • Athletic trainers have a place in interprofessional education and practice. J Interprof Care. 2014:1-2.
  • Interprofessional Education and Practice in Athletic Training. Athletic Training Education Journal. 2015;10(2):170-182.
  • Interprofessional Collaboration in Sports Medicine: Findings from a Scoping Review. Health & Interprofessional Practice. 2017;3(2):eP1128.
  • The Dentist and the Athletic Trainer: A Winning Team for Oral Health Care. J Calif Dent Assoc. 2017;45(6):305-309.
  • Institutional Readiness for Interprofessional Education Among Nutrition and Dietetics and Athletic Training Education Programs. J Allied Health. 2017;46(2):94-103.
  • Incorporation of Interprofessional Education in Nutrition and Dietetics Education Programs. Topics in Clinical Nutrition. 2017;32(3):184-192.
  • The Progress and Promise of Interprofessional Education in Athletic Training Programs. Athletic Training Education Journal. 2018;13(1):57-66.
  • Athletic trainers' unique clinical and teamwork skills contribute on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic: A discussion paper. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 2020;34(5):607-613.
  • Interprofessional collaboration among sport science and sports medicine professionals: an international cross-sectional survey. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 2022;36(1):4-14. doi:10.1080/13561820.2021.1874318
  • Is Healthcare a Team Sport? Widening our Lens on Interprofessional Collaboration and Education in Sport and Exercise Medicine. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine. 2022;8:e001377. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001377
  • Joint Statement on Interprofessional Collaborative Goals in School-Based Practice. American Occupational Therapy
    Association, Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy - American Physical Therapy Association, American Speech Language-Hearing Association. March 2022.
  • Celebrating the Culture of Interprofessional Collaboration in Athletic Training. Athletic Training Education Journal. 2023;18(1):26-30. doi:10.4085/1947-380x-22-065
  • Job satisfaction in sport science and sports medicine, an international cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 2023;9(2):e001542. doi:10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001542
  • It Takes a Team – Enhancing Student-Athlete Health and Well-Being Through an Interprofessional Approach. Sports. In Review.

Collaborative Scholarship

Scholarly Works 
  • Improving School-Based Health Care through a Truly Interprofessional Approach. J J Commun Med. 2015;1(1):002.
  • Health Care as a Team Sport? Studying Athletics to Improve Interprofessional Collaboration. Sports. 2017; 5(3):62.
  • Looking through a new lens, exploring the interdependent relationship between interprofessional education and collaborative practice with Polarity ThinkingTM. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 2020;34(6):822-825.
  • Global Leadership in IPECP Research; an Intro to Co-Creation of Best Practice Guidelines. Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice. 24, 100445. doi:10.1016/j.xjep.2021.100445
  • Organizational Structure and Resources of IPE Programs in the United States: A National Survey. Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice. 26, 100484. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2021.100484  
  • Health Professional Perspectives about the Future of Clinical Education, An ASAHP Clinical Education Committee Report. Journal of Allied Health. 2023;52(4):213E-6E.
  • Forward Thinking and Adaptability to Sustain and Advance IPECP in Healthcare Transformation Following the COVID-19 Pandemic. Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice. 2023 Dec 15; 22(1), Article 18 doi: 10.46743/1540-580X/2023.2422
  • Inter-Organizational Collaboration: The Process of Creating a Joint Statement. J Allied Health. 2023;52(2):e87-e92.
  • Innovative Model for Promoting Interprofessional Dialogue and Action Across Healthcare Stakeholders, The ASAHP Collaborative Stakeholder Engagement Model. Journal of Allied Health. 2024;53(1).
  • Leveraging the Strengths of a Global Network to Adapt and Sustain Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Interprofessional Care. In Review.
  • Stakeholder Engagement Model for Interprofessional Dialogue Between Academia and Industry to Improve Collaborative Care. Journal of Interprofessional Care. In Review.
  • Teaming and collaboration in early intervention: a content analysis of public-facing websites of US states and territories. In Press.