Interdisciplinary Collaboration:
Navigating Between
Generosity and Rigor
Southern Utah University is proud to welcome you to the 43rd Annual Association for Interdisciplinary Studies Conference to be held October 14-16, 2021. Our university serves our region as a public university providing both undergraduate and graduate degree options. We welcome you to join, explore, and learn about Navigating Between Generosity and Rigor in interdisciplinary teaching and scholarship.
The SUU 2021 AIS Conference will be completely virtual. More information is forthcoming.
As a part of this year’s conference theme, we will explore questions such as:
- How do we be generous toward and encourage generosity from researchers, instructors, and students across disciplinary boundaries?
- What methodologies can be used to ensure rigor when research is conducted across disciplinary boundaries?
- How do we address differences in research methodologies/expectations between disciplines and organizational structures?
- How can we measure interdisciplinarity and the rigor of our own interdisciplinary programs to ensure that our programs prepare students to thrive in an increasingly complex world?
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Maryline Crivello
Aix-Marseille University
Professor, Vice-President in charge of the interdisciplinary strategy
Aix-Marseille University
Professor, Vice-President in charge of the interdisciplinary strategy
María Teresa (MT) Dávila
Merrimack College
Visiting Associate Professor of Practice, Religious and Theological Studies
Merrimack College
Visiting Associate Professor of Practice, Religious and Theological Studies
Sharon Fuller
Sonoma State University
Faculty Fellow, Anti-Racist Curricular Design Geography, Environment, and Planning

Sonoma State University
Faculty Fellow, Anti-Racist Curricular Design Geography, Environment, and Planning

Laura Hsu
Merrimack College
Associate Professor, Applied Human Development & Community Studies Department
Merrimack College
Associate Professor, Applied Human Development & Community Studies Department
Ivan Iannoli
San Francisco State University / San Francisco Art Institute
Student at SFSU, Lecturer at SFAI

San Francisco State University / San Francisco Art Institute
Student at SFSU, Lecturer at SFAI

Julie Thompson Klein
Wayne State University/Transdisciplinarity Lab at ETH-Zurich
Professor of Humanities Emerita/International Research Affiliate
Wayne State University/Transdisciplinarity Lab at ETH-Zurich
Professor of Humanities Emerita/International Research Affiliate
Tianyi Kou-Herrema
German Studies, College of Arts and Letters, Michigan State University
Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Teaching Fellow
German Studies, College of Arts and Letters, Michigan State University
Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Teaching Fellow
Julia Myatt
University of Birmingham
Associate Professor and Director of Postgraduate Studies for Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences

University of Birmingham
Associate Professor and Director of Postgraduate Studies for Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences

Lee Melvin Peralta
Department of Teacher Education, College of Education, Michigan State University
Doctoral Student
Department of Teacher Education, College of Education, Michigan State University
Doctoral Student
John Pollard
University of Arizona
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Student Success, Honors College
University of Arizona
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Student Success, Honors College
S. Andrew Stowe
Anderson University
Assistant Professor of English and Director of Writing and Multimedia Center

Anderson University
Assistant Professor of English and Director of Writing and Multimedia Center

Nicole Williams
Merrimack College
Project and Program Manager, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Special Initiatives
Merrimack College
Project and Program Manager, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Special Initiatives