Collaboration Across the Pond: Engaging in Reflective Team Research Using Zoom

Abstract

This presentation will describe the online collaboration among the members of two research teams across two geographic regions in the US. The focus of the collaboration was on a mixed-method investigation examining the interracial dating experiences of African American/Black women. The team consisted of multiple graduate, post-graduate, and undergraduate students across five states whose development was facilitated by peer social learning and formal mentorship of the faculty leads. Through a telecommunications platform, Zoom, the collaborative team built rapport which enabled the utilization of capacities and resources of our members’ surrounding community (i.e. participant sampling, institutional resources, methodological expertise). Rapport, trust, and cohesiveness enhanced and widened the collaboration’s research endeavor