This is an edited volume of state of the art chapters on interdisciplinary communication that range from theoretical and applied perspectives in research to teaching and administration. The Editors have engaged with a global line-up of contributors which truly is committed to making interdisciplinary studies and research work by focussing on strong communication across disciplines.

Chapter 1. Introduction - Stephen Crowley, Sanford D. Eigenbrode, Michael O¿Rourke, & J. D. WulfhorstChapter 2. Communication and Collaboration in Interdisciplinary Research - Julie Thompson KleinPart I. TheoryChapter 3. Communicating Complex Concepts - Rick SzostakChapter 4. Training the Next Generation of Transdisciplinarians - Daniel StokolsChapter 5. Beyond Common Ground: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Interdisciplinary Communication and Collaboration - David A. StoneChapter 6. Interdisciplinarity, Communication, and the Limits of Knowledge - Robert FrodemanPart II. Case StudiesChapter 7. Rising to the Synthesis Challenge in Big-program Interdisciplinary Science: The QUEST Experience - Sarah E. Cornell & Jenneth ParkerChapter 8. Enhancing Interdisciplinary Communication: Collaborative Engaged Research on Food Systems for Health and Well-being - Ardyth H. Gillespie & Guan-Jen SungChapter 9. Discourse Communities, Disconnects, and Digital Media: The Case of Relocalizing Economies for Sustainable Agriculture and Energy Systems - Casey Hoy, Ross MacDonald, Benson Lee, & Steve BossermanChapter 10. Conceptual Barriers to Interdisciplinary Communication: When Does Ambiguity Matter? - Paul E. Griffiths & Karola StotzPart III. ToolsChapter 11. Seeing through the Eyes of Collaborators: Using Toolbox Workshops to Enhance Cross-Disciplinary Communication - Chris Looney, Shannon Donovan, Michael O¿Rourke, Stephen Crowley, Sanford D. Eigenbrode, Liela Rotschy, Nilsa A. Bosque-Perez, & J. D. WulfhorstChapter 12. Integration of Frameworks, Theories, and Models across Disciplines for Effective Cross-Disciplinary Communication - Wayde C. MorseChapter 13. Modeling as a Tool for Cross-Disciplinary Communication in Solving Environmental Problems - Laura Schmitt Olabisi, Stuart Blythe, Arika Ligmann-Zielinska, & Sandra Marquart-PyattPart IV. ContextsChapter 14. Interdisciplinarity as a Design Problem: Toward Mutual Intelligibility among Academic Disciplines in the American Research University - Michael M. Crow & William B. DabarsChapter 15. Defining 21st Century Land-Grant Universities through Cross-Disciplinary Research - M. Duane NellisChapter 16. Institutionalizing Interdisciplinary Graduate Education - Maura Borrego, Daniel Boden, David Pietrocola, Carol F. Stoel, Richard D. Boone, & Melur K. RamasubramanianChapter 17. Supporting Interdisciplinary Collaboration: The Role of the Institution - L. Michelle Bennett & Howard GadlinPart V. ConclusionChapter 18. From Toolbox to Big Science Project: A Bold Proposal - Gabriele Bammer