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Laura E. Hildreth, MS

Program Director

Program Director, CCTST Collaboration and Team Science (CaTS)

Dean's Office | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • M.S. Human Nutrition: University of Bridgeport (Nutrition)
  • B.A. Fine Arts: Southern Illinois University (Communication and Fine Arts - Studio Arts)
Contact Information
Research Interests

Professional interests include research, teaching, and consultative services that focus on the facilitation and support of collaborative teams, especially interdisciplinary teams and those that involve academic-community partnerships. Research is focused on the development and validation of Collaboration Planning and Team Science competencies. 

Peer Reviewed Publications

Knapke, Jacqueline M; Hildreth, Laura; Molano, Jennifer R; Schuckman, Stephanie M; Blackard, Jason T; Johnstone, Megan; Kopras, Elizabeth J; Lamkin, M K; Lee, Rebecca C; Kues, John R; Mendell, Angela 2024. Andragogy in Practice: Applying a Theoretical Framework to Team Science Training in Biomedical Research. British journal of biomedical science, 81 , 12651

Mendell, Angela; Fritter, Jessica; Helm, Shirley; Capili, Bernadette; Hildreth, Laura; Johnson, Kathryn; Varnadoe, Christa; Kopras, Elizabeth; Sprecher, Jen; Summerside, Nicole; Carter, Karen; Ronning, Andrea; Exe, Nicole; Kolb, H Robert; Jones, Carolynn T 2024. Team science competencies for clinical research professionals: A multileveled Delphi approach. Journal of clinical and translational science, 8 1, e112

John R Kues, Jason T Blackard, Jackie M Knapke, Laura Hildreth, Megan Johnstone, Elizabeth J Kopras, Megan K Lamkin, Rebecca C Lee, Angela Mendell, Jennifer R Molano 2023. Creating a team science infrastructure to promote research collaboration Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, ,

Kues, J.R.; Knapke, J.M.; Elshaer, S.; Mendell, A.M.; Hildreth, L.; Schuckman, S.M.; Wijesooriya, J.; Butsch Kovacic, M. 2022. COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: A Critical Time Period Analysis. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 19 8098,

Kues, John R; Knapke, Jacqueline M; Elshaer, Shereen; Mendell, Angela M; Hildreth, Laura; Schuckman, Stephanie M; Wijesooriya, Julie; Butsch Kovacic, Melinda 2022. COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: A Critical Time Period Analysis. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19 13,