Team-Based Research Collaborations as Venues for Novel Health Interventions

This chapter presents three case studies of community health intervention from an ongoing ethnographic research collaboration in Brazos County, Texas, and explores how novel health interventions can be facilitated by research design and methodology. Each case study was motivated by undergraduate student involvement in the broader research collaboration and represents a strength of the collaborative model. Specifically, the emphasis on intersectional, ethical, and reflexive epistemology can create an environment in which researchers are able to expand their impact and role freely, rather than be limited by traditional research parameters.