SC CTSI – Team Science Seminar: Ombuds as a Resource / Strategies for Identifying and Developing Team Norms

Research thrives in healthy team environments. Explore strategies for managing conflict and establishing team norms that support collaboration and success.

Following this event, you will be able to:

• Identify how to contact the USC Office of the Ombuds and describe the specific, confidential environment it provides for researchers
• Contrast the informal role of the Ombuds with formal USC channels (such as HR, ORS, or EEO-TIX) to determine the best starting point for a concern
• Explain how the pillars of confidentiality and neutrality protect researchers (especially junior faculty or students) when discussing sensitive lab dynamics or authorship disputes