Case Study Of Collaboration Research Articles

Legislative success and collaboration in the Texas State House

ABSTRACT Women and racial and ethnic minority legislators achieve varying levels of legislative success due to the discrimination they face in elections and the legislature. To overcome these disadvantages, some scholars suggest that legislators employ cooperative strategies to achieve higher success. In a diverse legislature, we ask whether legislators cooperate with each other via bill cosponsorship as a strategy to increase their legislative success. We examine success rates and cosponsorship strategies within the diverse Texas House of Representatives to answer these questions. We find that while white women and women of color have success rates similar to white men, racial and ethnic minority men have lower success rates compared to other legislators. White women, women of color, and men of color all exhibit diverse cosponsorship patterns; yet these tactics do not lead to higher legislative success rates for women and minorities. These conclusions in the Texas House offer a hypothesis-building case study of legislative success and multi-group collaboration in a diverse state legislature.

For Optimal Inclusivity in the Research Process, Researchers Should Reflect Early and Often on How to Create Welcoming Research Environments

A Review of: Muir, R., & Coe, M. (2023). ‘Out of sight, but not out of mind’: A collaborative reflective case study on including participants with invisible disabilities in LIS research. Journal of Australian Library and Information Association, 72(1), 26–45. https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2023.2168115 Objective – To reflect on what it means to include people with invisible disabilities as research participants in research projects. Design – Collaborative, reflective case study using interviews. Setting – Doctoral-granting institution in Australia. Subjects – 2 LIS professionals who were also pursuing doctorates (practitioner-researchers) interviewed each other, each participant fulfilling the role of both interviewer and interviewee. Methods – The researchers did a reflective case study, each reflecting on their own past experiences of including people with invisible disabilities (PwID) as research participants in projects for their doctoral theses. They then interviewed each other and engaged in collaborative discussions. Each interviewer audio recorded and transcribed their own interview, which they also coded individually. The researchers then reviewed the individual coding together and subsequently created a single collaborative codebook that described the emerging themes. The researchers used NVivo software in the development of both the initial codes and final codebook. Main Results – The authors discuss four broad themes that emerged from their coding: “ethical approval for research,” “creating welcoming research environments,” “disclosure of invisible disabilities,” and “use of data.” Key topics in the discussion include questioning assumptions about research subject vulnerability, the value of being sensitive to individual participant voices, the difference between formal disclosure of invisible disabilities (ID) and disclosure that emerges organically throughout the course of an interview, and how research designs that do not consider PwID can create limitations on the use of data from PwID. Conclusion – The article authors noted that researchers should expect that those who participate in their research studies may be PwID, whether or not it is disclosed or explicitly relevant to the project. Thus, they suggest that when researchers shape the research design of their projects, they should thoughtfully engage in questioning their own values regarding inclusivity and not rely exclusively on ethics boards to support ethical and welcoming research environments. Thoughtful engagement might include researching what is involved in creating a safe space by considering such elements as lighting, seating arrangements, colors, and accessibility to restrooms and parking areas. In addition, the authors suggest that researchers should ensure flexibility and responsiveness within the research design and approach the project with full awareness of the impact ID may have on the research processes and the data. They indicate that researchers should remain open to acknowledging their own knowledge gaps, as well as educating others when opportunities arise. Additionally, they suggest that creating welcoming environments for research participants with ID is best done from the very beginning of a project, when it can be integral to the study design and should remain present throughout the course of the research process.

Design and pilot of an inclusive environmental education course for a community living under the unprecedented environmental emergencies in Pakistan- a case study

ABSTRACT This study presents the design and pilot of the environmental education course with one of the communities, living under environmental emergencies in Pakistan. The study employs the case study as a research approach. Community-based participatory research is used as a method. Forty participants are selected from one of the communities in Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. First, I gathered pre-intervention data through an online survey followed by focus group discussions. Next, together with participants, I designed and piloted a contextual environmental education course. Finally, I collected post-intervention data through an online survey and conducted focus group discussions. Data is analyzed using line graphs and narrative analysis. The course enhanced participants’ environmental literacy and equipped them with relevant strategies and contextual skills pertinent to supporting their communities during environmental catastrophes. Peace-building approaches, such as collaborative problem-solving case studies and development of conflict management skills, specifically enabled participants to understand the complexities of challenges and propose innovative solutions. Participants suggested the inclusion of models and standards of environmental education, and research components in the future course. They further recommended translating the course into a regional language, preparing local trainers, and introducing the same course via face-to-face mode to the illiterate population within their communities.

Exploring the interplay of discourses, jurisdictions and restratification in medicine and the implications for intraprofessional collaboration

This study builds on calls to explore the tensions and dynamics of intraprofessional collaboration and boundary work. It reaches beyond the literature describing the micro-level strategies deployed by physician subgroups to establish legitimacy and defend jurisdictions in the face of health care re-organization. Specifically, it offers a view of how macrosocial imperatives shape intraprofessional boundaries, relations, and the possibilities for collaboration. Drawing on empirical data from a case study of intraprofessional collaboration in caring for patients with diabetes - a clinical context in which patients commonly receive care from family physicians (FPs) and specialist physicians (SPs) – Foucault's concept of governmentality and the sociology of the professions are employed to make visible the sociohistorical construction of intraprofessional collaboration within discourses of evidence-based medicine, and its implications for the [re-]negotiation of professional jurisdictions and restratification of the medical profession. This analysis contributes to the intraprofessional literature through two analytical moves. First, it outlines the discursive mechanisms through which the meso-level deployment of the referral-consultation process provides an arena for SPs to maintain and reinforce their position of influence at both the micro-level of daily clinical work and across broader health care delivery. Second, it provides an understanding of how the transmission of governmental rationality in diabetes occurs through the social relations between SPs and FPs, making the restratification of medicine possible without tension or conflict.

Partnership-building considerations for implementation science in learning health systems: a case study of the Implementation Science Collaborative in Alberta, Canada.

Implementation of health innovations is inherently collaborative, requiring trans-sectoral partnerships between implementation researchers, innovation teams, and implementation practitioners. Implementation science has been shown to improve implementation successes; however, challenges that hinder partnerships to advance implementation science continue to persist. Using a whole-system approach to assess and respond to implementation science partnership barriers may shed light on effective responses. We conducted a case study of Alberta's learning health system, using semi-structured group and individual interviews to create a nuanced understanding of the considerations required for implementation research collaborations. We interviewed 53 participants representing 21 offices in the health system, academia, professional associations, and government who regularly plan, evaluate, and/or study health system implementation initiatives in Alberta. Using the Partnership Model for Research Capacity Building, we identified current facilitators and challenges for partnerships for conducting and using implementation science, at different levels of Alberta's health-research ecosystem. Alberta's healthcare system is well set up to readily embed intervention effectiveness and efficacy research. Infrastructure was also in place to strengthen implementation practice. However, weaknesses around exchanging knowledge and skills, providing feedback and mentoring, and accommodating diversity affected the ability of both individuals and teams to build implementation science capacity. Without this capacity, teams could not participate in embedded implementation research collaborations. We report the response of the Alberta Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research SUPPORT Unit to these barriers to provide practical guidance on various program options to strengthen individual- and organization-level implementation science capacity. This study applied a whole-system approach to assess factors across Alberta's health-research ecosystem, which affect partnerships to advance implementation science. Our findings illustrated that partnership considerations go beyond interpersonal factors and include system-wide considerations. With the results, health organization leaders have (1) a method for assessing organizational capability to readily embed implementation research and (2) a catalog of potential responses to create conditions to readily engage with implementation science in their day-to-day implementation processes.

‘Trying to patch a broken system’: Exploring institutional work among care professions for interprofessional collaboration

Abstract There is a growing interest in understanding when and why interprofessional collaborations are well functioning, especially within healthcare systems. However, more knowledge is needed about how professionals affect and contribute to these collaborations when they engage in them. To address this shortcoming, this study aims to contribute to professional and organizational studies of interprofessional collaboration by providing novel insights into how professionals engage in and contribute to interprofessional collaborations. It builds on a theoretical perspective of examining professionals’ everyday collaboration practices through the interplay between temporal-oriented agency and institutional work. It applies this perspective to a case study of interprofessional collaboration between personal workers (PWs), nurses, and therapists in the home care sector in Denmark. Overall, the findings show that the professionals engaged in and contributed to the interprofessional collaboration by ‘trying to patch a broken system’. All three professional groups did this primarily by ‘adopting new practices to deal with inept institutionalized practices’ to maintain collaboration. Additionally, some PWs ‘failed to enact institutionalized practices’ to disrupt the collaboration, and some nurses and therapists ‘invented and established mechanisms’ to create new arrangements for the collaboration. Based on the findings, the study demonstrates that certain dimensions of agency are associated with certain types of institutional work. Furthermore, the study suggests that the interplay between agency and institutional work varies between professional groups, influenced by their relative autonomy.

Application of industry 4.0 technologies for mitigating humanitarian supply chains risks: the case of Covid-19

ABSTRACT The study aims at integrating and combining successful digital tools such as Blockchain technology, Internet of Things (IoT), and Cloud Computing (CC) to digitalise HSC. To show the enabling of these digital tools, we first conducted a real case study in collaboration with a major leader in real estate diagnostics and building technical data. Second, to mitigate the impact of various disturbances and risks of COVID-19 on supply chain (SC) performances, we modelled two logistics networks, i.e. before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, we proposed two efficient solutions. In the first solution, we proposed a risk mitigation matrix model based on the cause-effect diagram. In the second one, we developed an advanced digital model which is completely based on Industry 4.0 technologies. Results showed that the new digital model was more efficient since it enables to enhance HSC performances by mitigating risks and enabling tracking, monitoring, facilitating coordination, real-time information sharing, and flexibility during humanitarian operations.

Assessing an Indonesian Credit Union’s Internal Control Using COSO ERM Framework: A Case Study at Credit Union Kridha Rahardja

COSO ERM framework has been widely used for assessing the quality of internal control in many forprofit companies. However, there is still limited application of COSO ERM Framework for non-profit organizations and social enterprises with dual objectives like credit unions. This research evaluates how effective and comprehensive the implementation of internal controls is within a Credit Union in Indonesia, a member-based social enterprise offering financial services to middle-low-income groups. This is a collaborative case study of the researcher and the practitioners of the credit union. Participants shared their perspectives through questionnaire feedback, interviews, and focus group discussions, to examine the control activities within the organization and identify risks that may impact the organization’s goals. The findings suggest a critical demand for forming an operational manual with detailed structures and policies. Furthermore, the sense of loyalty is the key to enhancing members’ participation in various activities within the organization.

Integrating blockchain into global finance: a case study of SWIFT's strategic collaboration with Chainlink

This study scrutinizes the strategic blueprint implemented by SWIFT in 2023, focusing on the integration of blockchain technology into the financial communication infrastructure. By conducting a systematic analysis, juxtaposed with current academic dialogues, the research reveals SWIFT's response to the emerging demands for secure, efficient, and collaborative financial transactions. The collaboration with Chainlink is highlighted as a practical move towards addressing the exigencies of enhanced cyber resilience and governance in the face of evolving technological landscapes. The study's findings illuminate the potential of SWIFT's approach to streamline the transition towards blockchain technology, minimizing the adaptation requirements for financial institutions, and suggesting a replicable model for widespread adoption. The relevance of this research extends beyond academic circles, offering insights into the adoption of blockchain technology at a critical juncture in financial history, with implications for improved transactional security and efficiency that benefit a broad spectrum of stakeholders. Regulatory bodies, financial entities, and consumers stand to gain from the advancements detailed in this study, which outlines a path for the integration of technology that promises a more cohesive, secure, and efficient global financial system. This research contributes to the literature by providing a nuanced understanding of blockchain's practical applications and sets the stage for future innovations in financial operations.

Local energy management: A base model for the optimization of virtual economic units

As non-renewable resources are limited and the overall CO2 emissions need to be reduced drastically, there is an increasing need in making the energy supply more sustainable. This leads to a needed change in the traditional energy system, in which decentralized local energy resources must be better integrated. In order to face the challenges for a future energy management, the consideration of the domestic level is gaining more attention. In this paper, we aim to get insights into the potential value of local cooperations and focus on economic and control issues as to whether and how the domestic level can participate in upcoming solutions. We introduce a possible setup for a virtual economic unit representing a hybrid cooperation of domestic energy participants, whereby the objective of this cooperation is to realize the maximum possible savings for the community with specified individual contracts between the participants and assuming that participants continue to have additional contracts with their energy service provider. We propose a deterministic linear optimization model for determining optimal energy load profiles of the participants with the external suppliers and energy exchange between participants in a virtual economic unit. To efficiently solve this model and get an exact assignment of supply and demand, we present a maximum saving flow algorithm taking into account the underlying bipartite structure of this problem. The solution achieved is specified as a peer-to-peer allocation between the participants involved and provides insights into the aspects that determine the concrete assignment. It also has the advantage of leading to a robust solution within the collaboration case studies for a basic set-up demonstrate the impact of this approach on the economic potential of aggregating local generation and demand at the same time.

Integrating Sustainability in Higher Education Curricula

The theme of Education for Sustainable Development necessitates Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to integrate the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their operations and program/course offerings. Drawing upon transformative learning theory and brand social responsibility theory, the research analyzes the teaching materials of 156 courses from seven programs within the School of Communication & Design at RMIT Vietnam, a prestigious Australian university. The findings reveal that the School currently aligns with 14 out of the 17 SDGs, encompassing a total of 60 indicators. On average, each program within the School addresses more than 10 goals and 24 indicators via collaborative partnership projects, case studies, and assessments. However, the study highlights that the incorporation of SDGs has yet to be deeply and comprehensively embedded within the curriculum. The research contributes to the theoretical framework of sustainability by offering recommendations on how to evaluate the integration of SDGs in teaching materials.

Cultivating a critical translanguaging space in dual language bilingual education

ABSTRACT An area of ongoing debate among bilingual scholars and practitioners is the extent to which instructional languages should be separated in dual language bilingual education (DLBE). This article contributes to and extends this effort by proposing critical translanguaging space as a conceptual lens to guide the design of translanguaging pedagogies in DLBE programs. This concept is grounded in spatial understandings of languaging and learning and comprised of three interrelated dimensions: (1) dynamic languaging, (2) heteroglossic ideologies, and (3) critical consciousness. After outlining these central tenets, I concretize this approach through a case study of a researcher-practitioner collaboration aimed at fostering a dynamic languaging space in a DLBE classroom that had previously enforced strict language separation. Findings reveal the ways in which this project reflected the aims of a critical translanguaging space, including by affirming students’ dynamic bilingual repertoires and identities, reframing linguistic expertise, fostering practice-based understandings of bilingualism, and creating opportunities for interrogating issues of equity. At the same time, the project fell short of cultivating students’ critical consciousness, as critical inquiry was largely relegated to students’ small group conversations. I conclude with a discussion of findings and implications for future efforts at fostering critical and flexible bilingual learning spaces.

Boosting Holistic Cybersecurity Awareness with Outsourced Wide-Scope CyberSOC: A Generalization from a Spanish Public Organization Study

Public sector organizations are facing an escalating challenge with the increasing volume and complexity of cyberattacks, which disrupt essential public services and jeopardize citizen data and privacy. Effective cybersecurity management has become an urgent necessity. To combat these threats comprehensively, the active involvement of all functional areas is crucial, necessitating a heightened holistic cybersecurity awareness among tactical and operational teams responsible for implementing security measures. Public entities face various challenges in maintaining this awareness, including difficulties in building a skilled cybersecurity workforce, coordinating mixed internal and external teams, and adapting to the outsourcing trend, which includes cybersecurity operations centers (CyberSOCs). Our research began with an extensive literature analysis to expand our insights derived from previous works, followed by a Spanish case study in collaboration with a digitization-focused public organization. The study revealed common features shared by public organizations globally. Collaborating with this public entity, we developed strategies tailored to its characteristics and transferrable to other public organizations. As a result, we propose the “Wide-Scope CyberSOC” as an innovative outsourced solution to enhance holistic awareness among the cross-functional cybersecurity team and facilitate comprehensive cybersecurity adoption within public organizations. We have also documented essential requirements for public entities when contracting Wide-Scope CyberSOC services to ensure alignment with their specific needs, accompanied by a management framework for seamless operation.

Success Indicators of International Corporate Research Cooperation: Case Study of Collaboration between BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation 2011

death to 7 million people every year. In 2010, human activities added at least 35 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere. Methodology/Technique – One opportunity to minimize this impact is environmentally friendly automotive technology. One example of such a solution is Toyota Motor Corporation's (TMC) research collaboration with BMW Group (since 2011), focusing on improving the performance and capacity of lithium-ion battery cells. Using an explanatory qualitative method and data from a deductive literature review, the author formulates indicators of the company's research success and collaboration impact. Finding – To support the success of the research, the authors use the Theory of International Economic Cooperation. This study argues that research cooperation in the automotive field based on green technology conducted by BMW Group and TMC can significantly impact the global economic sector. Novelty – The benchmark for the success of corporate research cooperation between other countries in the future by determining a research agenda plan equipped with a market segment plan and adjusted to differences in regulations and culture. Type of Paper: Review JEL Classification: E30, E50. Keywords: Research Cooperation, BMW Group, TMC, Success Indicators, Collaboration Impact Reference to this paper should be referred to as follows: Roy, E.R.R; Wibawa, E.D; Sentosa, G.A; Riza, I.W. (2023). Success Indicators of International Corporate Research Cooperation: Case Study of Collaboration between BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation 2011, GATR-Global J. Bus. Soc. Sci. Review, 11(3), 47–55. https://doi.org/10.35609/gjbssr.2023.11.3(1)

Like the sea: Living communityship as a form of participatory leadership within the creativity for learning in HE (#creativeHE) community

ABSTRACT The global pandemic has led to an explosion of open learning opportunities for academics to connect, share and develop ideas together. This paper presents a collaborative autoethnographic case study on the educational leadership approaches enacted and experienced in the voluntary Creativity for Learning in Higher Education (#creativeHE) community. The authors reflect, critically analyse and review the leadership of this open peer support community as it is experienced by them using visual metaphors and paired conversations. Insights gained through this inquiry seem to suggest that the leadership within this community is characterised by and experienced as communityship, a highly participatory and democratic way of leading that brings harmony, offers refuge and stretches the leadership team. Their humane and affective bonds as a collective provide a safe and calm working space in which everybody can flourish.

Human-robot interaction for extraction of robotic disassembly information

ABSTRACT Disassembly of end-of-use products is critical to the economic feasibility of circular feedstock, reusing, recycling and remanufacturing loops. High-volume disassembly operations are constrained by disassembly complexity and product variability. The capability to buffer against timing, quantity and quality uncertainties of end-of-use products impacts the efficiency and profitability of demanufacturing systems. To achieve a competitive operation in the manufacturing life-cycle, disassembly systems need automated lines, however, the unpredictability of core supply challenges automation adaptability. Disassembly robot trajectories that are programmed manually or controlled by vision systems can be time intensive and subject to variability in lighting conditions and image recognition models. Alternatively, this paper presents a novel human-robot disassembly framework to systematically extract and generate robot trajectories derived from human-collaborative robot (cobot) disassembly. The collaborative training station proposed classifies trajectory segments and then adjusts trajectories to station-specific robots in a high-volume disassembly line. Virtual and physical collaborative disassembly case studies are presented and discussed. Results demonstrate the effectiveness of the disassembly data extraction method but indicate a disparity between the expected and ideal disassembly trajectories due to variability from human handling, which is further discussed in this paper.

Gender Equality Training for Students in Higher Education: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

The principles of gender equality are integral to the goals, targets, and indicators of all sustainable development goals. Higher education institutes can be powerful agents for promoting gender equality, diversity, and inclusion not only in the higher education context but also in society as a whole. To address and overcome gender inequality in the higher education environment, experts posit that change needs to occur from day 1 of the student's academic experience. To this end, training is required. A preliminary review of the literature indicates that multiple gender equality-based training programs or initiatives for students have been designed and evaluated in second and third-level education settings. Examples of educational activities undertaken include delivery of didactic teaching, participation in a face-to-face collaboration project, site visits, case studies, and coaching. Yet, our initial search indicated that, to date, a comprehensive review collating the available evidence on gender equality training for third-level students has not yet been carried out. Our review seeks to identify and explore the existing literature on gender equality training interventions for third-level students, with a particular emphasis on training content, methodology, and outcome evaluation. This scoping review will be structured using the Arskey and O'Malley's 5-stage framework and will consider empirical research and other relevant published works that address gender equality training. Systematic searches will be carried out in 6 research databases and the gray literature using key search terms. Inclusion and exclusion criteria have been defined, and a data charting tool created to methodically extract information from selected literature. The free web software Rayyan will be used for primary screening where each reference will be screened in duplicate first by title, then abstract, and finally by full text. This review forms part of the LIBRA (Balance) study and has received peer-reviewed grant funding from the Irish Higher Education Authority. LIBRA aims to use simulation-based education to develop a gender equality leadership training program for student leaders in higher education. The findings will be summarized in tabular form, and a narrative synthesis produced to inform curriculum development. This review seeks to inform curriculum design by reporting on the gender equality-enabling skills and leadership skills necessary to foster gender equality. This paper should inform recommendations for training and catalyze future research in this rapidly evolving area. DERR1-10.2196/44584.

Success Indicators of International Corporate Research Cooperation: Case Study of Collaboration between BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation 2011

Air pollution is an environmental threat that significantly impacts human health as it can cause premature death to 7 million people every year. In 2010, human activities added at least 35 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere. One opportunity to minimize this impact is environmentally friendly automotive technology. One example of such a solution is Toyota Motor Corporation's (TMC) research collaboration with BMW Group (since 2011), focusing on improving the performance and capacity of lithium-ion battery cells. Research collaboration between companies and countries is interesting because collaboration significantly impacts in several fields (economics, environment, knowledge, and automotive). The research question of this research is "What are the indicators of the success of the research cooperation between BMW Group and TMC since 2011 so that it can be said to be successful according to the theory of international economic cooperation?" Keywords: Research Cooperation, BMW Group, TMC, Success Indicators, Collaboration Impact.

S4-1 Learning from national initiatives from across the EU in HEPA policy monitoring and evaluation

Abstract The monitoring and evaluation of HEPA policy are essential steps towards developing the evidence base to understand the process and impact of policy implementation as well as guide future policy design. The policy development and implementation cycle can be strengthened through effective monitoring and evaluation tools, as well as multi-sectoral engagement. The promotion of physical activity often requires multiple sectors such as public health, sport, urban design etc., and working in diverse settings. In recent years, researchers and international organizations, such as WHO, have produced useful resources and guidance for monitoring and evaluating the impact of policy on a national level. The fast-growing interest in physical activity policy by national governments, for the purposes of increasing health and wellbeing can provide new opportunities for capturing the impact of HEPA policy and learning from other countries. The lack of available evidence on the process and effectiveness of HEPA policy remains a challenge when developing new policy. This highlights the need for sharing good practice from diverse policy contexts and HEPA settings. The symposium presentations will discuss policy monitoring and evaluation tools and case studies to investigate the different implementation aspects of national HEPA policy in four EU countries: Germany, Ireland, Slovenia and Wales. The goal of this symposium is to share lessons from the development of instruments used in (physical activity) policy monitoring and evaluation and to present real-world case studies of cross-sector collaboration. The high quality and diversity of the tools and projects presented in the four presentations, makes this symposium beneficial to both novice and experienced researchers, policy-makers and practitioners. The attendees can update their knowledge regarding different methods and instruments used in physical activity policy monitoring and evaluation and learn from engaging multiple sectors in HEPA such as urban design, sport, environment and public health. Reflections from this symposium will inform and enhance HEPA policy development and implementation in real-time and stimulate future research and practice in this field.

“I Can Do Anything if I’ve Overcome That”: A Collaborative Case Study of an Adolescent with Symptoms of Lyme Disease in Canada

This qualitative case study explored the experiences of one Canadian adolescent with symptom-persistent Lyme disease. Lyme disease is the most prevalent vector-borne illness in North America, and infection rates are rising across Canada. Peak incidence occurs in children aged 5–9 years, making it a significant childhood infectious disease. This involves collaboration with an adolescent with symptom-persistent Lyme disease in Canada to address a gap in the literature. This empirical research was guided by the central research question: “What is the experience of an adolescent with symptom-persistent Lyme disease in Canada?” The purpose of this study was to understand the unique experiences of symptom-persistent Lyme disease in Canada by emphasizing one adolescent’s unique voice. The findings of this case study demonstrate the challenges this adolescent faced in receiving appropriate diagnosis and treatment for Lyme disease, pointing to a need for increased awareness among health professionals regarding the impact and prevalence of tick-borne illnesses for young people, their caregivers, and their healthcare providers. Additional findings suggest that collaborative healthcare may be beneficial for patients with symptom-persistent Lyme disease, and health researchers should continue to engage young people to ensure accurate representation of their experiences.