title: Afterword: Lessons Learned About Multicenter Research Collaboration.
abstract: In this brief afterword, we discuss the challenges and lessons learned in the process of implementing a multisite, longitudinal study. Some of the lessons learned by the research team are shared regarding research design and analysis, strategies implemented to reduce threats to validity, and techniques used to promote teamwork and collaboration across sites.
authors.affiliation: 1Center for Childhood Deafness, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska, USA; 2Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA; 3University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA; 4University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; and 5Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
authors.forename: Mary Pat
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Moeller
authors.forename: J Bruce
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Tomblin
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D018579:Patient Selection; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design