Stevens’ research sets out to determine, using longitudinal comparative case study methods, how researchers and health care workers from a number of different disciplines and professional groups collaborate to support and facilitate research and service delivery on HIV and AIDS in Uganda. The study will use mixed-methods techniques to conduct longitudinal case studies of multiple program settings in which researchers and health care workers from different disciplines work together, and explore the dynamics of their working environment as well as looking at the different impacts of the individuals, disciplines and professional groups on the conduct and output of their work. Several issues surrounding the day-to-day activities of HIV/AIDS workforce teams will be explored in this study, including the social, physical environment, and organizational factors that influence the collaborative functionality of research and service delivery teams. The role and impact of interpersonal experiences of team members, and their intellectual efforts to create and integrate ideas will also be examined. Finally, the structural aspects of HIV/AIDS research, as they relate to programmatic efforts necessary for the development of longer-term collaborative research outcomes will be explored.