2017 Three Minute Thesis Competition

  

 

MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL MAKES HISTORY WITH THREE MINUTE THESIS COMPETITION

Mr. Peter Borg, a doctoral student in the Department of History emerged as the winner of the Three Minute Thesis competition! 

 

The Graduate School and ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ made history on Friday, February 24, 2017, by hosting its first Three Minute Thesis competition. The Three Minute Thesis is a global research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland in Australia. It is an academic competition for doctoral and master’s degree students that require each participant to explain his or her research effectively in three minutes, using one slide, with no animation. 

3MT Participants Group Picture

2017 Three Minute Thesis Judges

The competition started with 21 participants who competed in a qualifying round judged by ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ faculty.

 

Marilyn Frenn ImageDr. Marylyn Frenn

Professor,  PhD Nursing 

 

 

 

 

 

 Gary Krenz ImageDr. Gary Krenz

Professor, MSCS

Photo of Timothy Melchert - Professor of College of Education at MarquetteDr. Timothy Melchert

Professor, College of Education

 

 

 

 

 Photo of Lezlie Knox Dr. Lezlie Knox

Associate Professor, History

 


Presenters, Winners and Awards

Ten finalists were chosen to compete for the coveted prize of $1,000. Additionally, $500 was awarded to the Runner Up and the audience voted for the People’s Choice winner who was also awarded $500.

3MT Judges PictureThe final competition was judged by Dr. Daniel     Myers, Provost, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ; Ms. Kelly McShane, Trustee, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Board of Trustees; Ms. Griselda Aldrete, President and CEO of Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee; and Ms. Karen Herzog, Higher Education Reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

 

 

 

Borg PictureMr. Peter Borg, a doctoral student in the Department of History emerged as the winner with only two seconds to spare with his presentation "The Colored Problem“--Milwaukee's White Urban Churches Respond to the Second Great Migration.  Mr. Borg will represent ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ as he moves forward to compete in a regional competition in April at the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools in Indianapolis, Indiana.

 

 

 

 

 

Cleland PictureThe Runner Up was awarded to Mr. Brice Cleland, a doctoral student in Clinical and Translational Rehabilitation Health Science with his presentation Compensation and Brain Activation Post-Stroke.

 

 

 

 

 

Fealey PictureThe People’s Choice was awarded to Ms. Meghan Fealey, a doctoral student in Biological Sciences with her presentation Organizing Your Genes.

 

 

 

 

Watch the Ten Finalists Presentations

Sundberg   Christopher Sundberg

   Clinical and Translational Rehabilitation Science
   Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Sandra Hunter

 

 

 

 

Aleiou Picture   Ali Aleiou

   Biomedical Engineering
   Thesis Advisor: Dr. John LaDisa

 

 

 

 

Alexander Picture   Jennifer Alexander
    Clinical Psychology
    Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Douglas Woods

 

 

 

 

Liu Picture  Yi Liu

   Biological Sciences
   Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Pinfen Yang

 

 

 

 

Newman Picture  Amy Newman

  Department of Nursing
  Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Marianne Weiss

 

 

 

 

Borg Picture  Peter Borg

   Department of History
   Dissertation Advisor: Dr. James Marten

 

 

 

Cleland Picture  Brice Cleland

   Clinical and Translational Rehabilitation Science
   Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Sheila Schindler-Ivens

 

 

 

 

Whitaker Picture  Robert Whitaker

   Department of Philosophy
   Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Michael Wreen

 

 

 

 

Fealey Picture  Meghan Fealey

  Biological Sciences
  Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Lisa Petrella

 

 

 

 

Deering Picture  Rita Deering

   Clinical and Translational Rehabilitation Science
   Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Sandra Hunter

 

 

 

For more information about the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®), contact the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Graduate School at mugs@marquette.edu.