Fordham-GSAS Three Minute Thesis Competition
Think you have what it takes to present your research and its significance in three minutes?
Open to all students enrolled in a GSAS master’s or doctoral program, the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a research communication competition developed in 2008 by The University of Queensland in Australia.
Winners of the 2023 3MT® Competition
1st Place:
- Alireza Zareian Jahromi, Ph.D. Candidate in Applied Developmental Psychology
Preventative Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Investigating the Role of Self-Compassion and Narcissistic Traits
Tied for 2nd Place:
- Douglass Hamilton (also the winner of the People's Choice Award), Ph.D. Candidate in History
The Knight God Forgave: Longinus and the Negotiation of Knightly Piety c. 1000- c. 1300 - Alice Grissom, M.A. Candidate in Medieval Studies
Sensing Women in Anchoritic Texts
3rd Place:
- Faaria Fasih-Ahmad, Ph.D. Candidate in Biological Sciences
A Simple Solution to a Global Disease- Altering Hemoglobin Levels
Judges
- Jillian Minahan Zucchetto, Ph.D.
FRCH, GSAS Alum - Cathy Trapani, Ph.D.
Analytics Consultant, GSAS Alum - Marc Arteaga Lainez
Graduate Student Council President, GSAS Economics Ph.D. Candidate - Laura Perez
Helen Hamlyn Senior Fellow and Director of Graduate Studies, Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs - Stephen Holler, Ph.D.
Chair and Associate Professor of Physics
Prizes
| Competition Winner Placement | Prize Amount |
|---|---|
| First Place | $1,000 |
| Second Place | $750 |
| Third Place | $500 |
| People's Choice (The audience (in-person and virtual) will vote for the winner during the final round.) |
$500 |
Please direct all 3MT®-related questions to the Assistant Dean of Student Professional Development (TBA), at [email protected].