Faculty 3-Minute Research Competition
March 26th, 2026, UC Grand Room
5th Annual 3MR Competition 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Faculty Scholarship Celebration 12:00 pm – 1:30pm
Moderator: Dr. Jeffrey Lawson, Dean, The Graduate School and Research
The Graduate Research Symposium will hold a lively Faculty 3MR Competition in conjunction with the Faculty Scholarship Celebration! With only three minutes and a single static slide, faculty members will showcase their scholarship, research, and creative endeavors for a chance to win awards!
This event will be held on Thursday, March 26th from 11am to 12pm in the Grand Room (UC). This unique presenting style was started at the University of Queensland in Australia in 2008 (3MT) and has now spread to more than 350 universities across the world. Following the 3MR Competition, the Faculty Scholarship Celebration will be hosted by the Graduate School & Research and will include lunch (RSVP required).
Faculty 3MR Competition Participants
Dr. Basel Alsayyed
Engineering and Technology
AI-Smarter, Safer, & Healthier World?
Dr. Derek Becker
Human Services
Longitudinal Links Between Sports, Executive Function, and Academic Growth
Dr. Andy Hansen
Criminology and Criminal Justice
After the Storm: Lessons from Law Enforcement for All of Us
Dr. Soheyl Anbouhi
Mathematics and Computer Science
From Shape to Structure-Geometry, Data, and AI.
Dr. Emily Wager
Political Science and Public Affairs
The Political Consequences of Medical Debt in the United States
Dr. Chad Hallyburton
Health Sciences
The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good: A Pilot Project Building Early Undergraduate Research Engagement
Dr. Shelby Hicks
School of Art and Design
Bridging Disciplines: A Student-Led Transdisciplinary Collaboration Across Design, Social Sciences, Business, Health
Dr. Amelia Wheeler
School of Teaching and Learning
Educators, Care, and the Need for Reciprocity
Dr. Meghan Gangel
Psychology
Injecting Bias: The Link Between GLP-1 Agonists and Weight Stigma
Dr. Caitlin Torrence
Health Sciences
Pathways to Support: Building a Dementia Capable Workforce
Dr. Melissa Mecadon-Mann
Human Services
Experiences of Counselors Working With Selective Mutism
Faculty 3MR Competition Judges
Dr. Lori Oxford
Associate Dean
Brinson Honors College
Dr. Lee Nickles
Associate Dean
College of Education and Allied Professions
Mr. Collin Wasmund
Interim Associate Dean
David Orr Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts
Dr. Turner Goins
Professor
College of Health and Human Sciences
Dr. John Hildreth
Associate Dean
Office of Research Administration
Dr. Paul Yanik
Associate Dean
College of Engineering and Technology