Faculty 3-Minute Research Competition

March 24th, 2022, UC Grand Room

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm 

Moderator: Dr. Joy Bowers-Campbell, Associate Dean, The Graduate School and Research 

 

For the first time ever, the Graduate Research Symposium will hold a lively Faculty 3MR Competition! With a total of 11 faculty participants ranging across disciplines, we are excited to host this engaging event and award cash prizes to the winners. With only three minutes and a single static slide, faculty members will showcase their scholarship, research, and creative endeavors. This event will be live streamed and held on Thursday, March 24th 3:00pm to 4:00pm in the University Center.  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.

3MR 2022 Award Categories

First Place:  $1,000 Cash
Second Place: $500 Cash
People’s Choice: $500 Cash

Cash awards provided by the Graduate Student Association

 

View the Live Stream of the 1st Annual Faculty 3MR Here on March 24th at 3:00 pm

 

2022 Faculty 3MR Participants:

Dr. Brian Gastle – FIRST PLACE
English
Chaucer and His Knight: Representing PTSD in the Middle Ages

Dr. Channa De Silva – SECOND PLACE
Chemistry and Physics 
Developing Nanomaterials for Biotechnological Applications 

Dr. Tammy SimmonsPEOPLE’S CHOICE
Physical Therapy
Maintenance Physical Therapy: Consideration for a Continuous Practice Paradigm for Physical Therapists 

Dr. Jackson Deziel 
School of Health Sciences-Emergency Medical Care Program 
Building in Bias: Demographic Exposure Disparities in Paramedic Training 
 
Katy Allen & Dr. Cindy Caravelis
Social Work / Criminology and Criminal Justice
Community Care: A Collaborative Framework for Social Work and Criminal Justice 
 
Dr. Rangika Hikkaduwa Koralege 
Chemistry & Physics 
Therapeutic Nanoparticles for Treatment of Lymphoblastic Leukemia 
 
Dr. Amanda Storm 
Biology 
Computational CURE exploring proteins of unknown function 
 
Sheila Price 
School of Nursing – Post Licensure BSN Programs 
“Open Your Eyes” Implicit Bias is Real and You Can Die From It! 
 
Dr. Sara Snyder Hopkins 
Anthropology and Sociology, Cherokee Language Program 
Reimagining the Cherokee Singing Book in the new Millennium 

Dr. Catherine Carter 
English Education 
How Much Do You Hate Poetry? Plug-and-Play Lesson Plans for Secondary English Classrooms 
 
Dr. Nuwan Perera  
Chemistry and Physics 
A New Way to Tackle Legal Highs