2025 Three Minute Thesis

UNI has been granted permission to hold an event modeled after the 3MT® event developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. The UNI competition celebrates the exciting research conducted by graduate students at the University of Northern Iowa. 3MT® cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills. The competition supports their capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition at the University of Northern Iowa began in 2021.

View the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) at UNI Programs collection.

See the 2025 event program (pdf).

Schedule

2025
Friday, November 7th
11:00 AM

Empowering Students With Intellectual Disabilities Through Inclusive Sex Education

Peyton Curtis, University of Northern Iowa

Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Exploring the role of neuroplasticity in therapeutic interventions

Connor McGinnis, University of Northern Iowa

Poster Presentation

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Extractive Frontiers and Indigenous Resistance: A Quantitative Analysis of Environmental Conflicts in the Arctic

Isaac Eshun, University of Northern Iowa

Open Access Poster Presentation

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Gendered Perceptions and Environmental Experiences of Green Spaces for Climate Resilience in American College Towns: A Photo-Elicitation Study at the University of Northern Iowa

Ruth Abagna, University of Northern Iowa

Open Access Poster Presentation

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Intersectional Experiences and Sense of Belonging of International Students at a PWI in the Midwest

Dona Dinithi Ferdinando, University of Northern Iowa

Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Resilience and Burnout in Counseling Leadership

Emily A. Forsyth, University of Northern Iowa

Open Access Poster Presentation

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Shame on you, Cultural Appropriation! Rethinking Dvořák’s ‘Gypsy Songs, Op. 55

Ana Molano, University of Northern Iowa

Open Access Poster Presentation

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

SLAPPing Back: Analyzing Greenpeace's $660 Million Crisis Narrative

Trevor Sams Hart, University of Northern Iowa

Open Access Poster Presentation

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Voices from Abroad: New American Expat Writers’ Views of Others and Themselves

Wesley Fraiman, University of Northern Iowa

Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM