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Three Minute Thesis - 2017 Finalists

Here are the winners of Illinois State University's inaugural Three Minute Thesis competition held on February 23, 2017, at the Normal Theater.

  • Emilio Lobato (First Place winner)

    Psychology: Examining Different Reasons Why People Accept or Reject Scientific Claims

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  • Erin Barr (Second Place winner)

    History: "Fortune Will Favour the Brave": Irish Women Come to America 1845 - 1870

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  • Gretchen Paulson (People's Choice Award winner)

    Kinesiology and Recreation: Swimmers, Posture, and Shoulder Pain

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  • Kristi Probst

    Special Education: Measuring the Longitudinal Communication Growth of Learners Who are Deafblind

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  • Ethan Hollinger

    Theatre: Without Blue: Maori Storytelling and Color

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  • Michele Shropshire

    Nursing: Comparing the effectiveness of complementary interventions on Persistent Pain and Comfort in Elder Residents

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  • Matt Drummer

    Chemistry: Alkyne Combustion: Experimental and Computational Studies of HCO Formation

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  • Kate Browne

    English: Body Composition: Reading, Writing, and Resisting Weight Loss Autobiography as Biopolitical Pedagogy

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  • Anna Hill

    Theatre: Theatre: Costume Design: Balancing History and Our Story

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  • Maddie Biehl

    Kinesiology and Recreation: Cupping Goes GOLD

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