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3 Minute Thesis Competition

3MT

The American Academy of Health Behavior is looking for participants for the 3-Minute Thesis competition to be held during the AAHB Scientific Meeting in March 2025. The 3-minute thesis competition is for graduate students and newly graduated post-doctoral professionals within 2 years of their post-doctoral degree and not yet in a tenure-track position. If you fall within this category, please consider entering the 3-Minute Thesis competition! Please also share this opportunity with people who may be eligible.

You will have 3 minutes to present a compelling overview of your research abstract using a single static PowerPoint slide. The competition is intended to cultivate your presentation and research communication skills.

The competition will take place at the 2025 AAHB Annual Meeting. To read more about the competition and apply:

Click HERE to Register for the 3-Minute Thesis Competition!

Applications are due February 14, 2025.

If you have any questions, please contact rhubach@purdue.edu.

2024 3-Minute Thesis Winners

  • Judges 1st Place Award: Raegan Bishop, National Institutes of Health
    The Strong Black Woman Schema: Racial Differences and Health Behavior
  • Judges 2nd Place Award: Sarah Alkhatib, University of North Texas Health Science Center
    Religion and Immigration in the Choice of Contraception
  • People’s Choice Award: Wah Wah Myint, Texas A&M University
    Intimate Partner Violence and Help-Seeking Behavior

2023 3-Minute Thesis Winners

  • Judge's Winner: Idara Akpan, University of North Texas Health Science Center
  • People's Choice Winner: Hannah Appleseth, Oklahoma State University

2022 3-Minute Thesis Winners

  • Judge's Winner: Cassandra Beattie, Kansas State University
  • Runner Up: Annalynn Galvin, University of North Texas Health Science Center
  • People's Choice Winner: Abbie Luzius, Community Clinic

2021 Virtual 3-Minute Thesis Winners

  • Judge's Winner: Shuhan Yuan, Indiana University
  • People's Choice Winner: Tzung-Shiang Ou, MS, RN, Indiana University

2019 3-Minute Thesis Winners

  • Three Minute Thesis Winner: Layton Reesor, The University of Houston
  • Three Minute Thesis People’s Choice (same person as above): Layton Reesor, The University of Houston
  • Three Minute Thesis Runner-Up: Tzung-Shiang Ou, Indiana University
  • Three Minute Thesis Second Runner-Up: Matthew Kearney, Drexel University

2018 3-Minute Thesis Winners

  • 1st Place Award & People's Choice Award: Vinu IIakkuvan, George Washington University
  • 2nd Place Award: Taylor Lensch, University of Nevada, Reno

2017 3-Minute Thesis Winners

  • 1st Place: Brittany Hollerbach, Kansas State University
  • People's Choice:: Xuewei Chen, Texas A&M University

Example of Presentation

Sample Slide Images Below




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