Winners of the 6th Annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT ®) Competition

March 17, 2020

The 6th annual VCU 3MT ® Competition was held virtually via Zoom on Friday, October 16, 2020.  

Winners are as follows:

First Place - $500 award: 

Gladys Shaw, Neuroscience - Ph.D.
The Enduring Consequences of Chronic Repeated Stress on Neuro-Metabolic Function

Ms. Shaw will represent VCU at the 2021 Conference of Southern Graduate Schools Annual Meeting in February 2021.

Second Place - $300 award: 

Portia Newman, Education - Ph.D.
Are You a Black Woman? Exploring the Influence of Historical and Sociocultural Assets on Black Women’s Leadership Skills and Practice

Third Place - $200 award: 

William Tharp, History – M.A.
Savage and Bloody Footsteps Through the Valley: The Wyoming Massacre in the American Imagination