The annual Three-Minute Thesis Competition in the Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences allows graduate students to showcase their research on a variety of topics, from human movement to juvenile justice.
Presenting to an audience and a judging panel in three minutes or less, winners can earn gift cards and the chance to compete at the university level.
To watch the presentations, click here.
Check out this year’s winners below:
1st Place Winner:
Cassia Parikh
Communication Sciences & Disorders
“Language Disorders in Juvenile Justice Education Settings: Filling Holes Behind the
Label of ‘Troublemaker’”
Mentor: Emily Lund
2nd Place Winner:
Nicole Hoopes
Ph.D. in Health Sciences, Communication Sciences & Disorders
“When Trauma-Informed Care Turns Cold: How Behavior Support Changes for Teens”
Mentor: Emily Lund
People’s Choice:
Gouresh Powar
Ph.D. in Health Sciences, Kinesiology
“Power of the Sports Lab, in the Palm of your Hands”
Mentor: Peter Weyand
Additional 2026 Harris College Three-Minute Thesis Contestants included:
Daniel Ibarra
Ph.D. in Health Sciences, Communication Sciences & Disorders
“Mind the Gap: Understanding How a Speech-Language Pathologist’s Grammar Knowledge
Affects Assessment”
Mentor: Emily Lund
Dominic Crisostomo
Kinesiology
“Maximal Human Acceleration: Have We Reached Peak Performance?”
Mentor: Peter Weyand