Graduate Research Forum

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Graduate Research Forum

The Division of Graduate Studies hosts a one-day conference showcasing the research, scholarship, and creative expressions of UO graduate students.

Join us for poster and panel presentations Friday, May 10 in the Ford Alumni Center from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Participate in the Forum

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Hear from the graduate student presenters
 
"Talking to people at the research forum about what I’m working on was a productive way to process my own ideas and reach the next level of clarity."  —  Christopher

"It was a positive challenge to explain my whole project in brief conversation and to explain it in a way that is accessible to people not in the field."  —  Annalise

"Preparing for the poster presentation helped me organize my thoughts and clarify my overall project. The forum is the ideal place to share these ideas."  —  Kathryn

 

See 2023 Grad Forum Winners

Event Details


SCHEDULE: May 10 in the Ford Alumni Center
10:00-11:00 a.m. Panel presentation 1, and US Work Authorization workshop hosted by ISSS
11:00-12:00 p.m. Panel presentations 2, 3 and 4
12:00-1:00 p.m. Panel presentations 5, 6 and 7
1:00-3:00 p.m. Poster presentations
3:00-4:00 p.m. Poster networking and winners announced
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Share your Research

The Graduate Research Forum provides an excellent professional development opportunity for graduate students to showcase their research with a broad audience.

Graduate students can apply to participate in a poster or panel presentation. Submit a proposal by April 17!

►  Poster
►  Panels 
►  3-Minute Thesis

 

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Poster Presentations

Present and showcase your research through a research poster. Your research poster should concisely summarize your research and provide a starting place for discussion and lively conversation. 

Posters are typically a combination of brief text with tables, graphs, and pictures. During the Grad Research Forum, presenters will stand by their posters to discuss and answer questions from the poster judges and attendees. Your research does not need to be complete to present. To participate, submit a 200-word abstract describing your research. 

Submit a Proposal

 

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Panel Presentations

Collaborate as a team with fellow graduate students as you expertly present and explain your research as a panel. Your three or four-person team will have 45 minutes to present on a one of the available topics and should include interdisciplinary collaboration between all participants, showcase an application of scholarship in a real-world context, and serve the community most impacted. Presentations must address an issue related to one of the following communities or areas:  

  • 2SLGBTQIAA+ community 
  • international community 
  • environment and/or communities most impacted by environmental issues 
  • disabled or neurodivergent community 
  • or gender or caregiving communities 

Submit a Proposal

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3 Minute Thesis

Showcase your research in a fun, succinct way! Known as 3MT, the idea came out of the University of Queensland, Australia, in 2008. Since then, the competition has been adopted by institutions in 85 countries. 

You will have 3 minutes, and one slide, to present your academic interests, work or research, even if you have not completely finalized it yet. This is great practice for concise public speaking in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.

This competition is hosted in the fall and has passed for AY23-24 but keep an eye out in November for opportunities to participate.

See 2023-24 3MT Winners

 

2023 Graduate Research Forum Winners 

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1st Place 
Filip-Bogdan Serban-Dragan, Prevention Science (Spring) 
Mallory Pennington, Psychology (Fall)

2nd Place
Austin Ricci, Human Physiology (Spring) 
Rachel Lukowicz-Bedford, Biology (Fall) 

3rd Place
Carla Consolini, Linguistics (Spring)  
Austin Ricci, Human Physiology (Fall) 

People's Choice
Angelique Allen, Biology (Spring)

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Panel Presentation Winner:
What is missing in Feminist Philosophy? Three Critical Interventions

Panelists: 
Rhiannon Lindgren 
Annie Ring 
Tali Bitton

 

outstanding posters

 

Poster Presentation Winners: 
Kendra Taylor, Music Education 
Heather Le Bleu, Biology 
Hadil Abuhmaid, Media Studies 
Xiaoqi Ma, Prevention Science 
Cal Penkauskas, Biology 
Cecelia Staggs, Linguistics 
Mallory Pennington, Psychology 

People's Choice
Sarah Jordan, Music Composition; Heather Le Bleu, Biology

 The History of the Graduate Research Forum

The Forum began April 2010 in response to requests from graduate students for more opportunities for interdisciplinary intellectual exchange and networking. This will be the twelfth annual year of the Grad Forum, which regularly showcases the work of more than 100 graduate students representing more than 50 disciplines.

 

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    2019

    The 2019 event was composed of over 100 student presentations covering a wide variety of research topics including trauma in high school students, gender roles via Instagram, and how socioeconomic adversity affects brain development in children. With the addition of the fast-moving Three Minute Thesis presentations, the event was exciting, educational, and fun.

  • 2018

    The 2018 event attracted student presentations covering a range of research topics including stress and coping in humans and related species, ethics in the digital age, and how socioeconomic adversity affects brain development in children. With the addition of the fast-moving Three Minute Thesis presentations, the event was lively, interesting, and fun.

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    2017

     See the event program here.

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    2016

    In 2016 more than 100 graduate students came together to present, network and compete for prizes. The 7th annual Grad Forum was centered around four themes that highlighted graduate student work from multiple disciplines: Crossing Borders, Crossing Cultures, Crossing Frontiers; Breaking New Ground in the Sciences; Challenges for a New Generation of Leaders; and In Our Own Backyard. The event featured 13 interdisciplinary panel sessions, two 5-minute blitz sessions, and a two-hour poster session, followed by a reception at the Barn Light. Twenty-seven graduate students received awards of $250 per person.

    Around the O recapped the Grad Forum Poster Session with an article and video showcasing the breadth of research being done by grad students on our campus. And, read student reactions to the 2016 Grad Forum on the Language Teaching Studies Blog.

     

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    2015

    The 6th annual forum saw more than 150 graduate students come together to present, network and compete for over $14,000 in prizes. Four themes connected the work from multiple disciplines: Science and the Social Good; Academy, Race and (In)Equality: Bridging Research and Practice; Human Rights, Development and Sustainability; and Imaginative Design, Art, and Performance.

    UO grad students share fruits of research, creative work

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    2014

    More than 100 UO graduate students came together to present, network and compete for over monetary prizes at the 5th annual Graduate Student Research Forum. Around the O recapped the 2015 Graduate Forum Poster Session with an article and video. Watch the video to sample the breadth of research being done by grad students on our campus.