Tammy Turner
  • Educational Psychology
  • New Tripoli, PA

Tammy Turner Selected as Finalist In the Three Minute Thesis Competition at Georgia State University

2017 Apr 5

Tammy Turner, of Austell, was selected as a finalist in the doctoral division of Georgia State University's Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT), held March 27, 2017.

Turner is an Educational Psychology graduate student advised by Professor Daphne Greenberg in the College of Education and Human Development.

Turner presented a dissertation on the college alcohol culture in Twitter. The research aims to contribute to the paucity of research related to the college alcohol culture within Twitter while also providing institutions of higher education (IHE) a practical guide to monitor their campus alcohol culture..

3MT is a research communication competition that was developed by the University of Queensland in Australia in 2008. Since its inception at the University of Queensland, the competition has grown to be held in 19 countries and 35 research universities in the United States. The purpose of this competition is to develop academic, presentation, and research communication skills.

3MT helps students enhance their ability to explain research effectively and appropriately to an intelligent, but non-specialist audience. Students had three minutes to present compelling orations on their thesis or dissertation topics and their significance.

3MT is not an exercise in "watering down" research but forces students to consolidate their ideas and concisely explain their research discoveries.