Nicole O'Connell, PhD Candidate, Presents in 3-Minute Thesis Finals

Nicole presenting during the three-minute thesis. The slide behind her reads: Let’s redesign career services. Students want career services to: be less stressful, be required, and address identity.
March 24, 2025

Nicole O’Connell, PhD candidate in Composition and Rhetoric, was recently a finalist in the UMass Amherst Graduate School’s Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. She presented “Supporting Students’ Futures: Let’s Redesign Career Services” based on her dissertation research.

The 3MT competition is organized by the UMass Amherst Graduate School. It challenges graduate students across disciplines to describe their research in an engaging manner, using non-technical language, all in three minutes or less.

"Supporting Students’ Futures: Let’s Redesign Career Services"

Nicole's 3-Minute Thesis Nicole's 3-Minute Thesis