Research Conference
2025 Research Conference
Registration is open for the Mary Frances Early College of Education 2025 Research Conference.
The 2025 Research Conference is back live in Aderhold Hall on Tuesday, April 29. Conference events are scheduled from 7:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Researchers from across the College will find a variety of ways to learn, engage and interact with colleagues, and meet potential collaborators during sessions that have been developed to highlight the range of studies and interests across the College. This year’s activities include student and faculty poster sessions, research presentations by faculty from across departments and centers, the three-minute graduate student thesis competition and a faculty panel activity. Faculty are also invited to volunteer to be poster judges; please note your availability on the registration form.
Read the Conference Agenda (PDF)
For questions about registration, contact Grace Thornton Burger .
Upcoming Dates
2025 Conference Registration
Register NowStudent Poster Competition
Graduate students: Prizes will be awarded to the top poster in each category. Submissions are welcome from all disciplines across the College. The Office of Research and Graduate Education reserves the right to accept submissions based on specific criteria and professional standards.
Faculty and student posters will be accepted in six categories.
- Administration, policy, and systems
- Health and wellness
- Language, literacy, and digital literacies
- Learning and teaching
- Methodology, measurement, assessment, and evaluation
- Social, diversity, and cultural studies
Downloadable Resources
Selling our Scholarship (3MT-SOS) Doctoral Student Competition
We are once again offering a competition for our doctoral students, adapted from the UGA Graduate School’s event. The Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) is a research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland.
The exercise develops academic, presentation, and research communication skills and supports the development of students’ capacities to explain their research effectively in language appropriate to an intelligent but non-specialist audience.
Videos: Three Minute Dissertation Competition
April 2024
February 2024
| Presenter | Presentation Video |
|---|---|
| Kelsey Benson | Supporting Teachers as New Moms |
| Elizabeth Dubberly | Integrating Art into STEM in DLI Program |
| Mariam El Amin | Maternal Linguistic Inputs in Arabic Speaking Families |
| Kristin Mendez | Empowering the Down Syndrome Community |
| Shawntell Pace | Bringing Charmoru Mental Health into the Light |
| Lehong Shi | Teachers Partnering with AI |
| Anne Nyarotso Waswa | Unlocking Creativity |
Artificial Intelligence: Practical Uses for Education
Please join us for a demonstration and conversation as we welcome Dr. Ward Risvold, Co-Director of the Center of Technology and Empowerment, and Director of the AI Lab at Georgia College and State University. Learn about and discuss ways to use AI in K-12 classrooms, in-class assignments, lesson plan development, and other practical use-cases.Dawg Tank Graduate Student Research Competition
The MFECOE Office of Research and Graduate Education will sponsor a research competition for graduate students at the annual Graduate Student Conference. Modeled after the popular television show Shark Tank, this research design competition offers graduate students across the College of Education funding for research ideas around inclusion and belonging.
Graduate students are invited to submit a 500-word abstract outlining their research proposal. The proposed research should focus on fostering equality and belonging, building an empowered community and/or focusing on inclusive demographics. The competition has up to $500 for awards and will reward the top proposal/presentation with varying amounts depending on the presented needs and scientific rigor.