Master's in Four Competition

Master's in Four is a research communication competition that aims to help master's students develop academic, presentation, and research communication skills. Moreover, it supports the development of students' capacities to effectively explain their research in language appropriate to an intelligent but non-specialist audience.

Currently enrolled Master's students who have earned 18 hours of graduate coursework toward the degree may compete in the Master's in Four Competition during which they have four minutes, and four slides, for them to explain their research to a diverse audience.


Congratulate the 2024 Master's in Four Competition Finalists!

Kevin Engelbert

Earth, Ocean, & Atmospheric Sciences
The Duality of Carbon

Korrin Sheahan

Communication Science & Disorders
Person Centered Planning During ​Transition for a Young Adult Using AAC

Celia Tseyen Lee

Human Development & Family Science
How Does Helicopter Parenting Impact College Students’ Social Media Addiction?

Aravind Kumar Bingi

Health, Nutrition, & Food Sciences
Is Golden (Sargassum) Tide a Real Golden Opportunity?

Joshua Burns

Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Caring More for Our First-Year, First-Generation, and Low-Income Students: Perceptions of Barriers and Transitional Success

Ta'lia Gordon

Higher Education
Black Students, white spaces 


Spring 2023 Master's in Four

Madison McCraney (Public Health) took home the first prize in this year Master's in Four competition
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Spring 2022 Master's in Four

Vincenzo Olivett (Social Psychology) took home the first prize in this year Master's in Four competition
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Spring 2021 Master's in Four

Judges selected Guanxiong Qi (Religion) as this year’s first-place winner.
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Spring 2020 Master's in Four

Judges selected Jay Pension (Theater) as this year’s first-place winner.
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Spring 2019 Master's in Four

Master’s student Jason Cassel took home the top prize during the inaugural Master’s In Four competition
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