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DESCRIPTION:The Moynihan Institute and the South Asia Center presents Nimis
 ha Thakur and her "3 Minute Thesis".In this workshop\, Thakur will explore
  how to present a Ph.D. dissertation concisely\, drawing from her experien
 ce in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. She will guide participan
 ts through the process of preparing short abstracts that cover the main qu
 estions\, methods\, theoretical foundations and disciplinary contributions
  of their projects. Using a single slide to encapsulate the dissertation\,
  Thakur will discuss effective communication techniques\, including presen
 tation styles\, pacing\, movement and storytelling.The workshop will also 
 focus on translating specialized research topics for interdisciplinary aud
 iences. Participants will develop elevator pitches for their projects and 
 prepare potential presentations for the annual Three Minute Thesis Competi
 tion at Syracuse University.Nimisha Thakur is a final year Ph.D. student a
 t the Anthropology Department at Syracuse University. Her research project
  focuses on the ways in which indigenous\, riverine communities living on 
 the Brahmaputra floodplains in the northeastern region of India\, build mo
 bile and ethical actions towards retaining a riverine future amidst climat
 e change and emerging property regimes. Nimisha is a Charlotte Newcombe Do
 ctoral Dissertation Fellow for the academic year 2024-25. She won the Syra
 cuse University Three Minute Thesis Competition in 2024. She was also awar
 ded the American Institute of Indian Studies Junior Fellowship to undertak
 e research in India from 2021-22.&nbsp\;
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SUMMARY:3 Minute Thesis: Dissertation Elevator Pitch Workshop
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 esent a Ph.D. dissertation concisely\, drawing from her experience in the 
 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. She will guide participants through
  the process of preparing short abstracts that cover the main questions\, 
 methods\, theoretical foundations and disciplinary contributions of their 
 projects. Using a single slide to encapsulate the dissertation\, Thakur wi
 ll discuss effective communication techniques\, including presentation sty
 les\, pacing\, movement and storytelling.</span></p><p><span style="backgr
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 ace: inherit">The workshop will also focus on translating specialized rese
 arch topics for interdisciplinary audiences. Participants will develop ele
 vator pitches for their projects and prepare potential presentations for t
 he annual Three Minute Thesis Competition at Syracuse University.</span></
 p><p>Nimisha Thakur is a final year Ph.D. student at the Anthropology Depa
 rtment at Syracuse University. Her research project focuses on the ways in
  which indigenous\, riverine communities living on the Brahmaputra floodpl
 ains in the northeastern region of India\, build mobile and ethical action
 s towards retaining a riverine future amidst climate change and emerging p
 roperty regimes. </p><p>Nimisha is a Charlotte Newcombe Doctoral Dissertat
 ion Fellow for the academic year 2024-25. She won the Syracuse University 
 Three Minute Thesis Competition in 2024. She was also awarded the American
  Institute of Indian Studies Junior Fellowship to undertake research in In
 dia from 2021-22.&nbsp\;</p>
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