Events
PhD Student Research Competition
The PhD program proudly recognizes its students’ research achievements with recognition at both the Fox School’s Annual Awards Night as well as school-wide research forums. These forums recognize the winners of both the Fox School’s annual research paper and dissertation competitions, and they afford top-tier PhD students the opportunity to present their research, receive awards and begin building their academic resumes.
In the Fox School’s PhD program, students who have received High Pass grades for their first or second year research papers are often invited to present their work in a school-wide forum, where they are given the opportunity to receive comments on their work, as well as receive awards based on these papers and possible monetary funding to continue their outstanding research. PhD students who have recently defended their dissertation proposals are also provided with the opportunity to present their research, and recent graduates of the PhD program may compete for the honor of the Best Dissertation award.
Each concentration recommends one to two outstanding PhD students to present at this school-wide awards competition, where they are eligible to compete for these awards and receive further research or dissertation support.
PhD Student Research Competition Award Winners
| Award | Recipients |
| First Year Poster Presentation Winner | Yu Kou Marketing |
| Second Year Poster Presentation Winner | Guohou Shan Management Information Systems |
| Third & Fourth Year “3MT” Presentation Winner | Yufan Dong Accounting |
| Third & Fourth Year “3MT” People’s Choice Award | Jian Zhang Risk Management and Insurance |
| Dissertation Proposal “3MT” Presentation Winner | Steven Maex Accounting |
| Dissertation Proposal People’s Choice Award Winner | Steven Maex Accounting |
| Award | Recipients |
| First Year Poster Presentation Winner | Mohammad Rahimi Management Information Systems |
| Second Year Poster Presentation Winner | Wenchu Li Risk Management and Insurance |
| Third & Fourth Year “3MT” Presentation Winner (tie) | Yuqi Han, Finance
Naimin Jing, Statistical Science |
| Dissertation Proposal “3MT” Presentation Winner (tie) | Abdul-Nasah Soale, Statistical Science
Siliang Tong, Marketing |
| Dissertation Proposal People’s Choice Award Winner | Joseph Kim Human Resource Management/Organizational Behavior |
| Award | Recipients |
| First & Second Year Poster Presentation Winner | Han Chen Marketing |
| Third & Fourth Year “3MT” Presentation Winner | Jingshu Luo Risk Management and Insurance |
| Third & Fourth Year People’s Choice Award Winner | Zeya He Tourism & Sport |
| Dissertation Proposal “3MT” Presentation Winner | Jung Kwon Kim Strategic Management |
| Dissertation Proposal People’s Choice Award Winner | Michael Power Statistical Science |
| Completed Dissertation Winner | Xun Zhong Finance |
| Award | Recipients |
| Completed Dissertation | Sangsuk Yoon Marketing and Supply Chain Management |
| Dissertation Proposal | Xun Zhong Finance |
| Third/Fourth Year Research Paper | Xue Guo Management Information Systems |
| Second Year Research Paper | Jingshu Luo Risk Management and Insurance |
| First Year Research Paper | Samayita Guha Operations and Supply Chain Management |
| Award | Recipients |
| Completed Dissertation | Lauren Spirko Statistical Science Chi Zhang Finance |
| Dissertation Proposal | Yeil Kwon Statistical Science |
| Third/Fourth Year Research Paper | Aaron Cheng Management Information Systems |
| Second Year Research Paper | Xue Guo Management Information Systems |
| First Year Research Paper | Siddharth Bhattacharya Management Information Systems |
| Award | Recipients |
| Completed Dissertation | Kartik Ganju Management Information Systems |
| Dissertation Proposal | Chi Zhang Finance |
| Third/Fourth Year Research Paper | Zeda Li Statistics |
| Second Year Research Paper | Aaron Cheng Management Information Systems |
| First Year Research Paper | Xue Guo Management Information Systems Juan Zhang Risk Management and Insurance |
| Award | Recipients |
| Completed Dissertation | Michelle Andrews Marketing |
| Dissertation Proposal | Jing Xiao Statistics |
| Third/Fourth Year Research Paper | Kartik Ganju Management Information Systems |
| Second Year Research Paper | Scott Bruce Statistics |
| First Year Research Paper | Yiran Su Tourism and Sport |
Young Scholars Interdisciplinary Forum
The Young Scholars Interdisciplinary Forum (YSIF) is a biannual event open to current Fox School faculty and PhD students for seed funding grants to undertake novel interdisciplinary research projects. The purpose is to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration among faculty and PhD students. The traditional YSIF seed funding grants in the amount of $500 to $5,000, with an annual amount of $50,000, will be available for proposal submission groups seeking small or medium outside funding grants.
All Fox faculty and PhD students are encouraged to attend the Young Scholars Interdisciplinary Forum. Young Scholars takes place in both the fall and spring semesters.
PhD Communications Initiative
In partnership with the Business Communications Center at the Fox School, the PhD Student Communication Initiative (PCI) launched in 2019, which aims to improve the communication skills of PhD students across three dimensions: written, oral (presentation) and interpersonal. PCI evaluates PhD students’ communications skills and hosts workshops, classes, online trainings and professional resources to help students improve these skills. Activities include an assessment of written, interpersonal and presentation skills; two seven-week asynchronous courses are offered in both the fall and spring semesters; and various workshops, coaching sessions and tutoring opportunities are offered throughout the year.
Math Bootcamp
The PhD program requires a two-week foundational mathematics course in August for incoming PhD students before their first semester within the program. This non-credit course aims to prepare students for their subsequent methodology courses. Courses may be waived pending an examination. This introductory course does not count toward the overall 48-credit PhD curriculum.
3MT Presentations
In 2019, the Fox School has integrated a new format for research presentation called “Three Minute Thesis” (3MT) into its doctoral programs and grant-funding competitions, helping students and junior faculty members enhance their presentation and translational research skills. The competition, originally developed by the University of Queensland in Australia, seeks to help students communicate their research to a broader audience beyond their personal academic fields. As the name suggests, participants have three minutes and a single, static presentation slide to explain their research, from the theoretical concept to their results and findings. Temple University hosted its inaugural university-wide 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition in April 2021.
3MT Award Winners
PhD Student Winner
- Xinjie Ma, Accounting*
PhD Student Presenters
- Siddharth Bhattacharya, Management Information Systems
- Debashish Ghose, Marketing and Supply Chain Management
- Naimin Jing, Statistical Science
- Colin Lopez, Tourism & Sport
- Balbinder Singh Gill, Finance
*Represented the Fox School at the University-wide 3MT competition