The first 3MT® competition was held at the University of Queensland in Australia in 2008, with 160 Research Higher Degree students competing. In 2009 and 2010, the 3MT® competition was promoted to other Australian and New Zealand universities, and enthusiasm for the concept grew. Since 2011, the popularity of the competition has grown, and 3MT competitions are now held at over 600 universities and institutions in 59 countries worldwide.

In 2013, Ontario hosted its first provincial 3MT® competition, featuring representatives from 20 graduate schools. Now an annual spring event, Brock University will host 3MT® Ontario in 2026.

Wednesday, May 6 at 10 a.m

David S. Howes Theatre

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Rob Baker

Rob Baker is a lifelong resident of Kingston, ON. He graduated from Queen’s Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1986. While at Queen’s, he formed a band with some pals, and they went on to a relatively successful 33-year career as The Tragically Hip. Rob continues to write, produce, paint and occasionally perform, but claims that one of the highlights of his calendar is judging the 3MT competition. This will be his 12th time judging.

Karl Dockstader

Radio Talk Show Host, 610 CKTB and Education Cultural Consultant, Niagara College. Karl is Oneida, Bear Clan, and has been an advocate, activist, and educator in One Dish, One Spoon territories for the past decade. Karl has been co-hosting the weekly, nationally syndicated “One Dish, One Mic” radio talk show (which began as a podcast) on 610 CKTB for 6 years. Karl is also the Indigenous Education Cultural Consultant at Niagara College, a position that allows him to connect with students and the community. Karl’s past leadership roles include Executive Director of the Niagara Regional Native Centre and Program Coordinator of the Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre.

Dr. Janelle Joseph

Janelle Joseph is an internationally recognized and award-winning storyteller and scholar committed to disseminating knowledge about racial justice, health, and sport. Dr. Joseph is the Founder and Director of the IDEAS Research Lab and Co-Founder of the Re-Creation Collective and CEWMA International Research Group, all of which drive research related to healthy physical activity. Dr. Joseph is devoted to seeing graduate students and early-career researchers flourish in community-based research through qualitative, ethnographic, and embodied decolonial praxis. Dr. Joseph’s work is situated at the intersection of Black Studies, Health Sciences and Sport Management to enable storytelling about uninhibited joy, abiding colonialism, and steadfast resistance of racialized peoples.

Dr. Adam Shoalts

A historian, archaeologist, and geographer, Adam Shoalts, Ph.D, is the Westaway Explorer-in-Residence at the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. His expeditions range from mapping rivers to archaeological projects, but Shoalts is best known for his long solo wilderness journeys, including crossing alone nearly 4,000 km of Canada’s Arctic. Named one of the “greatest living explorers” by CBC, Shoalts’s national bestselling books include Vanished Beyond the Map, Where the Falcon Flies, The Whisper on the Night Wind, A History of Canada in 10 Maps, and Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada’s Arctic.