Student Thought Leadership

As a student, you come to your education as a whole person with unique experiences, skills, and areas of expertise. When you blend all of that with the knowledge and skills you gain in your university experience, you have a wealth of expertise to share with the world!

Our student-focused programming is aimed at supporting you on your journey to becoming a thought leader who contributes to community wellbeing. Whether you’re looking to build up your public-communications skills, think through research projects with potential for public impact, or learn from fellow thought leaders, the QEP team is here to help you step into your leadership and take ownership of your experience as you prepare to enter the workforce.

Learn more about

Thought Leadership Mentorship

Have experience getting your ideas out into the world? Or want to learn how? Join our mentorship program each semester that brings together students who have experience getting knowledge and ideas out into the world with students who would like to learn how to do it.

QEP Grad Student Research Grants

Are you a grad student with an idea for research you think people need to know about? Apply for our grad student research grants to get funds to support you in translating and disseminating your research through public-facing projects that contribute to community wellbeing.

Student Highlights

Erika Brown

Creator of Broke-ish, a financial literacy podcast

The Black Radical tradition is linked by connection and communication, unorthodoxy and resistance, and education and training, and these are values that rest at the foundation of my public scholarship.

Felix Ferris

Founder, Lamplight Theater; producer/adaptor of 'Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'

As an artist and a scholar at TWU, I am expanding upon my creative training by learning how to bridge the gap between academia and the Denton community through non-profit theater.

Peyton Yarbrough

Co-author featured in Psychology Today

Sharing my research with the public not only provides networking opportunities with individuals who share my interests but also enhances my confidence in presenting psychological research to a wider audience.

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