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Research Program Mentors

Polygence mentors are selected based on their exceptional academic background, teaching experience, and unique ability to inspire the next generation of innovative thinkers and industry leaders.

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Arnel Blake

Arnel Blake

PhD

Expertise

Epistemology, feminist philosophy, philosophy of language, philosophy of psychology, and philosophy of science

Sweyta

Sweyta

PhD

Expertise

systems neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, cognitive psychology, addiction, neurodegeneration, psychiatric disorders, MATLAB programming, biostatistics

Sweyta

Sweyta

PhD

Expertise

systems neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, cognitive psychology, addiction, neurodegeneration, psychiatric disorders, MATLAB programming, biostatistics

Louise

Louise

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience, neuropsychopharmacology, mental health disorders

Adrian

Adrian

PhD candidate

Expertise

Botany, ecology, developmental psychology, educational psychology, learning sciences

Katie

Katie

PhD

Expertise

cognitive psychology, learning, technology

Manny

Manny

PhD candidate

Expertise

Clinical psychology, mental health research, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, treatment implementation and dissemination

Jessica

Jessica

PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience, Psychology, fMRI, neuroimaging, mental health disorder, substance abuse, developmental neuroscience, reward processing, cognitive control, statistcis, experimental design, research methods

Julia

Julia

PhD candidate

Expertise

social, cognitive and language development, developmental psychology

Ankita

Ankita

PhD

Expertise

sensory system neuroscience, neuroscience research tools, cognition and perception (sensory illusions), behavioral neuroscience

Madeline

Madeline

PhD

Expertise

Astrophysics, Physics, STEM Education, Integrating computer science into science disciplines, How students learn and think about science, How to make science education more effective and/or equitable

Isabella

Isabella

PhD candidate

Expertise

clinical psychology (e.g., development and treatment of psychological disorders), neuroscience (e.g., neurocircuitry of fear and stress), social and cognitive psychology

Isabella

Isabella

PhD candidate

Expertise

clinical psychology (e.g., development and treatment of psychological disorders), neuroscience (e.g., neurocircuitry of fear and stress), social and cognitive psychology

Daphne

Daphne

PhD candidate

Expertise

kinesiology, exercise psychology, exercise cognition, exercise physiology, motor behavior

Shannon

Shannon

PhD

Expertise

child development, developmental psychology, child language development, parent-child interactions

Andrea (Andi)

Andrea (Andi)

MS candidate

Expertise

Psychology, Public Health, Child Development [atypical or typical development], Family Dynamics, mental health

Chris

Chris

Expertise

Psychiatry, Medicine, Business/Consulting

Abigail

Abigail

MA candidate

Expertise

psychology (developmental, gender and sexuality, applied psychology), cognitive science, LGBTQ, activism, education and schools, mental health

Paul

Paul

PhD candidate

Expertise

Cognitive neuroscience, moral judgments and decision making, social judgments and decision making, implicit bias, fear of missing out

Paul

Paul

PhD candidate

Expertise

Cognitive neuroscience, moral judgments and decision making, social judgments and decision making, implicit bias, fear of missing out