Will
MA
Expertise
Ethics, Political Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Interdisciplinary Work with Philosophy and the social sciences, Writing for the Humanities and Social Sciences
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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- AI/ML
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- Business
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- Chemistry
- Cognitive
- Computer Science
- Creative Writing
- Dance
- Dentistry
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- Medicine
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- Philosophy
- Photography
- Physics
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Quantitative
- Social
- Social Science
- Sports Analytics
- Statistics
- Surgery
Adrienne
PhD candidate
Expertise
Emotions, Interoception and Body Awareness, Social and Affective Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Social Determinants of Health
Aya
MA candidate
Expertise
Anything in the realm of Psychology
Phoebe
PhD candidate
Expertise
Public Health, Health Behavior, Unhealthy Product Marketing, Retail Environments, Nutrition Policy, Alcohol Policy, Tobacco Policy
Nelson
PhD
Expertise
mental health; academic persistence; psycho-social interventions; People of Color/BIOPC communities; values setting; career goals
Rebecca
MSW candidate
Expertise
Psychology, Mental Health, Wellness, Public Health, Social Issues in Psychology & Health (e.g., racism, sexism), Issues in Education (e.g., Achievements Gaps, Motivation)
Jean
PhD candidate
Expertise
Psychology, sociology, effective writing and presentation skills
Carolyn
PhD candidate
Expertise
Health Communication, Science Communication, Environmental Communication, Persuasion & Rhetoric, Public Speaking
Taylor
PhD
Expertise
Social Psychology, Positive Psychology, Emotions, Health, Well-being, Meditation, Social Relationships, Prosocial Behavior, Culture, Social Class, Economic Inequality, Political Polarization
Alexa
PhD candidate
Expertise
social psychology, developmental psychology, cognition, morality, moral character, mind perception, cancel culture, speciesism, vegetarianism, nature vs. nurture, intergroup cognition, group decisions, LGBT experiences
Victoria
PhD candidate
Expertise
Counseling/clinical psychology
Hannah
PhD candidate
Expertise
developmental psychology; childhood maltreatment and trauma; developmental psychopathology; clinical psychology; child, family, and couples therapy; LGBTQIA+ topics; gender studies
Michelle
PhD candidate
Expertise
Emotion, child/adolescent development, early adversity, mental health, development social affective neuroscience, social psychology, experimental design, research methods, statistics
Jennifer
PhD candidate
Expertise
Political psychology, Political behavior, Public opinion, Political Science, American Politics, Survey research, Social networks, GIS in R, R programming, Text as data, Machine Learning, Data visualization, Data science
Gabor
PhD
Expertise
social psychology, personality psychology, educational psychology
Elayne
PhD candidate
Expertise
clinical psychology, mental health, mental healthcare services and outcomes, youth/family/community health, racial-ethnic minoritized groups
Urveesha
PhD candidate
Expertise
Psychology (Clinical, Child), Social Sciences, Literature, Humanities
Kylie
PhD
Expertise
social psychology; motivation; social interactions; relationships; attraction; love; commitment; helping behavior; curiosity; social connection; emotion; social perception; social influence; goal pursuit; interdependence
Jared
PhD candidate
Expertise
Organizational Psychology
Karen
PhD
Expertise
society and politics, social psychology, discrimination, political psychology, intergroup relations, race and ethnicity, inequality, social justice, attitudes, criminal justice, racism and anti-racism