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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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Will

Will

PhD candidate

Expertise

philosophy of language (and linguistics), cognitive science (especially neuroscience and psychology), environmental ethics, ethics of artificial intelligence

Adam

Adam

ALM candidate

Expertise

Anything finance related, it's my passion. I would love to get more people interested in investing and business development.

Laura

Laura

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuropsychology; Clinical psychology; Aging; Alzheimer’s disease; Dementia; neuroimaging

Alistair

Alistair

PhD

Expertise

Physics, Physics Education Research, Science of Learning

Raheem

Raheem

Industry expert

Expertise

marketing, consumer behavior, entrepreneurship, journalism, market research, journalism, culture, music, urban studies, civic engagement, community

JaNieka

JaNieka

MBA candidate

Expertise

Human Resources, Business, General research

Cody

Cody

Industry expert

Expertise

Music, Film Scoring

Ievgeniia

Ievgeniia

PhD

Expertise

Ukraine, Ukrainian history and literature, the Renaissance and the Reformation in Western Europe, Eastern European and Russian history.

Fatak

Fatak

Industry expert

Expertise

Aerospace Engineering; Flight Software Design; Modeling and Simulation; Bioastronautics

Alex

Alex

MD candidate

Expertise

clinical biology, cognitive psychology, US history, classic literature, LGBTQ+ history and rights

Karen

Karen

MBA candidate

Expertise

business management, mba, leadership

Youssef

Youssef

MSE candidate

Expertise

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Caitlyn

Caitlyn

PhD candidate

Expertise

biological oceanography, chemical oceanography, marine microbiology

Victoria

Victoria

PhD

Expertise

Abnormal psychology, health psychology/behavioral medicine, PTSD/trauma, health disparities, cervical cancer screening, substance abuse, primary care-mental health integration, reproductive and perinatal mental health, evaluating therapy outcomes, psychology theory, intersection of gender and health

Alexandra

Alexandra

PhD candidate

Expertise

Molecular Neuroscience, with an emphasis in biochemistry and structural biology

Donovan

Donovan

PhD

Expertise

Social Science, Political Science, Public Policy, American Politics, Race and Ethnicity, Social Psychology, Public Opinion, Socialization, Political Behavior, & Political Psychology

Alissa

Alissa

PhD

Expertise

Mechanical engineering, Electrochemistry (batteries, fuel cells, etc.)., Applied Mechanics, Energy Storage, Energy Policy, Materials Science

Garret

Garret

JD

Expertise

Finance, Law, Corporate Finance, Statistics

Anirudh

Anirudh

PhD candidate

Expertise

physics, high energy astrophysics, stellar astrophysics, nuclear astrophysics, computational astrophysics. Stellar explosions (e.g. supernovae).

Jared

Jared

Industry expert

Expertise

Computer Science, Software engineering, Software design