Desira
MFA
Expertise
The Intersection of Fashion & History, Costume Design, Fashion History, Period Accuracy, Costume Research, Making Look Books and Pitch Decks for Film Design, Costume Sketching
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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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Sam
PhD candidate
Expertise
Film studies + production, American literature, American history, Gender studies, Music
Griffin Smith-Nichols
Industry expert
Expertise
Ancient Greek and Latin classics, medieval literature and languages, history of religion, German
Danielle
PhD
Expertise
Public Policy, Program Evaluation, Criminal Justice Reform, Prisoner Reentry, Education
Kristen
PhD candidate
Expertise
Environmental History; Medical Anthropology; colonial, post-colonial, de-colonial studies; feminist anthropology; the social study of science and technology; East African history; Imperialism; social science; creative writing & ethnographic writing/autoethnography
Victoria
PhD candidate
Expertise
Plant Biology, Molecular Genetics, Genetics, Biochemistry
William
Industry expert
Expertise
Data Science, Data Analysis and Software Development with a focus on data reporting and management
Kathy
PhD
Expertise
Adolescent brain development; learning and decision making; developmental cognitive neuroscience; social motivation
Alexandra
PhD
Expertise
politics, international relations, public opinion, quantitative social science, political psychology, data visualization
Henry
MA
Expertise
Any projects in the humanities or social sciences! I particularly enjoy literature, language, and culture, but I also enjoy helping students write about fields like politics, IR, and technology.
Atharv
MA
Expertise
Data Science
Siddhartha
PhD candidate
Expertise
Mathematical Biology, Theoretical Biophysics
Sara
PhD candidate
Expertise
Astrophysics, solar cells, semiconductor devices, optoelectrical devices
Courtney
MD/PhD candidate
Expertise
Genetics, biology, chemistry, medicine/human disease related projects, data science / coding in R unix or python
Matthew
PhD candidate
Expertise
Plant Biology, Plant Biochemistry and Genetics, Plant-Microbe Interactions
Yoelkys
MD/PhD candidate
Expertise
Microbiology and Infectious disease, the social determinants of health for infectious diseases, sustainable healthcare interventions, engineering bacterial to be beneficial to humans
Alyssa
PhD
Expertise
Molecular biology, genetics, evolution, education, and nutrional biochemistry
Coty
MS
Expertise
Business Analyst, Data Analyst, Business Intelligence, Process flow
Ziwei
MPP
Expertise
Literature Reviews, Immigration Policy, Educational Policy, Energy Policy, Sustainability, Cultural Awareness, Economics, Econometrics, Data Analysis
Zack
MBA candidate
Expertise
Engineering, Management Consulting