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.
Danielle
PhD
Expertise
satellite-based navigation, model-based estimation, Kalman filters, orbital mechanics, Global Positioning System, stochastic processes, probability and statistics, MatLab coding, writing scientific papers (equation-heavy) in LaTeX, creating figures on Adobe Illustrator
David
MBA
Expertise
Entrepreneurship, Business creation, Corporate leadership, Stocks, Financial literacy, Historical topics on business, Investing, Evolution of nutrition,
Briana
PhD
Expertise
Biology, Cancer Biology, Molecular Biology, Psychology, Scientific Writing, Research Methods
Ievgeniia
PhD
Expertise
Ukraine, Ukrainian history and literature, the Renaissance and the Reformation in Western Europe, Eastern European and Russian history.
Taylor
PhD
Expertise
Cancer biology, cell signaling, systems biology, cancer cell heterogeneity, biomedical engineering
Benjamin
PhD candidate
Expertise
Clinical Psychology, Mental Health Equity, Clinical Decision Making
Margaret
PhD
Expertise
Teacher self-efficacy, motivation, educational program evaluation, psychology of learning, developmental psychology, trauma-informed educational practices
Elyssa
Industry expert
Expertise
Sociological studies, Education, Ethnomusicology, Migration Studies, Developmental Psychology, Musical Analysis, Literary Analysis.
Kelly
EdM
Expertise
Social sciences, policy, writing, diversity, leadership, psychology, business, global issues, diplomacy, music, literat
Blake
PhD candidate
Expertise
Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics, science of historical and modern energy production
Alana
MPA
Expertise
Economics, Politics, International Relations, Human Rights, International Development, Foreign Policy, Government, Public Policy, Social Issues, National Security, History
Jacqueline
PhD candidate
Expertise
Clinical research, specifically pediatric cardiology, rare genetics, addiction, and social determinants of health. Also Spanish literature
Christina
PhD candidate
Expertise
Environmental Politics, Comparative Politics, African Politics, Political Communication, Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
John-Paul
MPH
Expertise
Environmental Science, Math, Writing, Chemistry, Literature, English, Website building, public health, biology, science, journalism, epidemiology, marine science, Occupational Health,