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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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Kristen

Kristen

PhD

Expertise

History; Anthropology; STS (Science, Technology & Society Studies); 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

Kia

Kia

MD

Expertise

Psychiatry, nutritional science, women's mental health and reproductive psychiatry

Jocelyn

Jocelyn

MPH

Expertise

public health, community health, early childhood development, maternal and child health

Darnell

Darnell

MBA candidate

Expertise

Finance/Financial Services, Wealth Management, Business (multi-member LLC experience), and Poetry, Creative Writing, Published Art Works

Ashley

Ashley

PhD candidate

Expertise

Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics & Genomics, Plant Biology, Immunology, Environmental Biology, Microbiology

Magdalena

Magdalena

MTS

Expertise

Medical Anthropology, Anthropology of South America, Social Sciences

Sam

Sam

Industry expert

Expertise

NCAA, NFL, NASCAR, and NBA industry experience; consulting across sports business and analytics; DraftKings analytics; published sports economics research; SQL, Python, and R programming; Tableau data visualization; Microsoft Office Suite; strategic insights in sponsorship, ticketing, and fan engagement.

Courtney

Courtney

MPA

Expertise

Business, Environmental Policy, Writing, Editing, Arts, Sustainability, Renewables

Caitlin

Caitlin

PsyD candidate

Expertise

General Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Health Psychology

Rayven

Rayven

PhD candidate

Expertise

Psychology

Holly

Holly

PhD

Expertise

Water treatment, nanotechnology, environmental justice, environmental engineering, green chemistry, green engineering, environmental policy, sustainable materials

Michael

Michael

PhD

Expertise

Education, policy, quantitative research, Python (basics)

Maria

Maria

PhD candidate

Expertise

Synapse biology, neuroanatomy, neurodegeneration

Aya

Aya

PhD candidate

Expertise

Anything in the realm of Psychology

Oscar

Oscar

PhD

Expertise

Economics and/or data science.

Margaret

Margaret

PhD

Expertise

Teacher self-efficacy, motivation, educational program evaluation, psychology of learning, developmental psychology, trauma-informed educational practices

Kristina

Kristina

MS candidate

Expertise

Anything involving the mind, brain, and behavior

Clare

Clare

PhD candidate

Expertise

adolescent brain and behavioral development, puberty, well-being

Jess

Jess

PhD

Expertise

Biology, immunology, cancer biology, cancer immunology, molecular biology, cell biology, Cancer Biology, Liver Tumors

Christine

Christine

PhD

Expertise

Computational Biology, Neuroscience, Psychology, Aging