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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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Griffin Smith-Nichols

Griffin Smith-Nichols

Industry expert

Expertise

Ancient Greek and Latin classics, medieval literature and languages, history of religion, German

Taylor

Taylor

PhD

Expertise

Social Psychology, Positive Psychology, Emotions, Health, Well-being, Meditation, Social Relationships, Prosocial Behavior, Culture, Social Class, Economic Inequality, Political Polarization

Evan

Evan

PhD

Expertise

psychology, neuroscience

Kelly

Kelly

PhD

Expertise

museum studies, performance studies, dance studies, ethnography, performance and politics, Latin American studies, theatre history, women's studies, creative projects, playwriting

Shomik

Shomik

PhD candidate

Expertise

Renewable energy (solar), heat transfer, computational materials science

Lydia

Lydia

EdD candidate

Expertise

Education, Educational leadership, Cultural Diversity and Inclusion, Organizational Policy and Procedure

Raheem

Raheem

Industry expert

Expertise

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

Blake

Blake

PhD candidate

Expertise

Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics, science of historical and modern energy production

Jessica

Jessica

PhD candidate

Expertise

Indigenous families and communities, Decolonial theory, children's media

Won

Won

PhD

Expertise

Machine Learning, Security, Privacy, Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science

Sasmith

Sasmith

MD

Expertise

Medicine, Cancer Screening and Prevention, Review Studies, Case Reports, Evidenced Based Learning

Ritu

Ritu

PhD

Expertise

Application Development, Website or Blog Development, Open-Source Initiatives, Peer Learning Aps, Social Media Platform, AI in education

Imani

Imani

MBA candidate

Expertise

Business, IT Audit, Consulting, accounting

Alexa

Alexa

PhD

Expertise

Projects understanding the impact of chemicals on health and projects in the following topic areas: Public Health, Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Pubic Health, Biostatistics, Clean Chemistry, Maternal and Child health

Mark

Mark

PhD

Expertise

neuroengineering, brain-computer interfaces, neuromorphic engineering, computational neuroscience, electronics, computer science, signal processing, robotics

Natalie

Natalie

PhD candidate

Expertise

genetics, genomics, genome organization, adaptive immune system, genome sequencing technologies

Natalie

Natalie

PhD

Expertise

biology, development, organic chemistry

Allison

Allison

MFA

Expertise

Architectural models making and Placemaking, Experimental Drawing, Textile and Fashion Design

Olivia

Olivia

MD candidate

Expertise

Medicine, business, endocrinology

Janice

Janice

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

tissue engineering, biomaterials, biomechanics. stem cells