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.
Jerry
MArch
Expertise
Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Development, Architecture Competition, Graphics, Digital Arts
Ievgeniia
PhD
Expertise
Ukraine, Ukrainian history and literature, the Renaissance and the Reformation in Western Europe, Eastern European and Russian history.
Lily
MS
Expertise
Neuroendocrinology, Neuroscience, Reward and Motivation, Learning and Memory, Drugs, Psychopharmacolgy, Sex differences, Psychopathology, Development, Evolution
Dilyara
PhD
Expertise
Middle East, Russian history, Islam, colonialism, legal studies, law, world history, European history, digital humanities
Courtney
MPA
Expertise
Business, Environmental Policy, Writing, Editing, Arts, Sustainability, Renewables
Shanille
MS
Expertise
Global Health, Mental Health, Women's and Children's Health, Health Systems, International Relations, Sustainability, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Algebra, Cell Culture, Tissue Engineering, Cell Biology, Reproductive Rights, Sub-Saharan African Development
Elyssa
Industry expert
Expertise
Sociological studies, Education, Ethnomusicology, Migration Studies, Developmental Psychology, Musical Analysis, Literary Analysis.
Samantha
PhD
Expertise
Psychology, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Neuroscience, Music Psychology, Neurodegeneration,Music Neuroscience, Dance, Hearing Loss, Speech Impairment, Development, Child Psychology, Behavioral Psychology, Music Therapy, Performance, Dance, Movement Therapy, Musical Groove (aka how we move to dance music), Mobile Apps
Zoey
MD/PhD candidate
Expertise
economics, medicine, healthcare, public health, policy, data science, classics, biology, chemistry
Yousif
MD candidate
Expertise
Clinical Research, Urology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Surgery, Pre-Med, Medicine
Lihua
MBA candidate
Expertise
Research, Presenting, Community-based projects, Community education, Implementation
Daiki
MS candidate
Expertise
computer graphics, simulation and animation, sound simulation, 3D art, computer music, music technology, composition, math, physics, signal processing
Christina
PhD candidate
Expertise
Environmental Politics, Comparative Politics, African Politics, Political Communication, Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
Darnell
MBA candidate
Expertise
Finance/Financial Services, Wealth Management, Business (multi-member LLC experience), and Poetry, Creative Writing, Published Art Works
Henry
PhD candidate
Expertise
Elementary number theory, analytic number theory, algebraic number theory, root systems