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Tyler

Tyler

MArchArchitecture

Education

  1. Princeton University

    MArchMaster of Archi...2022

    Architecture

  2. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

    BABachelor of Arts2018

    Architecture

Expertise

Architecture, design, and environmental art

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Kaitlyn

Kaitlyn

MAEducation

Education

  1. Colorado State University

    MAMaster of Arts

    Education

  2. Western Connecticut State University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2018

    Music

Expertise

Music, Theatre, Education

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Nora

Nora

DDes candidate

Education

  1. American University Of Beirut

    DDesDoctor of DesignTBD

  2. American University of Science and Technology

    BFABachelor of Fin...2005

    Graphic Design

Expertise

illustrator, photoshop, coral draw, branding, visual design, Arabic language,

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Sierra

Sierra

PhD candidateNeuroscience

Education

  1. University of California San Diego (UCSD)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Neuroscience

  2. Indiana University at Bloomington

    BSBachelor of Sci...2021

    Neuroscience

Expertise

neuroscience, psychology, biology, music, art, philosophy, meditation, sleep, language/linguistics...

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Rose

Rose

MSEducation

Education

  1. Long Island University

    MSMaster of Science2010

    Education

  2. Connecticut College

    BABachelor of Arts2007

    Religious Studies

Expertise

Comparative religion, drama and esl education, cultural experiences, Ed tech

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Jillian

Jillian

MFACreative Wri...

Education

  1. Northwestern University

    MFAMaster of Fine...2026

    Creative Writing

  2. Madonna University

    BABachelor of Arts2020

    English

Expertise

English, Journalism, Creative Writing, Personal Essays, Memoir, YA Fiction

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Tom

Tom

MAMusic

Education

  1. HES-SO : UAS Western Switzerland

    MAMaster of Arts2025

    Music

  2. Yale University

    BABachelor of Arts2018

    Music

Expertise

Music composition, music technology, human-machine interactions, music history, film scoring

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Cheyenne

Cheyenne

MArchArchitecture

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    MArchMaster of Archi...2020

    Architecture

  2. Ohio State University, Columbus

    BSBachelor of Sci...2015

    Architecture

Expertise

Architectural Design, Architectural Theory and History, 3D Modeling, Drawing and Imagery, Fabrication...

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Raheem

Raheem

Industry expertEconomics

Education

  1. University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

    BABachelor of Arts

    Economics

Expertise

marketing, consumer behavior, entrepreneurship, journalism, market research, journalism, culture, music...

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Darnell

Darnell

MBA candidate

Education

  1. University of Chicago

    MBAMaster of Busin...TBD

  2. Cornell University

    BABachelor of Arts2021

    Sociology

Expertise

Finance/Financial Services, Wealth Management, Business (multi-member LLC experience), and Poetry...

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Hannah

Hannah

PhDClinical Psy...

Education

  1. City College of New York

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2026

    Clinical Psychology

  2. City College of New York

    MAMaster of Arts2021

    Clinical Psychology

Expertise

Clinical Psychology (Mental Health), Developmental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology...

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Alyssa

Alyssa

PhD candidatePolitical Sc...

Education

  1. Regent University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Political Science

  2. Bob Jones University

    MAMaster of Arts

    Communications

Expertise

Communication. Political Communication. Rhetoric. Political Polarization. Politics. Government.

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Jerry

Jerry

MArchArchitecture

Education

  1. University of Washington

    MArchMaster of Archi...2022

    Architecture

  2. Saint Olaf College

    BABachelor of Arts2019

    Art

Expertise

Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Development, Architecture Competition, Graphics, Digital Arts

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Matthew

Matthew

Industry expertFilm

Education

  1. University of Southern California (USC)

    BFABachelor of Fin...2017

    Film

Expertise

Film Production and Cinematography

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Sarah

Sarah

PhDCognitive Sc...

Education

  1. University of Southern California (USC)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...

    Cognitive Science

  2. University of Southern California (USC)

    MAMaster of Arts2020

    Cognitive Science

Expertise

music and memory, psychology, cognitive science, science and arts, neuroscience of music, music...

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Gillian

Gillian

Industry expertRobotics

Education

  1. Carnegie Mellon University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2016

    Robotics

Expertise

Robotics, Computer Vision, Software Engineering, Arduino, Textile/Fiber Arts

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chloe

chloe

MFAArt

Education

  1. Brown University

    MFAMaster of Fine...2022

    Art

  2. The School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University

    BFABachelor of Fin...2010

    Art

Expertise

portfolio development (studio art, film, writing); research-based projects with output in a creative...

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Whitney

Whitney

MFAArt

Education

  1. University of California Irvine (UCI)

    MFAMaster of Fine...

    Art

  2. The Juilliard School

    BFABachelor of Fin...2016

    Art

Expertise

Interdisciplinary artistic practices ( storytelling, intersections of art and science, arts and...

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Jasmine

Jasmine

PhD candidateNeuroscience

Education

  1. University of California San Diego (UCSD)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Neuroscience

  2. Wellesley College

    BABachelor of Arts2018

    Neuroscience

Expertise

neuroscience, psychology, cognitive sciences, anthropology, public policy, sociology, public health

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Meg

Meg

PhD candidateElectrical E...

Education

  1. University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Electrical Engineering

  2. University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

    MSMaster of Science2023

    Electrical Engineering

Expertise

Materials Sciences/ Applied Physics / Electrical Engineering

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