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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Chloris

Chloris

MS candidate

Expertise

Research methods; General psychology; Social cognition; Developmental psychology; Theatre; Music composition; Film; Graphic design

david

david

EdD

Expertise

developmental psychology, early language and literacy, parent-child interactions, community support for early development

Juliana

Juliana

MPH candidate

Expertise

Mental health research, cognitive science, public health, health policy, disability studies

Natalya

Natalya

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience, Vision, Touch, Motor, Perception

Emily

Emily

MD candidate

Expertise

Medical applications of AI/Machine learning, AI/ML in the field of radiology, cognitive neuroscience topics (especially memory), stroke pathology/imaging/interventions/epidemiology, diagnostic or interventional radiology

Alexandria

Alexandria

PhD candidate

Expertise

Cognitive psychology, cognitive training, learning and memory, working memory, music cognition, aging

Olivia

Olivia

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience, Artificial and Biological Vision, Machine Learning, Computational Neuroscience, Psychology/Behavior, Biostatistics

Alexandra

Alexandra

PhD candidate

Expertise

Molecular Neuroscience, with an emphasis in biochemistry and structural biology

Ellen

Ellen

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience of creativity and music, Parkinson's disease, older adults, Child development, interpersonal entrainment, rhythmic synchrony, arts as a therapeutic intervention, Acting training, Musical Theatre, Auditioning, Writing for the stage, and all artistic creative work

Paul

Paul

PhD candidate

Expertise

Cognitive neuroscience, moral judgments and decision making, social judgments and decision making, implicit bias, fear of missing out

Sae

Sae

PhD candidate

Expertise

neuroscience of anxiety and depression, predictors of neurodegenerative disease, emotion perception

Stacey

Stacey

PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience, Cognition, Visual processing, Comparative biology

Elaine

Elaine

PhD candidate

Expertise

Cognitive Psychology, Applied Linguistics, Cognitive Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Perception, Memory, Critical Thinking, Learning how to learn

Adrian

Adrian

PhD candidate

Expertise

Botany, ecology, physiology, developmental psychology, educational psychology, learning sciences

Monica

Monica

PhD candidate

Expertise

Developmental cognitive neuroscience, language development, equity in education, socioeconomic and racial discrimination, resilience

Immanuela

Immanuela

PhD candidate

Expertise

Clinical psychology, mental health research, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, treatment implementation and dissemination

Evan

Evan

PhD

Expertise

psychology, neuroscience

Karina

Karina

PhD candidate

Expertise

Psychology, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Language education

Victoria

Victoria

PhD candidate

Expertise

Counseling/clinical psychology

Bayla

Bayla

MA candidate

Expertise

Neuropsychology and Social Psychology