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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.

Economics
Sam

Sam

PhD candidate

Expertise

Film studies + production, American literature, American history, Gender studies, Music

Ziwei

Ziwei

MPP

Expertise

Literature Reviews, Immigration Policy, Educational Policy, Energy Policy, Sustainability, Cultural Awareness, Economics, Econometrics, Data Analysis

Anja

Anja

MBA candidate

Expertise

Economics, financial analysis and modeling, investment banking, marketing and branding, entrepreneurship

Julia

Julia

MBA

Expertise

tech, strategy, business, finance, economics

Imani

Imani

MBA candidate

Expertise

Business, IT Audit, Consulting, accounting

John

John

PhD candidate

Expertise

Economics of the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Industries; Drug Pricing; Competition studies in Healthcare Markets; Determinants of Health; Theory of Healthcare and Health; Entrepreneurship/Business

Majid

Majid

PhD

Expertise

Economics, Machine Learning

Sunny

Sunny

MS candidate

Expertise

intersections of mathematics, applied economics, econometrics, computer science

Mohith

Mohith

MS

Expertise

Business, Econ, App development, Web Development, AI/ML Algorithm development, other Computer Science areas, High School subjects

Gladys

Gladys

PhD candidate

Expertise

Environmental Economics, Industrial Organization

Kelly

Kelly

PhD candidate

Expertise

renewable energy, energy transition, clean tech, chemical engineering, chemistry, economics, coding/code-based research, machine learning, consulting and project management, sustainability

Jack

Jack

PhD candidate

Expertise

Economics and mathematics

Daira

Daira

MPA candidate

Expertise

gender and labor economics, economic policy and research in Latin America

Nicholas

Nicholas

MBA candidate

Expertise

Finance, Economics, Business, Private Equity

Timothy

Timothy

PhD candidate

Expertise

Economics, Monetary Policy, Behavioral Economics, Game Theory, Econometrics, Forecasting

Prerna

Prerna

PhD candidate

Expertise

Education Policy, Economic Research, Data Analysis, International Development Policy, Causal Inference, Gender, Education and Human Behavior related topics

Jesse

Jesse

PhD candidate

Expertise

Economics (Micro/Macro), Finance, Statistical Analysis, Machine Learning, Economic Philosophy, History of Economic Thought

Nikki

Nikki

MSc candidate

Expertise

Economics, Marketing, Econometrics

Urbashee

Urbashee

PhD

Expertise

Economics, Public Policy, Mathematics, Statistics, Writing, Research

Montserrat

Montserrat

PhD

Expertise

Statistics, biostatistics, longitudinal analysis, survival analysis, multivariate statistics, binomial analysis, multinomial analysis, quantitative analysis that serves to inform policy change.