Economics Research Program Mentors for High School Students | Polygence
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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
Imani

Imani

MBA candidate

Expertise

Business, IT Audit, Consulting, accounting

Majid

Majid

PhD

Expertise

Economics, Machine Learning

Thor

Thor

PhD

Expertise

Economics, Transportation, Urban Planning, Data Science, Climate Change

Timothy

Timothy

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Yang

Yang

MS

Expertise

City planning, real estate development, transportation, local politics, government and public policy

Alena

Alena

PhD candidate

Expertise

General Economics, Econometrics, Statistics, Microeconomics/Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Public Economics, Environmental Economics, Development Economics

Shannon

Shannon

MS candidate

Expertise

French, International Relations, International Business, Tariffs, International Trade Law

Nihar

Nihar

Industry expert

Expertise

Finance, Consulting, Business, Economics

Aparna

Aparna

MBA

Expertise

Behavioral Economics, Social Impact and Finance, Venture Capital, Business Management, Clean Energy, Financial Technology, Financial Crime Compliance, Development Economics

Garret

Garret

JD

Expertise

Finance, Law, Corporate Finance, Statistics

Keana

Keana

PhD

Expertise

social psychology, statistics, economics

Frank

Frank

PhD candidate

Expertise

Economics, Python, Optimization, Engineering

Sam

Sam

PhD candidate

Expertise

Film studies + production, American literature, History, Economics, Music

Jameson

Jameson

PhD

Expertise

Economics and Statistics

Daira

Daira

MPA

Expertise

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

Montserrat

Montserrat

PhD

Expertise

Statistical analysis, including regression, longitudinal analysis, and machine learning using R. Statistical analysis in topics such as politics, education, public health, and economics. Research design, including experimental design and survey design. Comparability studies, including propensity score matching and measurement invariance.

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

Julia

Julia

MBA

Expertise

tech, strategy, business, finance, economics

Aaron

Aaron

MBA

Expertise

Data Projects of any type, Business creation/development, Financial Modeling, Writing Project (Book/Article), Strategy (Political or Business).

Arianna

Arianna

PhD candidate

Expertise

Organizational behavior, Applied Economics, Behavioral Science, Psychology, Nutrition, Data Analyses, Statistics, Researc Science