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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
Hala

Hala

JD candidate

Expertise

Human Rights, American Foreign Policy, Political Science and Theory, Classics, Creative Writing

Caroline

Caroline

MA

Expertise

Music, Marketing, Communications, Media Studies, Anthropology, Ethnography, Leadership, Administration, and Operations

Sam

Sam

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Adam

Adam

PhD

Expertise

Machine learning, causal inference, quantitative finance, biomedical engineering, and data science

Don

Don

MBA/PhD candidate

Expertise

My areas of expertise are: Computer Science, Data Science & AI, Economics, Business & Finance, International Relations, Law, History, and Literature/Writing.

Benjamin

Benjamin

PhD

Expertise

Emotion, close relationships, social psychology, evolutionary psychology, behavioral economics

Molly

Molly

MBA

Expertise

Marketing, economics, business analytics, sports analytics, consulting, pricing, sports market analysis

Julia

Julia

MBA

Expertise

tech, strategy, business, finance, economics

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

Nicole

Nicole

PhD candidate

Expertise

Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

Odysseas

Odysseas

PhD candidate

Expertise

Machine learning and maths and finance

Barak

Barak

PhD

Expertise

Economics, Political Science, Political Economy, Quantitative Social Science, and Public Policy

Timothy

Timothy

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Garret

Garret

JD

Expertise

Finance, Law, Corporate Finance, Statistics

Reid

Reid

MPA

Expertise

Finance, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Data Science, Economics, International Relations and Global Affairs, Political Economy, Financial Technology (FinTech), Behavioral Economics, Quantitative Analysis, Computational Economics, International Political Economy, Financial Regulation, Public Policy, Research and Academic Writing, Econometrics

Jameson

Jameson

PhD

Expertise

Economics / Statistics / Web Development / ML / AI

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.

Imani

Imani

MBA candidate

Expertise

Business, IT Audit, Consulting, accounting

Frank

Frank

PhD candidate

Expertise

Economics, Python, Optimization, Engineering

Shannon

Shannon

MS

Expertise

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